Please can I have your thoughts/ comments as to whether I should sell my Lightning for a Harley D F150? I have now got 2 children and does not get used as much as I would like.I live in England and the Harley would be an import, so I cannot test drive one first.I have a Dakota Club Cab for work which I can also use to take the family out, but the Lightning was my hobbie and more fun to drive.Will the Harley D handle like the Lightning? will it be as fast? I've been offered a deal which I can sell both trucks for the Harley D and some money back, but I'm not sure if I will like the Harley D as much as the Lightning, or should I keep what I've got.The Harley D seems to have a very big cab for just one extra seat, I feel it will not live upto the Lightning as I like sport trucks and don't usually associate extended cabs with sports trucks.

Any comments welcome.

 

Based on your needs, I'd get the HD. They are absolutely beautiful trucks, and perform very silmilar to the Lightning. I'd be willing to bet you'd LOVE the HD truck.

 

The HD's are a overall better truck IMO. Unless you just want a 2-3 seater to play in. The HD's inside puts the L's to shame. I wouldnt think twice about a 02 or newer HD....

 

The 02 HD will give you 90% of the performance of the L, with a lot more room. With just a few mods, it performs as good (or better than) a stock L in a straight line. With a longer wheelbase and a couple hundred extra lbs, the HD won't be quite as agile as the L, but they do pretty good. The kids will be a lot safer strapped down in the back.

 

Ya, what they said.

 

the HD sounds like it will better suit your needs, and you won't regret it. as for performance, one member on here is running a 13.07 with his 02 with the stock rims/tires and stall converter. it has potential

 

I have the same problem. Two kids and a wife in a three seater L. I went to the Ford dealer, the Harley looks very nice and can be made to go just as fast as the L. I would take off the Harley badges though and give them to some biker, the truck is just way too fast to have anything saying Harley on it.

 

ooh!!! i'll take the badges off your hands!! i collect everything i can HDf150

 

david,

I'm pondering the same thing ... The 02 HD's are very nice, the shadow grey hue is REALLY growing on me, and the go-fast goodies will fit... . Not something to take on a road course.. well maybe once or twice.. hehe

wonder how one would look with 01 L wheels or 99 chromies

In due time...

Bob

 

not as good as the stock HD rims. a guy on teh other site did it, and it just doesn't look right IMO

 

pics or gratuitous link-age?

 

um, i think his screen name was davehd or danhd or something like that with a d . it was at ftw. do a search on their gallery part for 2002 harley f150's. it was a gray one. he used to have a L before that. if i had time i'd post it for ya, but i'm sooo tired right now...gonna go to bed.

 

I think that the 03's are 2 tone. You may or may not like that. Thought that I would point that out though.

 

you can get a 03 in all black also. i like them both though

 

I can probably answer this better the most. I have both in the 2002 Flavor. I bought the HD for the wife to drive, though I have put on a couple thousand of those miles myself in it-- the Lightning is mine, and is about 2-2.5 months old with just under 3k on it.

Driving Impressions:

Interior/Comfort:

Everything else is about the same. Both get about the same gallons per mile, same care required, et cetera. I refer to the HD as the L’s little “big” brother. Overall with what your needs are, familiarity with L’s mods (and you can take most of them with you), I don’t think you will find the HD a bad choice for you and the family unit.