I don't know how well you take care of the car, but it sounds like you aren't doing such a good job....

All the stuff you mentioned is normal maintenance for a car with 84,000 miles (save for the exhaust manifold - which can crack if water gets on it when it's really hot, and shuddering). Replacing an oil pan gasket is easy and cheap, same for the valve cover gasket and other various things you mentioned.

You can get the exhaust fixed by most any shop with an arc welder... :dunno:

Just a lot of stuff at once it sounds like.

I have a motor mount from my '95 you can buy off me, but I'm not sure it will fit the '96...

Patients and knowledge are vitrues.