> We drove one Friday. LOVE the turning radius!!!

Good point - there's a U-turn I occasionally need to make which my
Saturn has to back-and-fill into; the Element handled it during my
informal test-drive with no problem.

> stuff. This car fits for going camping and mucking

What do you think about the tent options I saw for it? We camp out
occasionally, and not having to set up a complete and leaky tent would
be a godsend.

> I like the MP3 jack and sat radio. The washable

I'm leaning towards the EX given the enhanced stereo like you have,
extra air bags, armrests, more storage and some other treats. Does the
MP3 portion of the better CD player allow for folders?