Grobs
Don't let your rose tinted specs cloud your vision. Sure the Bulldog was good at its job but I'd take a Firefly 260 any day. I did JEFTS Church Fenton and rated the FF above the Grob.
I flew the Jaguar, loved every second of it and would happily fly it again but I'm not going to pretend it was better than its successor.
What I'm getting at is that time moves on and progress must be made. It's too easy to remember the aircraft we flew as being the best there could ever be but that is rarely the case.
If it were not for the prop/engine problems I would definitely prefer the Grob to the Bulldog. It's a more modern and capable aircraft.
I'll jump down from my soapbox now if I may.
BV