A V-tailed Bonanza is hard to beat if you a ovoid flying into a thunderstorm. Friend had one that had been beat to death by hail and it would fly faster on less fuel than any other one for the same reason there are dimples on a golf ball. It just looked bad.
Mooney also builds a good bird if you would consider a low wing.
I like the plane I have now. I need to upgrade it to all glass and a zero-time factory 0-360 Lycoming.