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Get Natalie back on the road: my school-run minibus repair fund
Without my school-run minibus Natalie can't work; a $1,300 repair would put her back on the road.
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States572 views
I make my living with my school-run minibus. 7 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 younger brothers and sisters. Before the breakdown I worked nine 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:
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $210
• engine head gasket replacement (parts): $790
• Labor charges: $300
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
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keep going. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless
Take care. Hope you get there. After 28 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless.