I'm not going to spill the shop name yet, because if they end up stepping up for this I don't want to drag their name through the mud in the meantime when I have no clue what the outcome will be.
The symptoms were a lumpy, pulsing idle that was somewhat intermittent. Always there a bit, but sometimes much worse. I also have a nasty vibration when the engine is around 1500rpm-2000rpm.
The fix was to put in a new flywheel. The mechanic sat in the car and immediately said "Yup, your flywheel is junk". This was no surprise to me, as it's a common issue for my car. He'd just done one a couple days before, and seemed quite confident that was it.
If it's something stupid like a bloody motor mount I just see this turning into a big mess. I wouldn't think you'd do a whole flywheel/clutch job for $2500 unless you were sure.
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