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Aaliyah needs my food truck repaired to get back to work in Mississauga
Aaliyah drives for a living in Mississauga, and a broken engine head gasket has stopped all income for 4 weeks.
🇨🇦 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada2,838 views
I make my living with my food truck. 4 weeks ago the engine head gasket failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $1,950. Without the vehicle I earn nothing.
I have been borrowing from friends to pay rent, and now I have run out of people to ask.
I support my wife and our newborn. Before the breakdown I worked twelve hours a day, six days a week. I have been offered extra shifts for the next three months if I can just get the vehicle working.
I have a written estimate from a certified mechanic and will upload it here.
All money will go toward the parts and labor on the estimate, with a small amount for road tax and insurance renewal.
Where the $1,950 goes:
• engine head gasket replacement (parts): $1,300
• Labor charges: $300
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $175
• Towing and inspection: $175
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
Updates from Aaliyah
Small update. $1,494 so far, I met with the mechanic and confirmed the amounts.
Update from Mississauga: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 40% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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Rooting for you. I hope things turn around soon. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless.
Good luck, Aaliyah. Shared this with my family. Please keep us posted. Blessings!
Good luck, Aaliyah. Hope the shop reopens soon. Blessings.
Hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Kanpur.
Wishing you the best, Aaliyah. Hope the shop reopens soon. All the best.
rooting for you, Aaliyah. Hope you get there
Hope it all works out. Hope the shop reopens soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Embakasi.
Best of luck, Aaliyah. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Haifa!
I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Mississauga
Looking forward to the next update. I'm in hospitality myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from Cầu Giấy.
I hope things turn around soon. I'm in hospitality myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best.
Sending strength, Aaliyah. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Love from Łódź
thinking of you, Aaliyah. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too
Sending good thoughts, Aaliyah. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
good luck. Hope this works out for you. I'm in construction myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from Kharkiv
Sending good thoughts, Aaliyah. Shared this with my family.
sending good thoughts. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Juazeiro do Norte.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My neighbor in Piraeus donated after I showed her your page. Blessings
Hope it all works out, Aaliyah. Small businesses are the heart of Mississauga. Hope you're open again soon. My neighbor in Riyadh donated after I showed her your page.