Wow, replies are coming in fast! I'm leaning more towards the EF as it'd be great to feel a light plane. With the extra wood in the EF for the longer length, the carbon is about the only way to bring it down to a good weight so I could think of it as paying extra for carbon.
So does AW ship greyhound to get prices cheap? What are most of you guys paying for shipping? Dang, I wonder if Tower Hobbies would ship a big plane for free if you're a super saver's member?
If I'm really on a budget maybe I should go for a smaller plane from Tower? Hmm, I hate the idea as the EF seems really great.