Ok; that same seller has that item in the US eBay as well (seller poruks, ships from Latvia). One of your earlier comments ("Those part numbers are correct. The ebay link is not") had me confused; didn't understand which comment you were addressing. I do now.

I contacted the guy I usually source parts through yesterday about this; he can usually get anything Lemfoerder/Boge/Sachs, but he came up empty on this one. I guess it's the Latvian source for me as well.

Too bad about your X5; the short lifespan of the automatics & cost to replace makes me glad to have found a manual. Your 60mpg Peugeot does sound good though... Too bad diesels aren't as plentiful on this side of the pond. I've never quite understood the logic behind that, but perhaps that's a topic for a different thread.

Thanks for your help!