Laichtown, I'm in the same boat, hours wise and planned usage. Just bought into a PA28 group for just over £3k, 10 people in the group, online booking system, availability excellent and in much better condition that the crud that most flying clubs can offer you.
I plan to buy either my own (or share) in Arrow, Bonanza, Saratoga, something like that for circa £50k in the next couple of years (when circa 200 hrs). Group definately the way ahead for now - get as many hours as you can on different types too before committing to spending you hard earned.