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Cristina needs my ride-share car repaired to get back to work in Palmira
Cristina's my ride-share car is Cristina's only source of income and needs an engine head gasket replacement costing $550.
🇨🇴 Valle del Cauca, Colombia1,790 views
I make my living with my ride-share car. 4 weeks ago the engine head gasket failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $550. 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 3 children. Before the breakdown I worked eleven hours a day, six days a week. I have been offered extra shifts for the next six 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 $550 goes:
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $75
• engine head gasket replacement (parts): $350
• Labor charges: $125
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Cristina
Updates from Cristina
Good news. Because of your gifts ($130 in total) I made the first payment toward labor charges. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Quick update: $90 raised so far (16%). I made the first payment toward road tax and insurance renewal. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
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Sending strength. Small businesses are the heart of Palmira. Hope you're open again soon.
So sorry you're going through this, Cristina. Hope you make a strong comeback. My neighbor in Houston donated after I showed her your page. Thinking of Palmira.
Praying for you, Cristina. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Thane.
sending love, Cristina. Shared this with my family. I hope July is when things finally get easier.
Wishing you the best. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Kaduna.
Thinking of you and your family, Cristina. Small businesses are the heart of Palmira. Hope you're open again soon. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.
hope it all works out, Cristina. Looking forward to the next update.
Thinking of you. Small businesses are the heart of Palmira. Hope you're open again soon. Wish I lived closer to Peoria so I could bring a meal.