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Unless a guy is "afraid" of hurting his manly image by driving it, the minivan (Ody, Mopar, etc) is clearly superior for hauling over the Suburban and similar full size truck based suvs. That would depend on what you're hauling. Plus something like a Suburban or Expedition EL actually offers usable storage space behind the 3rd row. That's probably the one feature I miss about the my Suburban and why I sometimes wish I would have bought an Expedition EL. I miss the storage room behind the 3rd row. If you don't haul or tow anything heavy, or need to go off road, a minivan makes far more sense vs a SUV.

The 2006 dakota has STRUTS???? are you CERTAIN they are struts? (A "strut" also holds the wheel in alignment and controls camber.) BTW: The very best shock absorbers for the Dakota are still the Edelbrock IAS (Inertia Active System). They are true MONOTUBE shock absorbers which are far superiour to the dual-tube desgn that the el-cheepos use. I put Edelbrock IAS on my Dak within the 1st year of purchasing brand-new and have never regretted it. Not only does it RIDE better and not jump sideways over expansion-jounts... when I hit the brakes, my truck does not do a nose-dive. (Becasue IAS knows it is not a bump in the road and stiffens up the front shocks under braking)

Yup, it's an '87 GMC Caballero which was virtually identical to it's Chevy El Camino counterpart.

1984 Holden Monero Ute (1984 Chevrolet El Camino) Odie

The hood ornanment looks more square than the El Camino, so I'll go with a GMC Caballero. Maybe '86-'87, but they all looked alike to me...