Quote Originally Posted by Dutch Paddy View Post
Based on the previous post on oil consumption...are the 3ltr engines smoky? You would nearly expect that if that much oil is burned...I've only had 'long term' experience with a 2 liter Multitronic and it never needed oil between services and it had 110K miles up when I traded it in.
No, not smokey at all. My BMW 330d was smokier, as was an Avensis 2.0d under full throttle. Nothing with the A6 at all.