MoneyJobs & livelihood
Get Emilio back on the road: my pickup repair fund
Emilio drives for a living in St. Petersburg, and a broken clutch assembly has stopped all income for 5 weeks.
Anywhere in the world1,197 views
I make my living with my pickup. 5 weeks ago the clutch assembly failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $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 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.
I'll pay the mechanic directly and show you the repaired vehicle in an update.
Where the $600 goes:
• Towing and inspection: $75
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $115
• clutch assembly replacement (parts): $410
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Emilio
Updates from Emilio
No updates yet. Supporters are notified when the owner posts one.
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $30
- Petra Ida Berger 🇩🇪 · $50
“You got this. Hope you get the rest soon. - Augsburg”
- Aiden W. Byrd 🇺🇸 · $63
- Murilo Márcio Martins 🇧🇷 · $100
- Esteban H. Sandoval 🇲🇽 · $10
- Tawan Kittisak Boonmee 🇹🇭 · $30
- Leyla Kübra Aksoy 🇩🇪 · $10
- Saba Netsanet Bekele 🇪🇹 · $20
“Good luck. Shared with friends too. - Adama”
- Emily Stephens 🇺🇸 · $5
“Thought of Emilio all day after reading this. - San Antonio”
- Ramon W. Cruz 🇵🇭 · $20
- Kevin Onyango Juma 🇰🇪 · $20
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $100
“Thinking of you. From Bekasi with love. - Bekasi”
- Kalyani Natarajan 🇮🇳 · $15
“Wish I could do more. Gave what I could this week. - Nashik”
- Maria R. Gonzales 🇵🇭 · $50
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $20
- Tomasz Oskar Maciejewski 🇵🇱 · $200
- Imad Rashid Wahba 🇸🇦 · $10
“My sister told me about this one. - Jeddah”
- Micah G. Knight 🇬🇧 · $10
“Thinking of you. Thought of Emilio all day after reading this. - Manchester”
Reviews
Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
No reviews yet.
Questions & comments
Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.
Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near St. Petersburg.
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about towing and inspection, advice is welcome too. Happy to explain more.
Stay strong, Emilio. Your post was clear and honest. I hope November is when things finally get easier.
is towing and inspection the biggest cost or is there more coming?
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. towing and inspection is the biggest at $75. Thanks for looking so closely.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of St. Petersburg.
Stay strong, Emilio. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of St. Petersburg.
Thanks for sharing this. I hope things turn around soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Tangier
You're not alone. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of St. Petersburg
thanks for sharing this. Your post was clear and honest. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
hope things get better soon, Emilio. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.
Sending love, Emilio. Shared this with my family. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Üsküdar
Thinking of you and your family, Emilio. This could happen to any of us. My neighbor in Kota donated after I showed her your page.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of St. Petersburg
Thinking of you, Emilio. Hope the shop reopens soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless