Try for yourself!
Having taken up a fair lot of Piper and Cessna drivers in the Robin I have yet to find someone who said they prefer the Pipers and Cessnas.
I think for most schools the metal jobs are a bit better because they are may be a bit less delicate although in France they virtually all use the Robins.
Would agree that the metal 2 seat Robins are not as nice to handle as the cranked wing models. But the view is so good compared to anything american.