Thanks! I've been checking out the options. Berekley's right, the element and the Foresters are likely out of our price range. It's unfortunate since I love both of them. I've wanted an element for a long time. However, I just bought a house, so I don't get to splurge on a car. I'm finding that hybrids are to come by and pretty pricey right now- I may go that direction in a couple years once I've rebuilt some sort of savings. BF says no to a minivan. However, checking out the options here somehow led me to the Toyota RAV4 (2001/2002). Anyone with experience?