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Get Riaan back on the road: my school-run minibus repair fund

Riaan drives for a living in Cape Town, and a broken engine head gasket has stopped all income for 12 weeks.

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Riaan E. Davids
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Cape Town
I make my living with my school-run minibus. 12 weeks ago the engine head gasket failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $350. 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 wife and our newborn. Before the breakdown I worked twelve 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 $350 goes: • Road tax and insurance renewal: $55 • engine head gasket replacement (parts): $280 • Towing and inspection: $15 If you're reading this, thank you.

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  1. Update from Cape Town: I met with the mechanic and confirmed the amounts. We're at 4% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  • Rotimi Danjuma Shittu 🇳🇬 · $42

    “Every little bit. Thought of Riaan all day after reading this. - Epe”

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