If you have £10k to spend then surely the best way to spend that would be to invest a portion in a share that you can then get back if you decide to move on to something else or your circumstances change? Your £10k would give you many hours and you would have something to show for it - its what I did.
I have a 1/6th share in a Europa kept at a nice friendly field, my £10k has bought me the aircraft, a years fixed costs and 110 hours flying time and next year I will only need to spend about £4k (allowing for fuel increases) for the same 110 hours.
In our syndicate there are only 2 other flying members, both of which have another aircraft at the same strip - many syndicates seem to have their share of non-flying members.