how easy is it to live with a F150 raptor in UK

[Mtomlin]

I am in process of returning to UK and really want to bring my cars back, one is an F150 raptor ecoboost model, Z06 Corvette and a R32 skyline GTR with an Ls Swap ( I know dont Ask!)

How easy is it to live with the raptor? i just cant bring my self to sell it here and get less money than a Ranger Raptor costs and then live with a 2.0 Diesel instead of the twin turbo Ecoboost

the corvette doesnt worry me as its an occasional use car, i plan to tow the skyline to track days hence why i would love the raptor there.

appreciate peoples comments on it , havent lived in UK for 12 years so not even sure what road tax etc will cost me now

[mikef]

I brought my F150 Lightning over when I returned from California. It's tax free to import as part of your personal belongings, with a few conditions:

• you are moving your normal home to the UK
• you have had your normal home outside the EU for a continuous period of at least 12 months
• you have possessed and used the vehicle for at least 6 months outside the EU
• you didn't get the vehicle under a duty/tax-free scheme
• you're going to keep the vehicle for your personal use for at least 12 months after it's imported

There are costs associated with importing and running your F150 here, but after 12 months you can almost certainly sell for up to twice what you could in the US

[Mtomlin]

yeah understand that, I am coming back from Dubai

I mean from a size point of view is it just rediculous or is it usable

[mikef]

The only size issue I had was parking in marked UK spaces. Had to carefully plan where I was going to leave it at a destination

I live in the countryside, just need to be a bit careful on the lanes but manageable

[donkmeister]

There's a few Dodge Rams around my neck of the woods (semi-rural Beds and Herts) so it's doable.

TBH even the UK market trucks (and even saloon cars) are too big for most parking spaces so you would end up having to park strategically even if you got the "little" Ranger.

I say go for it.

[some bloke]

It's probably about the size of a transit or Merc delivery van and there's plenty of them here. Go for it.

[UTH]

What Z06 have you got? I've got a Yellow C7

I'm aware that I am no help to your thread.

[CAPP0]

I regularly drive a 2020 Ram over here. It’s a big sod, feels noticeably bigger than my FFRR (although I haven’t checked actual dimensions) but it’s generally not too bad. Gets a bit tight sometimes on residential streets if there’s a lot of stuff parked up but otherwise fine. LHD too of course, but if you’re driving LHD regularly now anyway that will be less of an issue.

[phil1967]

Check out the dimensions vs a Ford Transit, almost identical and there are hundreds of thousands (millions?) of those cruising around the country. I regularly see an f150 raptor (south east London) parked up or cruising around as well as many other US trucks and they get by.

[Mtomlin]

UTH said:

What Z06 have you got? I've got a Yellow C7

I'm aware that I am no help to your thread.

2006, Z06 - big cam, headers , intake , throttle body makes roughly 550 ish whp now

[Mtomlin]

phil1967 said:

Check out the dimensions vs a Ford Transit, almost identical and there are hundreds of thousands (millions?) of those cruising around the country. I regularly see an f150 raptor (south east London) parked up or cruising around as well as many other US trucks and they get by.

raptor is 2.2m roughly, a transit is 2m - so not massively bigger i suppose

[BillyWhizz888]

I have a 2000 f150 and yeh it stands out but length wise its on par with van

I've seen couple raptors about locally and apart from being the daddy of all gas gusselers. There not like mini hgv

I'm £225 for a years road tax. I ave 24mpg driving it easy.

I'm unsure what mpg the exoboost does compared to the 6.2ltr

[LuS1fer]

Mtomlin said:

phil1967 said:

Check out the dimensions vs a Ford Transit, almost identical and there are hundreds of thousands (millions?) of those cruising around the country. I regularly see an f150 raptor (south east London) parked up or cruising around as well as many other US trucks and they get by.

raptor is 2.2m roughly, a transit is 2m - so not massively bigger i suppose

If the door mirrors are fixed and don't fold, the width includes them.

[Matt Harper]

Though you might want to give the current F-350 Super Duty a swerve...

[Mtomlin]

Imagine that , i love them though!

[Ivan stewart]

I’ve run various US trucks over the years
IMHO not a no problem and even less so if you have a U.K. type car as well for the times you have to go somewhere where parking is limited .

[BartW]

I had a 2016 F150 5.0v8 super crew with long bed, and drove in Central London for five years.

Parking was just fun but never failed.

[mikef]

Ha - that’s exactly what I was referring to earlier. You plan journeys based on where you know you can park without issues

[LostM135idriver]

The UK can handle the size of the things fine, its the manliness required to drive them that is the problem.

[anonymous-user]

BartW said:

I had a 2016 F150 5.0v8 super crew with long bed, and drove in Central London for five years.

Parking was just fun but never failed.

I've had exactly the same issue parking somewhat smaller UK market crewcab pickups, especially on really tight building sites or where access is narrow or obstructed. I worked on this street for several months, but managed to avoid any damage to my L200 Warrior. They are at least quite manoeuvrable, but the long wheelbase is an issue.


Unusually wide vehicles are a bit challenging on narrow roads or lanes, which may or may not be an issue depending on where you live.