Dang. That stinks. I cant think of anything other than maybe some type of film that will likely distort the view.
Just pure bad luck probably. The lens is tiny. Maybe make more effort to stay further back from trucks/suvs that might have more aggressive tread that fling rocks?
That seems extreme. I usually am able to get close to a gallon after first click off.
I do agree the tank is too small. Should be able to get 400-450 miles on a tank in every modern vehicle. I get that in my 26 Tundra.
Maybe look up the word integrity?
No one said it should be perfect. Saying you dont care if it breaks down on the person you sell it to shows you have no integrity. Doesnt matter to me. It is typical of people nowadays. I just know not to buy anything you might sell on here and now everyone...
Quite a few of us know more than toyota engineers actually. Again, look at the V35A for reference.
You can do whatever you want. Blindly following what the Toyota engineers decide to put in the manual is your choice.
I choose to spend another $50 a year.