Puppethead
Well-Known Member
I took advantage of Ford's "employee pricing" deal and just upgraded my 2023 Lightning XLT with standard range to a 2025 Flash. So now I have extended range, more towing capacity (10,000 pounds up from 7,700), and a heat pump. Also a bunch of other upgrades, like the bigger center display and B&O sound system. Managed to sell my XLT for more than I owed on it, and got a great interest rate on the Flash on top of the large discount so my monthly payments are lower than they were on the XLT
I lost a couple of non-important features my XLT had: power tailgate, ladder in tailgate, work surface center console cover, regular tires instead of all-terrain. I can always change the tires and I did find a Flash with the pro power and max trailer tow package so I kept those features. Flashes are getting hard to find, and we had a blue one lined up to match our XLT, but it got sold by the alternate dealer who had it while we were trying to buy it. So we ended up with a red one, which is something. Particularly since my MINI Cooper SE is red (different shade, though).
I lost a couple of non-important features my XLT had: power tailgate, ladder in tailgate, work surface center console cover, regular tires instead of all-terrain. I can always change the tires and I did find a Flash with the pro power and max trailer tow package so I kept those features. Flashes are getting hard to find, and we had a blue one lined up to match our XLT, but it got sold by the alternate dealer who had it while we were trying to buy it. So we ended up with a red one, which is something. Particularly since my MINI Cooper SE is red (different shade, though).
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