I replaced the sway bar end links, that helped, but I found out that it wasn't just the shocks rattling, but everything else too, and all of the bushings are pretty much gone. Complete rebuild is in my future.
I'm more mad at the company for dropping a bomb like this and not having any sort of additional info to pass along
I don't want to sound like an apologist but I really believe that if they know what the plan is, we would be told something
Our "work week" ends Monday, but the pay period ends Sunday. Out last day is supposed to be June 21.
The 60 day notice thing isn't a union thing, it's state law
There is absolutely no way the explorer will slow down enough to drop a shift, especially with a new model starting production in like a month or 2. gas is cheap, Pickups and large SUVs sell the most when gas is cheap
The only reason I thing that something might be going on in Livonia is that my committeeman mentioned it to me yesterday before I brought it up to him. Granted it was the end of the day and I was literally the last person he talked to so someone might have mentioned it to him first, but I'm thinking where there's smoke, there's fire.
Because there's been rumors of it for at least 2 years, but never like this, and never acknowledged by anyone from local
Beyond telling new hires not to believe it at least
My guess is that the higher end Limited/TI and SHO models MIGHT get the split rear seats, and the rest of the lineup gets a standard 60/40 bench.
I suspect they will leave the 60/40 across the board just to maintain some kind of gap between Ford and Lincoln
I imagine styling-wise, the U.S. version won't be that much different. The interior and handling/power will probably be a little different with maybe a some different option packages