TEARING APART my new Ford Lightning electric truck made my mechanic WANT TO RETIRE?!?!
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Published 2022-09-07
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All Comments (21)
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As a retired FORD mechanic I laughed my ass off when Hoovie said I'm a 5.4 watch me drop a cam phaser..I used to love those cuz I could easily beat the flat rate on 'em.
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Kudos to Car Wizard for taking the hit with that water bottle bit just to make a funny video.
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I am an old, disabled vet and just got a great deal on a 2023 Lariat, extended battery Lightning. I absolutely love this truck. I am not like Hoovie where I can flip a vehicle on a whim. This truck is much less complicated than a internal combustion vehicle with all it's complicated systems. No thanks, I am done with ICE cars.
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"I think that's something waiting to break..." said EVERY car owner in the last 10 years... There's an episode of "King of the Hill" where Hank is invited to a focus group on a new truck, and he says it's one step away from being a powder room. He was spot on.
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I've watched a thousand Lightening videos and you guys are the first to take out the front tub. Great job.👍 Finally nice to see what's under there.
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I live in a rural community and these trucks are FAR off of what we need for agricultural use. After watching your video of the towing range, I'll be sticking with combustion engines for the foreseeable future.
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Proud owner of a 2023 Lariat LR. Think of all the things you don't have to replace over time with a Lightning. Exhaust system, transmissions, tune ups, lubricants, filters, plugs, starters, fuel systems, etc, etc! Oh and because of regenerative braking the brake pads could easily last the life of the vehicle. Few owners mention but the amazing full matrix headlights are incredible.
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Right and left aside, nobody seems to hate Hoovie. And thats important. He is just honest and we should all hope it stays that way.
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I'm all for going green, I even bike to work, but I have a very hard time not feeling like the future of cars is moving to unrepairable and planned obsolescence. Great for companies, not any better for consumers or the environment.
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Crazy that Ford didnt follow Tesla with a heat pump and a single system to handle all. Sandy Munro's Mach E teardown showed how many crazy cooling hoses and pumps Ford is using. This is definitely 1st Gen EV and I am sure it will reduce in parts later.
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Oh man you guys just reminded me of my 2004 5.4 cam phases rattling extremely loud. I remember someone asking me if I had a diesel engine one time. Ford wanted $2500 to repair my phasers and then look at timing chains (think had 2) that was another $1500 if bad. I sold it soon after. Like the channel gents!
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Fun fact an electric car uses 6 times the amount of rare earth metals than a comparable ICE vehicle.
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Door number pad is awesome and I’ll never be convinced otherwise. You can throw all your stuff in the car including keys and lock it so you don’t lose anything, for instance, going on a float trip? Leave wallet, phone, keys in car, lock it, have fun drinking on tipping over canoes, swimming, floating etc, without worry that you’ll need to replace a $800 phone, $200 key/fob, credit cards, ID, etc or anything. It will always be one of my favorite feature on a car.
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Though it was obviously staged, I loved seeing the Wizard doused in water upon acceleration. Very entertaining indeed.
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My 05 5.4 is still hauling 1200 lbs of gravel after 284k like it only has 175k. I've had it 5 years and spent less than $1500 for all work other than oil changes.
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EV’s have a long way to go and the support for them even further
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I can’t imagine the nightmare these will become after a couple winters in an area that has salt on the roads.
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I love the number pad thing it's a life saver. If I go hiking just lock everything up and when I come back, just punch in the code. Sometimes I give the code to my friends so they wait for me inside the truck instead of standing outside waiting for me, so convenient.
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“I’m a Ford 5.4. Watch me drop a cam phaser.” 😂😂😂😂 I just swallowed my gum!!!
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That's exactly what I was thinking with the tailgate, all that nonsense is cool at first, but how much is an electric tailgate cost to fix or replace in the event of a rear end collision? All that cool crap is going to need to be fixed someday.
