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My taxi: Ricardo's only way to earn a living
Ricardo's my taxi is Ricardo's only source of income and needs a fuel pump replacement costing $1,000.
🇪🇸 Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain2,302 views
I make my living with my taxi. 7 weeks ago the fuel pump failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $1,000. 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 two daughters and my mother. Before the breakdown I worked eleven 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 $1,000 goes:
• fuel pump replacement (parts): $570
• Labor charges: $185
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $145
• Towing and inspection: $100
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Ricardo
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Thanks for sharing this. Small businesses are the heart of Tarragona. Hope you're open again soon
Sending good thoughts, Ricardo. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
wishing you peace, Ricardo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Tel Aviv
Take care, Ricardo. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Dar es Salaam
So sorry you're going through this, Ricardo. Looking forward to the next update. Take care.
Sending good thoughts, Ricardo. I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in San Nicolás de los Garza this morning. All the best.
Thinking of you and your family. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Jakarta.
Sending love, Ricardo. Shared this with my family. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Kozhikode.