DR400
The Robin DR400 takes a lot of beating when it comes to the speed vs range vs paylaod vs expence.
The fact is that each time I look at changing the Robin for a new aircraft I cant find one that can beat the overall performance of the Robin.
The only thing that the Robin wont take to is being left out in the rain so a hangar in the UK is a must but the paint finnish will last twice as long ( on any aircaft ) when hangerd so its not all bad !.
As for the Beech aircraft I think that this is a step to far in terms of expence for a "first " aircraft .
The last thing that I would remind you of is that " all aircraft bite fools !".