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Get Lei back on the road: my taxi repair fund

Lei's my taxi is Lei's only source of income and needs an engine head gasket replacement costing $1,600.

🇨🇦 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada1,682 views
Lei Fu
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Halifax
I make my living with my taxi. 8 weeks ago the engine head gasket 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 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 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: • Road tax and insurance renewal: $140 • engine head gasket replacement (parts): $1,400 • Towing and inspection: $60 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Lei
#livelihood#repair#driver#employment

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  1. Quick update: $435 raised so far (27%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Iván E. Navarro

    Hope you get there. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Halifax.

    • Esperanza S. MartínezQuestionID verified

      Any update on how things are going in Halifax?

      • Josiah M. Coleman

        Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Houston

        • Mitu Runa JahanPhoto verified

          Take care. Small businesses are the heart of Halifax. Hope you're open again soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.

          • Ronnie K. Marquez

            thanks for sharing this. Shared it with a few friends. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Halifax

            • Krishna N. Chaturvedi

              Keep going, Lei. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours.

              $1,493 raised of $1,600

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