Not knowing anything about you, except what you put in your post, but if you have had an unused PPL in your drawer for a year and had only just obtained it, you might want to get back with an instructor and do a few circuits, PFLs, and brush up all your skills and get a good currency check before you think about renting and taking passengers with you.
Then go for the cheapest thing you can find if you want to build hours .. like join a C152 group and hog it midweek.
Enjoy