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Sebastião needs my taxi repaired to get back to work in Campinas

Sebastião drives for a living in Campinas, and a broken transmission has stopped all income for 6 weeks.

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Sebastião Heitor Cunha
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Campinas
I make my living with my taxi. 6 weeks ago the transmission 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 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 $450 goes: • transmission replacement (parts): $330 • Labor charges: $65 • Towing and inspection: $55 Thank you so much. - Sebastião

Updates from Sebastião

  1. Thank you all. We're at 38% now ($173). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward transmission replacement.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 29% funded and the plan for labor charges is now scheduled.

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    This helper is honest and transparent about what they can do. They didn't overpromise, but they did deliver excellent results. I would definitely trust them again.

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  • Hope it all works out. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.

    • You're not alone, Sebastião. Your post was clear and honest. We're a small family in Leicester but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Leicester.

      • good luck. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Cầu Giấy.

        • Wishing you the best, Sebastião. Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Coyoacán but we're thinking of you.

          • Wishing you peace. Hope the shop reopens soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like

            $227.50 raised of $450

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