Please Help Fix Our Car!

SOS: We need your help!

Our car has completely died. Despite trying to diagnose and repair the issue all through the Summer, a blown head gasket has totaled our car's engine. However, we have been extremely lucky to find a reliable neighborhood mechanic who will fix everything at a huge discount and that's why we're trying to raise $4k.

To get right to the point, $4k covers an ENTIRE engine replacement, head gasket repairs, new timing belt, and a couple of other assorted issues that needed addressed -- a headlight that burnt out the night before the engine failure, a failing wheel bearing hub, and a couple of other minor, but nagging issues. For much less than the cost of buying and repairing a completely different used car, we could have our current car problems solved and be back on the road almost immediately.

The reason this is so important to us and the timing is essentially "as soon as possible" is because having a car has been vital to our lives and enabled us to access healthcare safely and reliably. As of now, however, we have already had to cancel several major doctor visits planned months ago because the car is suddenly out of commission. We also don't have access to vital resources, like cheaper grocery stores that we can budget with, being able to shop pharmacies for better weekly prices, or being able to transport anyone -- human or pet -- in the event of an emergency. With K having a seizure disorder, this is very scary. Frankly, we're stuck and that is extremely stressful.

It might sound a little weird to put so much work into an old Subaru, but $4k is a bargain compared to buying a completely different used car in our local market with its own inevitable repairs at that price. Monthly medical bills already push our budget to its limits, so leasing and adding a car payment to our expenses also isn't a realistic option. Add to that the fact that Columbus public transportation schedules and rideshare costs are absolutely inaccessible and expensive jokes, that those also aren't effective solutions for our family's weekly needs or current limitations. Right now, it would cost more than a tank of gas to use a roundtrip rideshare once. To take a bus to our cheaper grocery store is a 2-hour commute each way. It's unsustainable.

To us, $4k is an absolute mountain. This really couldn't have been worse timing for us to not having personal transportation and that isn't even taking into account the upcoming holidays with winter weather quickly on its way.

So, if you're able to help at all, even through a small amount or by sharing our fundraiser, we would be beyond grateful. I hope so much that we'll be able to chip away at this obstacle and be back to our independent lives soon.

Thank you for reading and I hope your life is treating you a little bit better.

With Love,

A & K

(Note: The goal amount may need a small adjustment once the replacement parts are being purchased, since their prices fluctuate daily. Also, you are welcome to DM me and receive a Gift Certificate of the same value of your donation for future custom art. No expiration, just our eternal gratitude.)