Thanks for all the input folks.

PARSHOOTS1, I totally agree. I have only seen one or two here with Monos. Driving my friends E420 even with the stock rims is still an awesome thing. Will definitely hit up MAVA. Thanks

Diseasel300, I hear you on the harness. His apparently has been replaced. Another friend is selling a mint looking 300CE with replaced wiring harness and a bunch of expensive work done but it sat for a while and now has a gas smell from the intake area. I m currently drooling over that as well.

MCallahan, I know of Sun Valley. At this point its more a last resort. If my friend gives me a super good deal on the car, I might consider shelling out that much money for transmission longevity. A simple fluid/filter change, vacuum adjustment should fix this issue. To be honest, it doesnt even bother me since I rarely ever need the kickdown in my arthritic 300D. The E420 has exponentially greater power and torque.