I just had a dream the other night that I found a 70's Chevy van for sale (of all things!) with an OM617 turbo and a 5-speed for only $600 at some bizarre little auto shop at the end of a residential street. I didn't want the van but remember thinking I couldn't find a cheap Mercedes to swap the other parts into.

Back to reality, on the 5-speed, do you have to pull up on the gearshift to shift into reverse, like you do on the 4-speed? I would imagine there's some kind of lock-out to keep one from shifting from 5 to Reverse, but with many 5-speeds in other cars you don't have to pull or push anything to shift into reverse, you just shift.

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1976 240D "Katja"