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Gerardo needs my food truck repaired to get back to work in Bogotá
Gerardo drives for a living in Bogotá, and a broken transmission has stopped all income for 7 weeks.
🇨🇴 Bogotá, Bogotá D.C., Colombia908 views
I make my living with my food truck. 7 weeks ago the transmission failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $450. 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 twelve 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 $450 goes:
• transmission replacement (parts): $280
• Labor charges: $100
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $55
• Towing and inspection: $15
Thanks for being kind about this.
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Hope the shop reopens soon. I hope November is when things finally get easier. All the best.
Take care, Gerardo. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Celaya.
Thinking of you and your family, Gerardo. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Bogotá.
Hope it all works out. Hope this works out for you. Love from Benin City.
Rooting for you, Gerardo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Put this on a community board in Mandurah this morning.
Thanks for sharing this, Gerardo. I hope things turn around soon. I went through something like this 2 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.