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Old 07-01-2010, 04:00 PM
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What a drag.
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How r they gonna sell the LFA now??

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At least he died doing something he LOVED doing! But it does NOT seem like the kind of story Toyota can afford to have these days!
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There is no airbags on the FLA??? :thumbsdown:
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Originally Posted by juan.m.guzman
There is no airbags on the FLA??? :thumbsdown:
It was a prototype development vehicle... This was an unreleased special edition undergoing testing.
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