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Help Werner replace the engine head gasket and return to work

Werner drives for a living in Cologne, and a broken engine head gasket has stopped all income for 6 weeks.

🇩🇪 North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany817 views
Werner Heinz Roth
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Cologne
I make my living with my ride-share car. 6 weeks ago the engine head gasket 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 two daughters and my mother. Before the breakdown I worked nine hours a day, six days a week. I have been offered extra shifts for the next six 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: • engine head gasket replacement (parts): $950 • Labor charges: $135 • Road tax and insurance renewal: $220 • Towing and inspection: $95 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen. - Werner
#livelihood#repair#driver#employment

Updates from Werner

  1. Thank you all. We're at 7% now ($91). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

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    Practical and effective help

    I had a complex problem and this person helped me navigate it step by step. Their expertise combined with their kindness made all the difference.

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  • Diego C. Romero

    take care, Werner. Hope this works out for you.

    • Charles P. Lucas

      thinking of you, Werner. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Ekurhuleni

      • Raquel Fabiana Freitas

        Praying for you, Werner. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Take care.

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