never even considered a dsg - for one it just didn't seem right in the CS, 2) it adds more weight and cost 3) I drive an auto every day and their ain't any better than the 8 speed sport auto in the bmw.
Funnily enough when I test drove both R and GTi a couple of year back I agree with you that DSG suited the R better but manual suited the GTI. Somehow I only considered - manual, 3 door, classic colour, bucket seats