I recently saw a 2000 model 5.9 4 door 4x4 Dakota for sale, I wasn't aware that they ever made them in this combination, I thought the 4 door came out when the 4.7 did. It seems like a 5.9 4 door would be a very desirable truck.

 

4 door with any engine is undesireable especially with such a short bed as a result.

 

To each his own. I wouldn't want anything but a quad cab. There has never been a moment when I've said... "Damn, I need more bed space to carry this load"..... I do need to carry people though.

Nice to have rear seats that fold up and have a huge area protected from the elements. If I need to carry something long like sheetrock or my riding mower, I drop the tailgate.

 

The 4.7 replaced the 5.2/318. The 5.9/360 stayed in production.

 

https://www.allpar.com/trucks/dakota-1997.html

"For 2000, the new Dodge Dakota Quad Cab arrived, with four full-sized, wide-opening doors, a full size rear seat, up to 26 cubic feet of storage space in the cab, a five-foot, three-inch bed, 1,450 pound payload, and a choice of three engines — the original 3.9 liter V6, the new 4.7 liter V8, and the big old 5.9 liter Magnum V8."

 

I have an 02 dakota 5.9L 4x4 quad cab with a 6 ft 5 inch bed, enough space for everything