young buck 1520 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 :reading: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STAPGUY23 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 when and where did u hear this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnthrmushroom Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 :reading: Heard week one is Aug 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHERIFF Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 This shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody who works at a manufacturing plant. It's gonna get worse before it ever gets better. And it's going to get a lot worse for some plants. It's really sad what these fuel prices have done to this nation. We've only begun to see what's really going to happen. In the year 2050 people will be discussing what year Ford, GM, Lexus, etc.... built their last vehicles. I can visualize it on Jeopardy now.... "Built their last vehicle in 2039" "What is Ford?" "Correct!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xstapr Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 This shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody who works at a manufacturing plant. It's gonna get worse before it ever gets better. And it's going to get a lot worse for some plants. It's really sad what these fuel prices have done to this nation. We've only begun to see what's really going to happen. In the year 2050 people will be discussing what year Ford, GM, Lexus, etc.... built their last vehicles. I can visualize it on Jeopardy now.... "Built their last vehicle in 2039" "What is Ford?" "Correct!" It's a big surprise to 85% of STAP employees who voted in favour of a new contract keeping STAP open for an extra year depending on market demand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra89 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 (edited) PURE BS I SAY - why would we be working overtime right up til shutdown then? Give me a break. Edited July 17, 2008 by Cobra89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topgun Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Heard week one is Aug 11. I heard because the trasmission plant is down for re tooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
after-the-rack Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 It's a big surprise to 85% of STAP employees who voted in favour of a new contract keeping STAP open for an extra year depending on market demand. Apparently they replaced a few robots on bodysides and I think overhauled the underbody press to alleviate the downtime they caused in body, which in turn was likely the reason for a lot of our overtime. Maybe Ford scheduled them now tenatively due to rising gas prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIAMI-DADE Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 (edited) Keep the CVPI'S coming..Miami-Dade needs them as they are buying allot this year. Edited July 18, 2008 by MIAMI-DADE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STAPGUY23 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Apparently they replaced a few robots on bodysides and I think overhauled the underbody press to alleviate the downtime they caused in body, which in turn was likely the reason for a lot of our overtime. Maybe Ford scheduled them now tenatively due to rising gas prices. Or maybe because the general public don't want these cars. At least police still need them...........Thanks Miami-Dade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIAMI-DADE Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Or maybe because the general public don't want these cars. At least police still need them...........Thanks Miami-Dade Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMarc Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Or maybe because the general public don't want these cars. Stop cheapening them down!! I was ready to buy an 08 but none came close to my 05 Ultimate Edition. No electronic dash, no body side moldings...come on!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STAPGUY23 Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Stop cheapening them down!! I was ready to buy an 08 but none came close to my 05 Ultimate Edition. No electronic dash, no body side moldings...come on!! You'll have to take that up with Ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHERIFF Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 At least police still need them...........Thanks Miami-Dade This is changing rather fast too with the current gas prices. Departments are taking a serious look at the better gas mileage of the Chevrolet Impalas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STAPGUY23 Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 This is changing rather fast too with the current gas prices. Departments are taking a serious look at the better gas mileage of the Chevrolet Impalas. Thats the biggest issue the vic. I'm not sure why Ford cant put a V6(3.5L) in the vics. Overall I know the vic is a better car than the impala. :shades: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman100 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Ford has stars in their eyes counting all the money they think they can save by copying Mazda's and Ford of Europe models, and selling them here. Anything left over from an old regime is dismissed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIAMI-DADE Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 This is changing rather fast too with the current gas prices. Departments are taking a serious look at the better gas mileage of the Chevrolet Impalas. The SHERIFF is correct..A few years ago there was talk of getting Impalas and it even made the 6PM news..That all started cause the bulk of North and Central Florida has tons of Impalas..The Leos down here said the CVPI was the only car for police work..They have a sprinkling of Impalas but they are used only for supervisors and special detail..But for regular patrol they are sticking to the Vic for now even though they are way over budget on fuel..Miami Dade even has a few 97 CV's still on patrol with about 150K miles on each of them and they are running just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armadamaster Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Ford has stars in their eyes counting all the money they think they can save by copying Mazda's and Ford of Europe models, and selling them here. Anything left over from an old regime is dismissed. Except fullsize trucks and the Mustang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra89 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 (edited) Turns out the talk of a down week August 11th could be true. Transmission plant is what I'm hearing. Could that also mean the CV's, GM's & TC's are getting a 6 speed tranny??? Edited July 21, 2008 by Cobra89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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