Wouldn't change my mind just because of that. The idea is to minimize your risk as much as possible. These two have too many red flags for me. Again, just my opinion.
Too many miles on the Freightliner unless the motor has been rebuilt at some point. Bunch of questions on the Star on removing the EGR. I'd have to walk away from both. IMO.
It's a buyers market down there. Everybody knows that. I would have moved myself by now to increase my chances, but that's just me.
You can get a good distance on a tank of fuel. If you keep your foot out of it, lol.
I just harvested my latest crop of rusty nails last night and loaded them into the blunder buss. Next time you're in the area, I'll let you have them...