Over the years a/c come along which offer the better mouse trap and acquire a small but dedicated following as a consequence.
The ARV fits this bill as does the V tail Robin ATL and to a lesser extent the Pup/Bulldog.
But the enduring success of popular manufacturers to supply bread and butter is what the market wants.
I've chosen to own a mixed bag of one offs so I can speak from experience. I had the knowledge, time and money to devote (or is that pour into?) keeping them airworthy and part of the enjoyment was the engineering bit.
However, when I wanted to take friends aloft I grabbed the club tourer to make life easy.
As I've said before, if the machine was that good wouldn't there be lots of 'em? From what you've set out I guess I'd have to advise extreme caution as forming a group is difficult enough without doing it around a specialist a/c.
SGC