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The F-150 Lightening was a Porsche killer.

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You're dreaming. The last year Ford built the Lightning, it had
impressive performance numbers in the quarter mile, but that's not
what a Porsche is all about. But, for the record:

2001 Ford F-150 Lightning 0-60 mph 5.1 Quarter mile 13.7
2001 Porsche 911 Turbo 0-60 mph 3.8 Quarter mile 12.1

Now, take them off the track and onto the streets and there's no
contest at all. The Porsche will surefoot around corners and bends
in
the road that would cause the Lightning to climb up a tree.

I had a 2001 Porsche 911 Twin Turbo. Finest engineered car I've
ever
driven, and I've had a few.

You are biased.

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No, I don't think I am biased. The Lightning was a unique, fast and
fun truck but hardly a "Porsche eater". Different animals
altogether.
My lawyer friend has a non-turbo Porsche 911. I think it has 350 hp.
I've driven it several times and frankly, it's as much fun to drive as
the one I had. Not quite as quick, but has the handling qualities
that makes a car (or truck) good .... and safe. So, I am not
knocking the Lightning. I like and respect performance vehicles. I
just take exception to your "Porsche eater" claim. Even the
software dependent BMW M5 will outperform the Lightning on or off the
track, as will some of Chevy's Corvette models.

Right now I drive a Ford F-250 Super Duty truck and I just bought a
2002 Saturn with a five speed manual transmission for "around town"
driving. I bought the Ford F-250 new in 2008 and it currently has a
grand total of 18,500 miles on it. It will probably last me for
many, many years.

I had a Mini Cooper "S" for about a year but again, it's a BMW
product. Maintenance and parts are expensive and the only local
authorized service center is about 50 miles from me. Had fun with it,
but I am just not into the "fast" car scene anymore. It's why I sold
the Porsche TT while it still had a good resale value. You can't
drive them the way they are designed to be driven unless you are into
racing at a track or something. Or, you like getting speeding
tickets.