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Help Nargis replace the suspension and return to work
Without my tuk-tuk Nargis cannot work; a $1,400 repair would put her back on the road.
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom2,013 views
I make my living with my tuk-tuk. 8 weeks ago the suspension failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $1,400. 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 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.
I'll pay the mechanic directly and show you the repaired vehicle in an update.
Where the $1,400 goes:
• suspension replacement (parts): $880
• Labor charges: $290
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $165
• Towing and inspection: $65
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Nargis
Updates from Nargis
Good news. Because of your gifts ($852 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Thank you all. We're at 28% now ($388). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
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Keep going. Small businesses are the heart of Birmingham. Hope you're open again soon. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Birmingham.
thanks for sharing this, Nargis. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. God bless
hope you make a strong comeback. We're a small family in Mumbai but we're thinking of you.
hope the shop reopens soon. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from León
So sorry you're going through this, Nargis. Hope you get there. My husband and I read this together. God bless.
This could happen to any of us. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home!
rooting for you, Nargis. Gave what I could, wish it was more. All the best.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from 6th of October City