Thanks guys. That's pretty much confirmed my suspicions!
The intention is to keep the aircraft with a club, who will use it for both solo hire (read cross country) and training, with regular doses of aerobatics thrown in too. The 160 is a nice all rounder and probably the better choice I guess. A shame as the 260 would be great fun (especially when it came to aeros), but I fear that the higher cost could well discourage use to the point where it just wouldn't be a viable proposition...