Cessna 150/152's are designed with a purpose in mind.
That purpose is to be a robust docile trainer.
The tommy was the same except it was designed not to be docile.
Now that you have got passed that training stage there are many different aircraft out there that have their roles depending what you want to do.
There are permit aircraft out there that will give you loads more range at a faster speed at a lower running cost.
tell us what you want to do with "your" aircraft CJW and we can suggest and make some comparisions.