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Get Gabriele back on the road: my tuk-tuk repair fund
Gabriele's my tuk-tuk is Gabriele's only source of income and needs an engine head gasket replacement costing $1,300.
🇩🇪 Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany3,211 views
I make my living with my tuk-tuk. 8 weeks ago the engine head gasket failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $1,300. 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 family of five. Before the breakdown I worked eleven 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 $1,300 goes:
• Towing and inspection: $105
• Labor charges: $360
• engine head gasket replacement (parts): $835
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Gabriele
Updates from Gabriele
Quick update: $384 raised so far (30%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Ahmet Hasan Keskin 🇹🇷 · $10
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $20
- Violet Shelton 🇬🇧 · $50
- Bukola Mercy Musa 🇳🇬 · $15
- Usha N. Dubey 🇮🇳 · $25
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $10
- Isaac A. Moreno 🇺🇸 · $50
- Anitha C. Babu 🇮🇳 · $50
- Skylar F. Allen 🇬🇧 · $25
“Take care of yourselves. Thought of Gabriele all day after reading this. - Edinburgh”
- Noemi Donatella Grassi 🇮🇹 · $75
“Wishing you the best. Only $75 but hope it helps. - Catania”
- Eko Wawan Sutanto 🇮🇩 · $25
- William J. Perkins 🇺🇸 · $10
- Luiz Costa 🇧🇷 · $37.50
- Cecilia Ida Pålsson 🇸🇪 · $10
- Dennis Kiprop Ochieng 🇺🇬 · $10
- Julián Guzmán 🇨🇴 · $25
- Anil C. Rathore 🇮🇳 · $10
“Happy to help. Thought of Gabriele all day after reading this. - Hubballi”
- Hira Nazia Rehman 🇵🇰 · $25
“Hope it all works out. Thought of Gabriele all day after reading this. - Lahore”
- Banjong Somsak Promsri 🇹🇭 · $19
- Kiara B. Mishra 🇮🇳 · $250
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Good luck. Shared this with my family. My neighbor in Dar es Salaam donated after I showed her your page
Hang in there. Your post was clear and honest. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless
sending good thoughts. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Love from Shubra.
Thinking of you, Gabriele. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Santa Rosa.
Stay strong, Gabriele. Hope the shop reopens soon