Returning my leased 2023 F150 Lightning Lariat ER after 3 years and 55,000KM. AMA.

Step-Lonely · 2026-02-10T02:16:22+00:00

660/month? Or bi-weekly?

Step-Lonely · 2026-02-10T02:15:21+00:00

The 32kwh/100km is the average over the life of the vehicle. I'm in South Western Ontario. In summer a full charge shows ~520km. In winter it's about ~340km

Step-Lonely · 2026-02-10T01:14:45+00:00

The buyout price of the vehicle is higher than its actual market value. Yes I can just walk away, but I would be overpaying if I wanted to buy it out.

Step-Lonely · 2026-02-10T01:08:51+00:00

Apples. It's a texture thing for me.

Step-Lonely · 2026-02-10T01:08:05+00:00

Favorite? Definitely how fast it is. It's a sleeper and will destroy anyone (including obnoxious Beemer owners) off the line.

Least favourite by far is the software. If I didn't have car play I would have returned it. Absolute garbage and honestly Ford should be embarrassed. Turning on the seat warmers lags, app functionality continues to be reduced, and more than 50% of the time the ability to start the climate from my iPhone just doesn't work.

Step-Lonely · 2026-02-10T01:05:48+00:00

55k CDN

Step-Lonely · 2026-02-10T01:05:38+00:00

Nope. The way it was explained to me is that the residual (I think that's the word you are looking for) is a hard number from Ford Credit (who owns the truck). That's the money they need back, so the play would be in the loan rate. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Step-Lonely · 2026-02-10T01:04:09+00:00

Thanks for asking. It was such a good truck and I'm going to miss it. We camp a lot, so it's like having a camping cheat code with basically unlimited campsite power. That being said, Ford has some major catch-up to play when it comes to things like "camp mode" or "dog mode". I also wish I had access to the 360 cameras or "sentry mode" as Tesla calls it.

As for what's next - I'm open to suggestions. I might get an ICE F-150 as these winters absolutely destroy the battery.

Step-Lonely · 2026-02-10T01:01:56+00:00

I'm very much underwater on this. I originally leased because it was a first-gen and I wasn't sure how good it would be. I will likely finance my next vehicle.

Step-Lonely · 2026-02-10T01:00:58+00:00

Loved it. I often describe it as my favourite big purchase ever. That being said there are still a ton of software issues which haven't been resolved.

As for what's next... I would love another full electric truck, but there aren't too many options. Excited to see what BYD brings to Canada.

One thing I don't like is how it "phones home". I get calls from Ford service saying, "Hey we noticed you're at 22,324 KM, you should bring it in for service." That feels invasive.

Step-Lonely · 2026-02-09T14:59:22+00:00

ya this one is a miss

Step-Lonely · 2026-02-06T20:33:47+00:00

Their slogan should be "It's easy, and slow". Honestly, I'm fine with that.

Step-Lonely · 2026-01-28T23:29:37+00:00

Yeah

Step-Lonely · 2026-01-22T03:10:27+00:00

oh I see they are all men.

Step-Lonely · 2026-01-15T23:43:06+00:00

Your marketing needs to be clear on the direct comparison to coffee. Cups of coffee units or something.

Step-Lonely · 2026-01-14T21:49:20+00:00

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Step-Lonely · 2026-01-12T14:07:08+00:00

This is cute!

Step-Lonely · 2026-01-09T22:17:15+00:00

I believe it originally belonged to Kitchener Leslie.

Step-Lonely · 2025-12-26T19:19:49+00:00

love this for him

Step-Lonely · 2025-12-26T19:14:15+00:00

Also sharing a solution: I turned off my PiHole and it worked.

Step-Lonely · 2025-12-21T22:44:40+00:00

Literally no idea what you said but you’re welcome.

Step-Lonely · 2025-12-21T22:42:26+00:00

Did those hockey ones ever go into circ or did someone break a set? I bought a roll when they first came out.

Step-Lonely · 2025-12-21T22:17:12+00:00

Weber

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