Here is S. FL the Haitians were all over cheap diesel W123s for sale, pre-earthquake. A friend had two Haitians bidding on his rust bucket the day he listed it. Both planned to ship it back to Haiti, one the whole car, the other just engine and trans. They know the cars too, I was there and one of them pointed to the servo in my old wagon and grimaced.

My point? Historically cheap ones get snagged really quick, that might have changed after the earthquake.