Ha Ha Menzoid!!!

David (the Menzoid) Menzies takes great pride in his shiny red Ford Explorer Sport Trac. He has frequently made mention of it on (Charles) Adler On Line, and the Michael Coren show. It refers to it as a "truck." By referring to it as a
"truck", he seems to fancy himself as being an urban cowboy, or wannabe 18 wheeler driver. When you actually look at his vehicle, you see it is a variation of the Ford Explorer SUV, except without the rear storage area and hatch, it has a diminutive pick-up truck like box. And when I say diminutive, I mean really small, it is a 4 foot long box compared to a full sized pick-up's 8 foot box. The Spot Trac is a vehicle that is neither fish nor fowl, but rather a tasteless combination of the two, it isn't a proper work truck, nor people hauler. Ford refers to the Sport Trac as having a "dual personality", so perhaps it is a great truck for Menzies, who frequently talks a tough game, but actually seems to be a softer girly man.

But getting back to the Sport Trac, it follows along the path lead by such trailblazing vehicles (with apologies to all Chevy Trailblazer owners out there) as the Subaru Brat and the Subaru Baja. Both were marketing failures, and now, without much surprise, I heard the news today, oh boy, that production of the Ford Sport Trac ends after the 2010 model year. With Ford bring out an all new Explorer for 2011, the poor sales of the Sport Trac didn't warrant the spending of any money to develop a new Sport Trac.

So if you were ever thinking of buying a Sport Trac, first of all shame on you, secondly if you still have the disorder to buy one, get yours now before they all get covered in dust and rust in the back of the dealers' lots.

But if you want to buy a real Ford truck, unlike the Menzoid, buy a F-150 or Super Duty.