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Get Theodore back on the road: my food truck repair fund

Theodore's my food truck is Theodore's only source of income and needs an engine head gasket replacement costing $1,650.

🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States3,078 views
Theodore Murphy
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San Diego
I make my living with my food truck. 12 weeks ago the engine head gasket failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $1,650. 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 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 $1,650 goes: • Road tax and insurance renewal: $310 • Labor charges: $300 • engine head gasket replacement (parts): $1,040 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen. - Theodore
#livelihood#repair#driver#employment

Updates from Theodore

  1. Quick update: $710 raised so far (43%). the plan for road tax and insurance renewal is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Luke B. Dalton

    wishing you the best, Theodore. Hope you get there. Greetings from Jakarta!

    • Marcel Sauer

      Sending strength, Theodore. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Accra!

      • Isabela Gabriela Castro

        Keep going, Theodore. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Saket.

        • Iman Huda Maalouf

          Stay strong, Theodore. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too

          $1,873.50 raised of $1,650

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