I've had a transmission mount fail, it was making a twangy clunk noise over short sharp potholes. There was no obvious feel of movement from within the car but the gearbox could be lifted a good inch on the tail. With mine being FWD the tail of the gearbox is held only by the mounts so there is no extra metal work or driveshafts limiting movement. On replacement only one of the mounts had failed, the rubber had gone soft and cracked, the drivers side looked like it had virtually no wear. I don't know if something had got onto the mount and ruined it, all other mounts in the car were completely fine. Audi supplied both mounts at somewhere in the region of £100 each 3 years ago.
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PF late '97 D2 2.8 Aluminium Silver. Solar roof, Full Heated Leather, Double Glazing, 17" wheels, Sports Steering Wheel, Cruise, Blinds, Bose sound.
Fiat Tipo diseasel econobox with all the buttons and none of the soul that now does all the heavy lifting.
Ford Capri Laser: noisy, slow, thirsty, bouncy, no buttons but it always sounds like it’s REALLY trying and I can’t help but chuckle when it parps and boings along. And people of a certain age stare at it with a wistful look in their eyes that clearly says…I had one of them. And I sold it because of the kids 
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