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My delivery van: Pauline's only way to earn a living
Without my delivery van Pauline can't work; a $1,700 repair would put her back on the road.
🇫🇷 Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France1,949 views
I make my living with my delivery van. 12 weeks ago the rear axle failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $1,700. 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 eleven hours a day, six days a week. I have been offered extra shifts for the next four 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 $1,700 goes:
• rear axle replacement (parts): $1,000
• Labor charges: $340
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $260
• Towing and inspection: $100
Thank you so much.
- Pauline
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Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care
Take care. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Brasília
Sending love. Small businesses are the heart of Toulon. Hope you're open again soon!
Take care. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Sent it to 39 people at work. Blessings
so sorry you're going through this, Pauline. Hope this works out for you. Blessings.
Thinking of you. Shared this with my family. Love from Nottingham.
How is Pauline doing now?
Hope things get better soon, Pauline. Shared it with a few friends. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. God bless
Keep going. Hope you make a strong comeback. I'm in customer support myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you
Wishing you peace, Pauline. Hope you make a strong comeback. I hope February is when things finally get easier.
Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Toulon.
take care. Hope you make a strong comeback. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day!
Hope the shop reopens soon. Don't give up. God bless.
Hang in there, Pauline. Hope the shop reopens soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
Good luck, Pauline. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from London.
Good luck, Pauline. Hope this works out for you. After 23 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything. All the best.
Hope things get better soon, Pauline. Small businesses are the heart of Toulon. Hope you're open again soon. Greetings from Cairns.
Hope things get better soon, Pauline. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did