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Mario needs my food truck repaired to get back to work in Bari
Mario's my food truck is Mario's only source of income and needs a suspension replacement costing $950.
🇮🇹 Bari, Puglia, Italy1,717 views
I make my living with my food truck. 3 weeks ago the suspension failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $950. 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 family of five. Before the breakdown I worked twelve 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 $950 goes:
• suspension replacement (parts): $500
• Labor charges: $280
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $105
• Towing and inspection: $65
Thank you for reading my story.
- Mario
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Mario.
It's all in the list in the story. suspension replacement (parts) is the big one at $500, I'll post a receipt when it's paid.
Take care, Mario. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Bari.
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about suspension replacement (parts), advice is welcome too. Thanks for looking so closely.
Best of luck, Mario. Hope you get there. Greetings from Aurora
Hope you make a strong comeback. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings.
Sending strength. Hope this works out for you. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
Sending good thoughts, Mario. I hope things turn around soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Aurangabad.
take care. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Sent it to 34 people at work. Take care.
How is Mario doing now?
Take care, Mario. Hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours.
Wishing you the best, Mario. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My husband and I read this together. Love from Shinjuku.
Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Gazipur.
Shared this with my family. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from Badagry.
Hope it all works out. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Bari.
Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Bari.
Good luck, Mario. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Kyiv.
Wishing you peace, Mario. Hope you make a strong comeback. Blessings!
Good luck, Mario. This could happen to any of us. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Greetings from Nîmes
Praying for you, Mario. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My neighbor in Toledo donated after I showed her your page.
Thinking of you and your family, Mario. Shared this with my family. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from Bogotá.
Hope it all works out, Mario. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best.
hang in there, Mario. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Liverpool but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Bari.
Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Bari.
Wishing you the best, Mario. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Dhaka
I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Boston.
Hope things get better soon. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't be hard on yourself for asking
Thanks for sharing this, Mario. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Duisburg but we're thinking of you. Take care!
Thinking of you, Mario. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't give up. Take care.