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Help Stéphane replace the engine head gasket and return to work
Without my delivery van Stéphane can't work; a $1,000 repair would put him back on the road.
🇫🇷 Île-de-France, France267 views
I make my living with my delivery van. 10 weeks ago the engine head gasket failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $1,000. 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 ten 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 $1,000 goes:
• Labor charges: $200
• engine head gasket replacement (parts): $630
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $170
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Stéphane
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Hope you make a strong comeback. I'll check back for the next update. Thinking of Paris.
Take care, Stéphane. Small businesses are the heart of Paris. Hope you're open again soon. Put this on a community board in Mumbai this morning. Love from Mumbai.
how is Stéphane doing now?
Wishing you the best, Stéphane. Shared it with a few friends
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Paris!
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about labor charges, advice is welcome too. Thanks, that means a lot.
Wishing you peace, Stéphane. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Paris.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Stéphane.
Labor charges is $200 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Thanks, that means a lot.
Hang in there, Stéphane. Shared this with my family. Love from Marseille.
Wishing you peace, Stéphane. Gave what I could, wish it was more. After 25 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Paris.
rooting for you, Stéphane. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.
I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day
You're not alone. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Bogra but we're thinking of you. All the best.
wishing you the best. Hope you make a strong comeback. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Lahore.
looking forward to the next update. My neighbor in Cairo donated after I showed her your page.
Hang in there. Shared it with a few friends. I went through something like this 2 years ago and strangers helped me out.
Hope the shop reopens soon. I'll check back for the next update