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Get Jabu back on the road: my ride-share car repair fund
Without my ride-share car Jabu can't work; a $400 repair would put him back on the road.
🇿🇦 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa1,030 views
I make my living with my ride-share car. 5 weeks ago the fuel pump failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $400. 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 ten 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 $400 goes:
• Labor charges: $65
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $40
• fuel pump replacement (parts): $295
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- Jabu
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Hope things get better soon. Hope you make a strong comeback. Love from Cape Town!
Thinking of you and your family. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from São Paulo
Best of luck. Hope this works out for you. Love from Mumbai
hope things get better soon. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Johannesburg
Best of luck, Jabu. Hope the shop reopens soon. We're a small family in A Coruña but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Johannesburg.
Keep going, Jabu. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope November is when things finally get easier
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Jabu!
Sure. The biggest one is labor charges, $65. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Happy to explain more.
Thinking of you and your family, Jabu. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.
Stay strong, Jabu. Shared it with a few friends. Blessings.
Hope it all works out, Jabu. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care
Hope things get better soon. Looking forward to the next update. Don't give up. Love from Los Angeles
Keep going. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Greetings from Ciudad de México.
Praying for you, Jabu. Shared it with a few friends. After 20 years in logistics I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Love from São Paulo.
Rooting for you. Hope the shop reopens soon. Thinking of Johannesburg