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My ride-share car: Shireen's only way to earn a living
Without my ride-share car Shireen can't work; a $450 repair would put her back on the road.
🇿🇦 South Africa277 views
I make my living with my ride-share car. 6 weeks ago the radiator and cooling system failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $450. 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 $450 goes:
• radiator and cooling system replacement (parts): $240
• Labor charges: $85
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $55
• Towing and inspection: $70
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
Updates from Shireen
Quick update: $211 raised so far (47%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 27% funded and I made the first payment toward radiator and cooling system replacement.
Small update. $120 so far, I made the first payment toward radiator and cooling system replacement.
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“Stay strong. Thought of Shireen all day after reading this.”
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Hope things get better soon. Shared this with my family. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home!
praying for you, Shireen. Looking forward to the next update. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best