On the other hand C15x and PA38s aren't really aeroplanes, they are torture chambers with bits sticking out at the sides.
Perhaps, but then one man's torture, is another man's delight! My 150 has "tortured" me for 2700 hours over 26 years, and nothing else could have matched its broad capability over all those years. 100% dispatch reliability, and operating costs only slightly more than my diesel VW. The PA-38 is not quite as versatile, but still very well suited at what it was designed to do.
Or, you buy a new 182, or DA-42, and choose which four weekends a year you can afford to fly it.... but they're nice!