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My delivery van: Jagath's only way to earn a living
Without my delivery van Jagath can't work; a $300 repair would put him back on the road.
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1,090 views
I make my living with my delivery van. 12 weeks ago the suspension failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $300. 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 six 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 $300 goes:
• suspension replacement (parts): $200
• Labor charges: $55
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $40
• Towing and inspection: $5
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
Updates from Jagath
8% there. the plan for suspension replacement is now scheduled. Thank you.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($25 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely. - Jagath
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Best of luck, Jagath. Hope the shop reopens soon. Greetings from Magelang
It takes guts to ask. Well done. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Üsküdar.