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Help Pilar replace the engine head gasket and return to work

Without my delivery van Pilar can't work; a $400 repair would put her back on the road.

🇨🇴 Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia830 views
Pilar B. Guerrero
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Envigado
I make my living with my delivery van. 7 weeks ago the engine head gasket failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $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 younger brothers and sisters. Before the breakdown I worked nine 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 $400 goes: • engine head gasket replacement (parts): $250 • Labor charges: $50 • Road tax and insurance renewal: $65 • Towing and inspection: $35 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Pilar
#livelihood#repair#driver#employment

Updates from Pilar

  1. Update from Envigado: the plan for labor charges is now scheduled. We're at 80% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 8% now ($30). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the mechanic and confirmed the amounts.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($90 in total) I met with the mechanic and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely. - Pilar

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  • Javeria Nimra Malik 🇵🇰 · $20

    “Thought of Pilar all day after reading this. - Abbottabad”

  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Joaquim Antônio Araújo 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Karina N. Ibáñez 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Sending love. Thought of Pilar all day after reading this. - San Diego”

  • Anna Maria Belov 🇩🇪 · $100

    “Hang in there. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Wiesbaden”

  • Reem Ines Rahman 🇸🇦 · $5
  • Patrícia Lorena Rezende 🇧🇷 · $50

    “Keep your head up. Been where you are, it gets better. - Belém”

  • Usha L. Gupta 🇮🇳 · $10

    “Sending love. Thought of Pilar all day after reading this. - Pune”

  • Beata Jakubowski 🇵🇱 · $5

    “Stay strong. Shared with friends too. - Poznań”

  • Abigail H. Pearson 🇺🇸 · $25

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  • Jericho C. Aquino

    Gave what I could, wish it was more. After 6 years in logistics I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings.

    • Brett H. Mabaso

      Thinking of you and your family, Pilar. Small businesses are the heart of Envigado. Hope you're open again soon. Wish I lived closer to Polokwane so I could bring a meal. Blessings.

      • Gabriela J. Ávila

        I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Dortmund.

        • Juliette Carre

          Keep going. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Sent it to 26 people at work.

          • Marcos L. Campos

            Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Glendale.

            $440 raised of $400

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