Kind of tangential to this discussion, but one thing a few of us have noticed at my field is that the best new pilots, the fastest learners, are the guys that stayed on their first trainer the longest. We have guys that get a trainer, get soloed, then go right to something more advanced. They are ok pilots, but they have a lot of accidents and don't seem to handle the plane as well. On the other hand, there are a couple of guys who have stayed with just their one trainer for an entire season, well past when they soloed, and once they moved to a more advanced plane, they really seemed to handle it better.

I don't see any reason someone couldn't learn on a well mannered low-winger. I do think some guys really need the stability of a modern trainer, while some guys don't.

But whatever you do, spend the time to learn to fly it well, don't be rushing yourself.