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My ride-share car: Nicolás's only way to earn a living
Nicolás drives for a living in Albany, and a broken radiator and cooling system has stopped all income for 10 weeks.
🇺🇸 12237, Albany, New York, United States2,474 views
I make my living with my ride-share car. 10 weeks ago the radiator and cooling system failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $2,000. 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 twelve 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 $2,000 goes:
• radiator and cooling system replacement (parts): $1,400
• Labor charges: $370
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $130
• Towing and inspection: $100
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Nicolás
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Sending strength. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Albany
Best of luck, Nicolás. Hope you get there. Blessings
Hope the shop reopens soon. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Albany
Keep going, Nicolás. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Albany.