Hey 160kts - don't let all the nay-sayers put you off.
I got my META as a junior grade 3 with little more than 50hours twin time and never looked back.
Given the right attitude and training you shouldn't have any problems.
Whilst experience is nice to have, it doesn't mean everything, or even the same thing to different people. I've seen monumental dills with 100 hours and monumental dills with 10 000 hours.
I'd go for the Duchess if I were you.