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Help Ruth replace the engine head gasket and return to work
Without my taxi Ruth can't work; a $2,250 repair would put her back on the road.
🇺🇸 Texas, United States2,567 views
I make my living with my taxi. 4 weeks ago the engine head gasket failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $2,250. 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.
All money will go toward the parts and labor on the estimate, with a small amount for road tax and insurance renewal.
Where the $2,250 goes:
• engine head gasket replacement (parts): $1,450
• Labor charges: $330
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $260
• Towing and inspection: $210
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Ruth
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Thinking of you and your family, Ruth. This could happen to any of us. Love from Tarkwa.
Thinking of you and your family. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from London.
Sending strength, Ruth. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'm in engineering myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Thinking of San Antonio.
Thanks for sharing this, Ruth. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'm in social work myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from Katowice
Thanks for sharing this. Hope you make a strong comeback. Greetings from Comilla
Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in Amsterdam but we're thinking of you.
Wishing you peace, Ruth. Hope the shop reopens soon. Don't give up. God bless.