I did my PPL in them last summer...and they kick the pants off cessnas. This is mainly because I'm 6"3.5 and I find it quite hard to get into the cessna, and another thing is the nose up attitude on landing...it just isn't right!!
The PA-28 is much nicer and more stable, and as previous posts have said they have much better forward vis and are generally much more stable to fly (once u get it trimmed it flys like a dream)
Good Luck
Tom