Conas ata tu!! how a ya (in Irish!!) - Ford F150 Forum

nicknack · 11-15-2009, 03:46 PM

How a ye guys,

Paddy here from Ireland!!

Am about to hopefully buy my first V8 car, not the most common over here!!
I've had a Subaru legacy for the last 2 years and have just sold it, it was my baby!! here's a pic of it anyway

So I have a chap coming up to me on tuesday with the pick up to give me a look at it, its a 2002 SVT Lightning, navy in color with the Harley wheels Im told!!

not sure what plans I may have with it but I think the styling differences between the US and Europe are wuite different, well from what Ive seen on Youtube etc!! I want to have a very slick looking machine, particulary like this one. this really takes my fancy
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2484755

So once I get it, I'm thinking you may be inundated with different questions, be it stupid or not i hope you's can help me out!!!

Look forward to chattin to some of yee along the way too!!

**Lenn** · 11-15-2009, 03:49 PM

Well welcome aboard man. Nice to see more internationals here. Beautiful Scoobie you had there.

nicknack · 11-15-2009, 03:56 PM

Cheers mate, as I said, it was my baby and was very sad to see it go! but I was at a show with it one time and I seen a Boss Lightning and just thought, I have to have one!! then the one that im looking at is coming up at a phenominal price so I gotta go for it!! and Tax over here is a joke, but with this its commercial so happy days!!

**Lenn** · 11-15-2009, 04:00 PM

Hey... I just thought of something. This is not really F150 related but does the Dodge Stealth exist over there?

Viper · 11-15-2009, 04:47 PM

welcome to the site

nicknack · 11-15-2009, 07:41 PM

sorry for delay Lenn, havn't seen one over here before. Dodge wouldnt be a big name here unfort.

Alot of imports over here are from the japanese market.

**Lenn** · 11-15-2009, 08:44 PM

^ Gotcha... Yeah it is essentially a re-bumpered 3000GT (GTO) VR4. I was just curious. I have been trying to see if this was ever exported to anywhere other than North America and Canada. Does not seem so.

**AZFX4** · 11-19-2009, 03:27 AM

Welcome!!!!

nicknack · 11-19-2009, 12:33 PM

Just got my first go in my Lightning and jeese is it fast!! the supercharger is unreal in it!

Unfortunately the weather is a bit ****e over here at the minute, just donst stop raining so its sideways central!!

I know the cost of petrol over there is much cheaper than here but it has cost me a bomb in petrol already. have you any tips on how to preserve the petrol? and I know by not driving pedal to the metal does that!!

I should hopefully have some pics up soon enough, Im buying it tomorrow now!!

Will keep informed anyway!

**Franchi** · 11-19-2009, 12:36 PM

Welcome to the boards bud!

Think you get bad gas mileage, you see what my Mustang gets!

Tis ok though, I didn't buy it for good mpg. haha

Look forward to talking to ya....