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Help Derek replace the clutch assembly and return to work

Without my tuk-tuk Derek can't work; a $1,800 repair would put him back on the road.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Chandler, Arizona, United States1,785 views
Derek C. Fields
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Chandler
I make my living with my tuk-tuk. 8 weeks ago the clutch assembly failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $1,800. 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 two daughters and my mother. Before the breakdown I worked twelve hours a day, six days a week. I have been offered extra shifts for the next four months if I can just get the vehicle working. I have a written estimate from a certified mechanic and will upload it here. I'll pay the mechanic directly and show you the repaired vehicle in an update. Where the $1,800 goes: โ€ข clutch assembly replacement (parts): $1,100 โ€ข Labor charges: $300 โ€ข Road tax and insurance renewal: $270 โ€ข Towing and inspection: $130 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Derek

Updates from Derek

  1. Update from Chandler: I met with the mechanic and confirmed the amounts. We're at 40% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 34% now ($618). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward road tax and insurance renewal.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($274 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  • Neelam N. Dhillon ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $250

    โ€œThinking of you. My neighbor told me about this one. - Chennaiโ€

  • Busaba Yaowalak Laohakul ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $250
  • Axel Yang ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $193
  • Babu Rafiq Dutta ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $100

    โ€œRooting for you. I'm in New Delhi, thinking of you.โ€

  • Pamela D. Flores ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $100
  • Irfan Haris Simanjuntak ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $59
  • Varun B. Garg ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $50
  • Junaid Rana ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ยท $50
  • Manuel N. Marquez ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $50
  • Lesego K. Dlamini ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $44

    โ€œWish I could do more. Thought of Derek all day after reading this. - Johannesburgโ€

  • Olivia Morris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $30
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $30
  • Iryna Olga Mikhailov ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ยท $28.50

    โ€œGet well soon. Hope the January deadline works out. - Moscowโ€

  • Obinna Daniel Coker ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $27.50
  • Manisha F. Prajapati ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $25
  • Harsha Nuwan Rajapaksa ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ยท $25
  • Liya Mekdes Shiferaw ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น ยท $25
  • Rubรฉn B. Ruiz ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $20

    โ€œHope things get better. My sister told me about this one. - Anaheimโ€

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $20

    โ€œSending love. Thought of Derek all day after reading this. - Torontoโ€

  • Sundar H. Nambiar ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $20

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  • everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Aurangabad

    • Vrushali WaghID verified

      So sorry you're going through this. Looking forward to the next update. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

      • rooting for you, Derek. Hope the shop reopens soon. Love from Siliguri

        • Good luck. Shared this with my family. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Chandler.

          • Wishing you the best, Derek. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Caruaru.

            • Hope you make a strong comeback. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Sukkur

              • Sending good thoughts. Hope this works out for you. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care.

                • Thanks for sharing this, Derek. Your post was clear and honest. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Chandler

                  • hang in there, Derek. Hope you get there. Blessings

                    • Good luck. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Chennai.

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