Wow that was a big bill. Great to see though.
The car will hopefully now see you with years or joyful motoring
I'm surprised Mike couldn't diagnose the top mount fault.
Not to bad mouth mike too much but I used to use him when I had 182s until change of staff and the lack of communication...
A car can be restored, so to most it won't bother them. I know if I won the lotto I'd bid for it and just restore it.
What you can't replicate is 1 owner under 10k miles.