Do I wait for the 5 speed?

I’ve only seen a couple of the horror stories but it’s a pretty simple gear box. Why it couldn’t be easily repaired is beyond my ability to grasp.

It’s basically an 833 with internal shift rails. How hard can it be to make one work??

OD boxes suck to drive on the street. You essentially have a 3 speed where 4th is direct and 3rd is overdriven.

I won’t do an OD for a street car I have to drive.
That’s great, but how does that answer my question?