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My school-run minibus: Simone's only way to earn a living
Simone's my school-run minibus is Simone's only source of income and needs an engine head gasket replacement costing $1,650.
🇫🇷 Île-de-France, France2,035 views
I make my living with my school-run minibus. 12 weeks ago the engine head gasket failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $1,650. 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 younger brothers and sisters. Before the breakdown I worked ten 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.
I'll pay the mechanic directly and show you the repaired vehicle in an update.
Where the $1,650 goes:
• engine head gasket replacement (parts): $1,200
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $180
• Labor charges: $270
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- Leonardo A. Coleman 🇺🇸 · $200
“Best of luck. From Austin with love.”
- Kevin Johnston 🇺🇸 · $200
- Piper S. Patel 🇺🇸 · $100
- Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $75
- Siti Hani Mahendra 🇮🇩 · $66.50
- Isabel S. Cabrera 🇺🇸 · $50
- Zenaida K. Domingo 🇵🇭 · $50
“Been where you are, it gets better. - Calamba”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
- Josefa P. Chávez 🇲🇽 · $50
“All the best. Hope the October deadline works out. - Irapuato”
- Kévin Aubry 🇫🇷 · $50
“Thought of Simone all day after reading this. - Paris”
- Lakshmi F. Gowda 🇮🇳 · $30
- Sơn Khang Luong 🇻🇳 · $30
“Good luck. I'm in Hanoi, thinking of you. - Hanoi”
- Kimani Rashidi Maina 🇰🇪 · $25
- Sophie Julia Schwarz 🇩🇪 · $25
- Benjamin Pearson 🇺🇸 · $25
- Weerasak Nikom Mahawong 🇹🇭 · $25
- Joshua T. Navarro 🇵🇭 · $25
- Óscar L. Soto 🇲🇽 · $25
“Blessings - Oaxaca de Juárez”
- Anastasia Veronika Hrytsenko 🇺🇦 · $25
- Noman Rubel Hossain 🇧🇩 · $20.50
“Good luck. Please keep us posted. - Savar”
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Hope it all works out, Simone. Small businesses are the heart of Boulogne-Billancourt. Hope you're open again soon. God bless.
hope you make a strong comeback. Put this on a community board in Da Nang this morning. All the best