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My tuk-tuk: Saad's only way to earn a living
Without my tuk-tuk Saad can't work; a $150 repair would put him back on the road.
🇵🇰 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan247 views
I make my living with my tuk-tuk. 3 weeks ago the gearbox failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $150. 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 family of five. 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.
I'll pay the mechanic directly and show you the repaired vehicle in an update.
Where the $150 goes:
• gearbox replacement (parts): $60
• Labor charges: $45
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $25
• Towing and inspection: $20
Thank you so much.
Updates from Saad
We're at 31% thanks to 2 of you. I made the first payment toward labor charges. More news soon.
Quick update: $47 raised so far (31%). the plan for labor charges is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
18% there. I met with the mechanic and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.
- Grayson P. Mitchell 🇺🇸 · $5
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20
- Niklas Zimmermann 🇩🇪 · $27
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Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Cali.
So sorry you're going through this. Hope you get there. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Rawalpindi.