beau0090_99,
Considering your evaluation of your own skills, and your past planes, I would go with the 4-star. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with a Somethin Extra. They are fantastic planes, and I have had 3 of them. But they're more than likely not your next step. The Something Extra is a very aerobatic plane that will go where you point it, and if you're not ready it can get in trouble pretty quick. The 4-star is a bit more foregiving than the Somethin Extra and will probably more suit where you are now, and where you are going. But don't count it out as a good performing plane, because it suprises most people at what it can do. So it's really a plane that you can grow with. Save the Somethin Extra until you get a bit more experience, trust me in that it will be worth the wait.

Ken