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Help Isla replace the transmission and return to work

Isla drives for a living in Warren, and a broken transmission has stopped all income for 6 weeks.

🇺🇸 Warren, Michigan, United States1,016 views
Isla M. Lambert
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Warren
I make my living with my taxi. 6 weeks ago the transmission failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $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 wife and our newborn. Before the breakdown I worked ten 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 $800 goes: • Towing and inspection: $145 • Road tax and insurance renewal: $330 • Labor charges: $325 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Isla
#livelihood#repair#driver#employment

Updates from Isla

  1. Quick update: $337 raised so far (42%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Update from Warren: we've started the first stage. We're at 39% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Update from Warren: we've started the first stage. We're at 23% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Naresh S. Prajapati

    Sending love, Isla. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

    $517 raised of $800

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