Jason Kerluck

I love the old optomistic stuff from the 50's and 60's. It is scary how close some of the predictions are. Hell you can get GPS and a rear view camera in an F-150 now, and Radar systems have been is some cars for a few years. I'm just waiting for the Solar powered Electro hover vehicle! In the later parts they show one driving on the underside of the road way .....I just hope it doesn't get cloudy!

I've always loved the Cobra look. It's so elemental and pure in purpose. Kit or not, gas or electric, I want one!!

I worked at EEP a number of times as a TPT and a Pro temp. It must be hard seeing the end of the line coming and tough to work on that last motor. So long as the same quality and care went into that last motor as every other, there always remains the chance that something will come down the pipe later. I took the buyout, and will likely never go back, but I wish all those who are still there the best.

I agree with it being the Toyota. The huge C pillar is a big clue, as well as the top of the tailgate.

My drivers test car was a 1986 Chevy Corsica. Man that car was so much nicer then our Chevy Citation. MY tester was pretty good too, and I passed no problem. I did take Young Drivers of Canada, and I know that was why. 20 years later, I've still never had an accident.

To me it's scarier that by 2008, between little Bush and big Bush, there has been a Bush in the White House for 20 of the last 28 years. That's a long time for a single family to have power.

Very true, could you imagine if Bumblebee was a Toyota Camry?! Iron hide a Tundra!? Ratchet a Highlander and Jazz a Prius?! Oy! For whatever it's worth it's better that it was GM. Just think of all the 5-10 year old boys that have had GM ingrained into their young minds.

No, it was BumbleBee that was the VW Beetle. And they did a bit of a "wink wink" when Sam was buying the car, and there was a yellow VW Beetle next to the Camaro.

I loved the movie, but I agree there was way to much use of the GM car catalog. It almost seemed a bit sad, even though the cars used were cool and fit the character. Exposure is good....looking desparate is not. It's not like it ruined the movie for me, but it seemed a bit like a 60 year old guy wearing hip hop bling. At least Barricade made for one hell of a good looking Saleen Mustang! And Blackout was just awesone as the Sikorsky Helo.

I googled "2008 Ford escort" and found that the Motor Trend forum also references the C&D article. Automobile magazine shows a 2009 Escort Concept destined for the European market, but there's nothing out there to substantiate the renaming of the North American Focus. For now it seems like an April fools joke, but then we do have a 2008 Taurus now, and who would have believed that!

It was a tough descision for sure. Some said "Wait it out, there'll be new product for Windsor". Others said that I was smart to take the buyout. Only time will tell for sure what the right choice was. For those who are taking their chances, I wish you luck.

Saturday morning at 7:30am, I walked out of the Ford Windsor Engine Plant for the last time. It was surprisingly uneventful and not filled with the feelings of sadness and gloom that I anticipated feeling. Perhaps it's that I've made the same walk so many times that it might take a bit to fully hit me. It might have also been that none of the people I spent the last 7 years with were there to bid me off. I saddened a bit that I knew no one in the last department I worked. It could also have been that after two back to back midnight shifts, both last minute bookings, I was too groggy to care! But perhaps it was none of this. The $75'000 buyout has opened a lot of doors for me that I didn't think I would ever be able to open myself. as mention earlier, I'm going through for my Commercial Pilots License. The wait to get the license is unbearable. Just the idea that in a few weeks I'll be flying a plane is incentive enough to go all H.G. Welles and invent a time machine. I also plan to take a few computer courses at St. Clair just to further pad my prospects. For me learning to work on computers would be a lot like learning to speak English. I simply need the paper that says I can. I was beginning to realize that maybe it was just that I didn't care anymore about loading parts onto a conveyor, or assembling a crankshaft. In fact, I really began to feel this while I was thinking about the upcoming month, and all it will bring. The work that I was doing that night suddenly seemed unfulfilling and dull. Sure the pay was fabulous, over $54/hr that night, but those shifts were few and far between. I'd rather fly for $10/hr, than work there for $32. To add to the anticipation of my leaving, I also was informed that after my long tenure as primarily a volunteer at Computers For Kids, I am now finally a paid employee.....and the effective head of the entire Computer Refurbishing program. John will be busy pulling more rabbits out of his seemingly inexhaustible hat, while Chris and Derek are instead going to focus on the critical recycling element that fuels our program. With the foundation I've laid already as well as the great contacts I've made here in Windsor and Toronto, I can truly and completely pour myself into this. Of course, being a "Mad Scientist" is still quite enjoyable, and I am getting better at handling the little ones. There's a lot minutia to learn and remember, but the end reward will be valuable experience that I can use at Computers For Kids. I've had some trouble fitting them in with everything else, and they need a fair amount of focus. But the enjoyment I get from it make it worthwhile. I plan to continue with Mad Science until my schedule just cannot accommodate them anymore. So perhaps the reason that walking out of Ford was so easy had more to do with the fact that for the first time in my adult life, I'm actually doing something I like, instead of just paying the bills. I will remain forever grateful to Ford for the experience, both good and bad. The amount and the wisdom of the buyout might be debated and argued by some, but I remain loyal to Ford because of it. To all those I've worked with at Ford, I bid you well and I thank you for an interesting seven years.

pcsario......that has to be the sickest, most twisted avatar I've seen since that BK assasination of Ronald McDonald. I love it!

That's sort of a narrow way of thinking, is it not? Canadians, unlike the Mexicans and Japanese, buy a ton of US built vehicles and goods. And it's not just automotive products either, we buy a ton of your agricultural products, and use your services as well. I've made this statement before, yet there are still those people who fail to realize this. We have a broad middle class that eager buys from Americans, unlike Mexicans who can't even afford to buy the products they make. Given the choice between a shirt made in the USA or overseas, I buy the American shirt. I've owned 2 Wayne built Foci, and an Atlanta built Taurus just in the last 5 years. Mutual support against the overseas is the only way to save jobs. Without Canadian purchases, American jobs are also at stake. I'm looking at going to Vegas soon, perhaps I'll return the gesture, and not spend my money in the US. I'd hate to support foreigners right? Also, making silly comments about "Canadian Quality" doesn't do anyone any good either. We are all Ford employees, and answer to the same boss. If we get bad parts, it's not our fault if we put them on and they don't work. We do our job to the best of our ability, but the assembly worker often get more blame than the bean counters that bought the cheap parts.

I do like how the new Taurus front end cuts down and forward, as opposed to rounding up at the grill like the Five Hundred. It makes it look faster, and more agressive. The fender vent is also a cool, if not original touch.