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Old 12-11-2013, 04:33 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Now that's an Air Dam!!!

Got to work the other morning and saw this in the parking lot.



I'm sure it's not for aerodynamics so much as it's 'cool', but still 'cool' aerodynamically speaking.

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Old 12-11-2013, 05:11 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 12-11-2013, 06:45 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Is that a hatch or a mini-van ?
Please tell me someone didn't slam, big grill and ground effect a mini-van !
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Is that a hatch or a mini-van ?
Please tell me someone didn't slam, big grill and ground effect a mini-van !
Toyota Sienna mini-van...

I won't tell you what they did, you can see for yourself.
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What pains me most is admitting I kind of like how it looks.
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