Hmm, 2 sets I know of then!
Shells are roughly £130+vat for the set, same again for ARP bolts ( a little less for the genuine ones), a new gasket and 4 hours labour. Something around £700 all inc from us I think.
Some dealers are doing 10+ labour rates for older cars, so not sure if that's applicable. If full labour rate was charged it would be over £1000 though. A drop in the ocean for you CSL boys
This is where the warranty comes into its own again. If you have a compliant dealer you can easily get your moneys worth out of that!
When I say its cheap when you put in in perspective I meant against having to buy a bottom end/donor engine(if you can find one!)
When you hear the bottom end starting to go, I would say you have about 10-20 miles driving before it destroys the crank.
65k Shimmy?! wow, that is incredibly premature. Must have had a hard life...