A Tale of Two Fords

I've been trying to help the American auto industry this year. I bought two new Fords. Well, new to me. I never buy brand new, as I don't want to take the depreciation hit, I'd rather that someone else took it for me. What I buy is a year old model with low mileage, usually a former rental car. And, I buy American. Yeah, I know parts are made elsewhere, but I won't drive Japanese. They are overrated and expensive.

So in December I bought a 2007 Ford Freestyle with 17,000 miles on it from Free