Rich,
Interesting. The Samba and also the Sundancer are both built by Distar in the Czech Republic, and I have flown in both of these. They are both fine planes, certainly more nimble than a Cessna 172. The Samba I flew in was in Toronto, and the owner there was going to sell his to buy a bigger plane. I can check with him if you like to do comparison shopping.
After much thought, I did flight training in the Pipistrel Virus and Sinus (49 ft wingspan on the Sinus and 30:1 glide ratio), and have a Sinus Flex Max being delivered in Zephyrhills Florida in the fall. I did my checkride in KZPH in the Virus in February. Don also got his self-launch endorsement with CFI Rand Vollmer in KZPH. The Samba glide ratio is about 23:1 as I recall.
I say go for it if the price is right.
Alan