funny thread,
m3gtr some of the stuff you have posted is laughable,
mk4 r32 a lard assed pig? explain.
bmw suspension is shithouse compared to any VAG car, stick it on full lock and go over a bump, juttering, the suspension components are made out of what looks like rought iron you'd make fireplace tools out of, heavy and brittle, yet get underneath a new golf and it has a solid cast then milled magnesium alloy subframe, there is no comparison in build quality between a bmw and a VAG car, im not even going to go into the fact it has no quad link front end like the a4's, passats etc, it goes on and on, , just if you want to mention build quality
now dsg, being bmw technology in wolves clothing, are you joking?
firstly the SMG system is a single clutch, its clunky as shit, and works on a different concept and lastly, are you aware that DSG was a joint project between VW and Borg Warner, and bmw have just purchased the technology from them. also bwm seem to be developing something called zeroshift,
http://www.zeroshift.com/transmissions.html
"BMW has bought Borg Warner’s dual clutch transmission (DCT) technology. The world’s best gearbox (known as DSG in Volkswagen/Audi world) will appear in BMW products as early as next year. So who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Speak, Rover BMW, speak! "
if you wanna be a bmw fanboy, go for it, but stop filling this thread with misinformation.
my vote is the old RS4, 2000-2001 era
which you can find in nsw with warrenty still on them, sub 80k , they also hold big resale as there was only 25 brought to australia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_RS4