Mike D - I just read the first sentence of your post and my heart dropped...until I read the rest of it.
Delivery - yeah, my friend up in NorCal is the one that told me about it. At first I thought he didn't know what he was talking about since he's not a car guy (regarding the 5 speed MT) - until I called the number he gave me and had the seller send me some pics.
I've never had had a 5-speed w123, so I figured I might as well, since I just sold my euro 300d 4 speed.