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My ride-share car: Noboru's only way to earn a living
Noboru drives for a living in Tokyo, and a broken radiator and cooling system has stopped all income for 4 weeks.
🇯🇵 Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan1,842 views
I make my living with my ride-share car. 4 weeks ago the radiator and cooling system failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $800. 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 ten 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 $800 goes:
• radiator and cooling system replacement (parts): $490
• Towing and inspection: $115
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $195
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
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Wishing you the best, Noboru. Hope you make a strong comeback. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings.
Shared this with my family. Sent it to 17 people at work. Thinking of Tokyo.
Praying for you, Noboru. I hope things turn around soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care.
Good luck, Noboru. Hope this works out for you. I'm in social work myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Tokyo!
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about radiator and cooling system replacement (parts), advice is welcome too. Fair thing to want to know.
everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Bang Khen.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Noboru.
Sure. The biggest one is radiator and cooling system replacement (parts), $490. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Fair thing to want to know.
Hope things get better soon. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Tijuana
Wishing you the best, Noboru. This could happen to any of us.
Thanks for sharing this, Noboru. Hope you make a strong comeback. Thinking of Tokyo.
Best of luck. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Tokyo.
Wishing you peace, Noboru. Hope this works out for you.
sending good thoughts, Noboru. Hope you make a strong comeback. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too
Keep going, Noboru. Shared this with my family. Blessings
Best of luck, Noboru. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Mannheim