Appreciate the input...but I can say the same thing and I do mine at the manufactuers suggested intervals.. I think most cars nowadays are built to be pretty reliable, also all of your vehicles have been high dollar vehicles...so I am sure an extra oil change is nothing to you.
Getting ready to take my SR5 in for its 10000 mile oil change...has yet to develop a rattle. Considering I added behind the dash amp that is taped down and replaced all the speakers and replaced the horn, swapped out the rear view mirror...all of this can potentially introduce rattles...I have...
Yep...i went through a short period, couple weeks, where I was running mine in ECO and really like that it stayed in that mode...but alas Toyota only did it for Eco and Normal...not sport.
Luckily my SR5 is rattle free...but I feel your pain! My old GTI was nothing but rattles. It was such a fun car, but that one caveat made it hard to live with. It was not the only reason, but one of the reasons I traded it in with less than 50,000 miles on it.
300 miles until fill up which is around 16 gallons, we all know the tank is 19 gallons. Which is about the same miles per fillup that my GTI got which had around a 13 gallon tank. They built this thing so overlanders can carry around their cute little gas tanks on the side!
Well your problem is where you live...not the gas tank! I consistantly get 21 MPG in mixed use driving for the 7500 miles on my SR5. I have never gotten less that 300 miles before it was empty.
Congrats! Glad you found one you liked and are happy with! Your OP threw me a bit about the bad back and SR5! SR5 is arguably the smoothest driving of the bunch and I've had a spinal fusion. I think the 4R will serve you well. I use mine for everything I used to use a truck for...only...