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My pickup: Pieter's only way to earn a living
Pieter drives for a living in Stellenbosch, and a broken radiator and cooling system has stopped all income for 3 weeks.
🇿🇦 Western Cape, South Africa811 views
I make my living with my pickup. 3 weeks ago the radiator and cooling system failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $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 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 three 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 $400 goes:
• radiator and cooling system replacement (parts): $230
• Labor charges: $60
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $70
• Towing and inspection: $40
Thanks for reading all this.
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Thanks for sharing this. Hope this works out for you. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Jakarta Barat.
Hang in there. I hope things turn around soon. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from São Paulo.