The Freestar was an example of EXTREME corporate stupidity on Ford's part. GM was just as stupid.
It is suicide to take a vehicle way past due for a redesign (the Windstar), give it a very light reskin and a new badge, and send it off into the marketplace. The Freestar should have spun from a Ford Five Hundred platform and been completely rethought and redesigned in every part and detail.
They absolutely need to bring out a true new redesigned minivan, as they cannot afford to surrender that market.
