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My motorbike: Gilles's only way to earn a living
Gilles's my motorbike is Gilles's only source of income and needs a clutch assembly replacement costing $550.
🇫🇷 Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France, France1,191 views
I make my living with my motorbike. 5 weeks ago the clutch assembly failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $550. 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 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.
All money will go toward the parts and labor on the estimate, with a small amount for road tax and insurance renewal.
Where the $550 goes:
• Towing and inspection: $140
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $270
• Labor charges: $140
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
- Gilles
Updates from Gilles
46% there. I met with the mechanic and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.
Thank you all. We're at 20% now ($110). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the mechanic and confirmed the amounts. - Gilles
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sending strength, Gilles. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Kingston.