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Originally Posted by AzNMpower32
Audi makes some excellent vehicles. I haven't driven most of them but the A3 is a favourite of mine, although the current outgoing one is dated.
I don't understand the whole carbon build up thing. Drive the cars like they're meant to be driven, all should be well. There's a line between abuse and use, and I think "use" is good for a car. Given my rural location, my X3 sees typical European hwy speeds (120-160km/h @ 2750-4750rpm) for extended periods every week and usually when I need to overtake a vehicle on a backroad, it's redline in a couple gears with some frequency.
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As stated most of driving is on the highway yes at low rpm. The only time I push the car is when I pass a jerk doing 55 in the fast lane. So I guess you and number of others are right that I don't normally rev the car hard. I Saw a post on another forum suggesting that you down shift the car to 4th and drive it at higher rpm once a month fo 30 minutes to help prevent the problem. The post also said quick bursts of rpm do little to help the issue.
With regard to your x3 if I remember right it has a small engine so I guess you have to push it hard to pass.