I flew a Pa-38 up to and including solo consolidation and had no problems.
I can vouch for the undercarriage. I did an almighty botched bounce followed by some really quite scary porpoising followed by a go-round. I did one last circuit sweating bullets thinking that I had broken something. Landed uneventfully and got back to the aero club and `fessed up to the CFI. He chuckled and mentioned that he had seen a Tomy with tyre marks on the underside of the wing. Dunno if its true but I could well believe it!
I`m a low timer , probably about an even split of 20 hours each on Pa-38 and C152. Definitely prefer refuelling a Tomy, the visibility, room (I`m 6'3") and the no-nonsense flap control. However, the 152 is way easier to land ,has a better door lock (i.e one the seems to work generally) and a nicer trim control.
The only spins I have experienced are in the 152 though the Tomy did drop a wing in the stall and accelerate quickly if not recovered smartly (flow strips installed on the one I flew).
Cheers
James