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I do agree on that bodystyle of F-150, I like it better than the newer ones.It was badly damaged in a bad accident four years ago, and the only reason my insurance company fixed it was because it's a Lightning. The claims adjuster took one look at it, and said "That's a damn nice Lightning. Don't worry, we'll fix it good as new". They did. And it doesn't even have a salvage title. If it had been anything else, it would be in the boneyard.
Mine got the crap beat out of it in a hail storm in '14. Came close to totaling it (lower than average miles saved it) Ins cut me a check for $5500 to have a dent pulled on the rear fender (actually from the lawn mower throwing a rock, not the hail storm), new cowl pieces the roof cut out and a new one installed and a new hood painted to match. Nothing happened to the sides aside from the vent visors being destroyed. Figuring right after that I wouldn't have gotten close to $5500 for trade in anyway let alone after a few years I got the cowls from a JY for $20 and pocketed the rest and didn't fix it. Still watching for a nice black hood though, it bugs me.
The '15s look better than the previous '04+ styles... don't think they are worth as much as they think they are worth though.
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