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Get Baptiste back on the road: my motorbike repair fund
Baptiste drives for a living in Toulouse, and a broken radiator and cooling system has stopped all income for 12 weeks.
🇫🇷 31012, Toulouse, Occitanie, France1,552 views
I make my living with my motorbike. 12 weeks ago the radiator and cooling system failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $1,600. 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 two daughters and my mother. Before the breakdown I worked ten 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 $1,600 goes:
• radiator and cooling system replacement (parts): $1,150
• Labor charges: $195
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $125
• Towing and inspection: $130
If you're reading this, thank you.
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“Hope things get better. Hope the June deadline works out. - Moscow”
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“Only $34 but hope it helps. - Tokyo”
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“Praying for you. Thought of Baptiste all day after reading this. - Ibadan”
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Thinking of you. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Toulouse.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Baptiste
Sure. The biggest one is radiator and cooling system replacement (parts), $1,150. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Good question.
hope it all works out, Baptiste. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Hanoi.
Keep going, Baptiste. Small businesses are the heart of Toulouse. Hope you're open again soon. All the best
Sending love, Baptiste. Looking forward to the next update. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings!