I agree 100% about "glass" being not necessary for VFR flight. I fly a 2002 TB20 with the "steam gauge" avionics and would not have glass even if somebody offered to put in a G600 for nothing. I like the maintenance flexibility, not having to fly back to a certain Garmin dealer each time something needs attending to, etc.
But my main point was a focus on what one will be flying afterwards. If one does their PPL in the same type, then one comes out with 50-60hrs (the average UK PPL time) in that type. This is priceless.
Most UK pilots do their training in Type A and then spend thousands getting used to Type B. Many give up along the way.
And I can hardly think of a type less useful for going somewhere than the Tomahawk. It is a total dead end plane.