Perhaps, but I would think that Ford would be able to save costs by streamlining their production. AFAIK, the Mustang and Windstar are the only 2 vehicles that still use the 3.8L V6. I know that they are planning to replace that engine in the Mustang (With a variant of the Duratech, IIRC), so hopefully they will do the same with the Windstar. Still doesn't explain why the interior seems to be deliberately designed to be uncomfortable compared to the competition (don't want to give you the wrong idea, the 2000 Windstar is very comfortable, especially compared to my 95 which had horrid seats, but it could be a lot better).
