My step dad is probrably gonna roll over in his grave since he was retired UAW worker for Chrysler, but I have to be honest! The Honda will out perform the ford in many aspects, Honda's have better resale value, and they are put together better than any ford on the road. Buy American doesn't even apply since we build Honda's right here in the USA and most all parts in american cars are foriegn designed and mostly manufactured out of the US. Honda's drive much nicer then fords too. Go on Ebay and pull up each and look at what they are going for. You'll see how many of each is for sale and what options are common. The fords will probrably be cheaper, because they are worthless. LOL