This Was Suposed To Be Funny But Ford Sucks So Bad It Pissed Me Off

[Big P]

A Japanese company ( Toyota ) and an American company (Ford Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race.

On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile.

The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the reason for the crushing defeat. A management team made up of senior management was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action.

Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people rowing and 1 person steering, while the American team had 7 people steering and 2 people rowing.

Feeling a deeper study was in order; American management hired a consulting company and paid them a large amount of money for a second opinion.

They advised, of course, that too many people were steering the boat, while not enough people were rowing.

Not sure of how to utilize that information, but wanting to prevent another loss to the Japanese, the rowing team's management structure was totally reorganized to 4 steering supervisors, 2 area steering superintendents and 1 assistant superintendent steering manager.

They also implemented a new performance system that would give the 2 people rowing the boat greater incentive to work harder. It was called the 'Rowing Team Quality First Program,' with meetings, dinners and free pens for the rowers. There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes and other equipment, extra vacation days for practices and bonuses. The pension program was trimmed to 'equal the competition' and some of the resultant savings were channeled into morale boosting programs and teamwork posters.

The next year the Japanese won by two miles.

Humiliated, the American management laid-off one rower, halted development of a new canoe, sold all the paddles, and canceled all capital investments for new equipment. The money saved was distributed to the Senior Executives as bonuses.

The next year, try as he might, the lone designated rower was unable to even finish the race (having no paddles,) so he was laid off for unacceptable performance, all canoe equipment was sold and the next year's racing team was out-sourced to India .

Sadly, the End.

Here's something else to think about: Ford has spent the last thirty years moving all its factories out of the US , claiming they can't make money paying American wages.

TOYOTA has spent the last thirty years building more than a dozen plants inside the US .

The last quarter's results:

TOYOTA makes 4 billion in profits while Ford racked up 9 billion in losses.

Ford folks are still scratching their heads, and collecting bonuses.

IF THIS WEREN'T SO TRUE IT MIGHT BE FUNNY

[bass lover]

it sucks. Ford is so much cooler than toyota too. The only good car toyota makes are supras.

[Sp33dyG]

it sucks. Ford is so much cooler than toyota too. The only good car toyota makes are supras.

x2

and i really dont like fords but i gotta give it 2 them i love the cobra's preferably 03-04 cobra's

[deafyT]

i've got a ford with over 300k miles :confused:

i should dip that thang in bronze and make a lawn ornament out of it.

[bass lover]

x2

and i really dont like fords but i gotta give it 2 them i love the cobra's preferably 03-04 cobra's

awesome cars

[B Slaps]

old school celica gts son. come on. your forgetting toyota makes lexus duh!

[B Slaps]

i've got a ford with over 300k miles :confused:

i should dip that thang in bronze and make a lawn ornament out of it.

bill johnson would buy this for alot of money.

[Colin - STAPUFT]

It seems that is the way of things in big American companies.

GM is in the same boat.

[trainman0978]

I wouldn't trade my Toyota FJ for anything on the market in a comparable price range right now. I have looked, extensively last winter when I was debating going thru with installing all of the sound deadener in it. I even looked at a mustang ( I gotta say the "bullitt" edition is pretty sweet ) , test drove a rx-8, a mazda CX-7 , the nissan exterra and pathfinder, the Jeep cherokee , all sorts and types of vehicles. I wanted to find something that sparked my interest in some way. I wanted to get something with better mileage, maybe more performance in leiu of mileage, I just thought I was getting "bored" with the novelty of owning a "Retro FJ-40" . After looking and driving tons of vehicles, I decided to keep my truck. The quality, the comfort, the reliability, all of it done by toyota in a way that GM, Ford and especially Chrysler can never dream of doing. Don't get me wrong, I love a lot of american vehicles , but for the originality, uniqueness, and build quality of the FJ cruiser, the damn thing is hard to beat. It fits my needs, and I am very proud to tell people I drive it, and how much I like it. Ford has got a long way to go. Have you seen the Ford flex, for 37 grand you get a exact copy of a scion xB, only larger. Why the hell is the Flex 37,000.00 dollars? Scion did it smaller, I know, but simple, fuel efficient , roomy, and innovative for 15 grand. I could see maybe 23-26 grand for the flex , but Ford Needs Help. They need new designers ( exception is the mustang ) and new automotive engineers, and a new board of directors. If they don't make changes they will lose lose hold on every part of the market, including the #1 spot of the F-150 pickup.

[kingsuv]

i've got a ford with over 300k miles :confused:

i should dip that thang in bronze and make a lawn ornament out of it.

Yes you should. Because we all know Fords are junk