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Lost my main transportation.

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As some of you may know that are reading this I recently traded my car for a Honda Ruckus moped to have a cheap means of transportation. Also over the past two years I have had a high desire to obtain a Honda ruckus for myself as they are the top of the line mopeds with a huge variety of custom parts that you can add to them. A couple days ago over a facebook classifieds page I was offered one for my Honda Civic Del Sol. I ended up going to Lowell, Ma to make the trade as it was a fair trade with both vehicles being worth roughly the same amount around $2,500. Everything with the ruckus was legitimate and by that I mean the paper trail from the previous owners including the title and mass registration. Over the next two days I fell in love with the Ruckus and had been driving it all around and to and from work because it was registered in Mass still & I hadnt had a chance due to work to get it registered in NH under my name. In mass a moped is given a small yellow sticker with the reg info on it as opposed to NH you get a physical metal plate, knowing this I assumed I may get stopped by a police officer but had no worries as it was registered and I had the reg on me. On 3/8/16 I was stopped in Derry, NH by a police officer due to him not seeing a plate. At the beginning of the stop I never in a million years thought it would escalate to the point it did. After giving the officer my information and the mopeds information about ten minutes went by before the officer stepped back out of his cruiser. As he got out of his cruiser two other officers arrived and then I began to wonder what is going on? The officer approached me and grabbed my wrist to start to place me under arrest. I questioned him because I was beyond puzzled by the situation at hand. He then informed that "This moped is stolen out of Cambridge, Ma four years ago & it is now in your possesion you are being placed under arrest for receiving stolen property. I instantly said "Excuse me?!" & then began explaining how I became in posession of the moped and that I had all the appropriate paperwork for it. He & the other officers did not believe me in any way. They made me sit on the sidewalk with my hands on my head & legs crossed while i was detained and while they checked the serial number on the moped and searched my person and my belonging in my bag. I continued to re walk them through the story & express that I had no idea that the moped was stolen. I also continued to tell them that my father followed me with his truck to make the trade and that he is also a police officer that checked over the paperwork with me before the deal was made to confirm everything. I begged & begged that they contact my father asI did not want to face any charges for a crime I did not commit. Finally after roughly 45 minutes they called my father & he also confirmed the story I had told them. At this point the officers attitudes changed entirely and I began being treated with the same respect I had given them since the beginning. I was then able to gather my belonging and was told to walk to the PD to meet my father which I was about 300 feet from. My father showed up & we all went inside to talk and get an official statement from me. After taking my report I was told that I was most likely not going to be charged for any crime as I was un-aware of the mopeds status. Shortly after leaving the Derry PD we went down to Lowell were I had made the trade. We met an officer at the individuals house that the deal was made at to attempt to retrieve my Del Sol. the person had already registered the car so there was nothing Lowell PD could do for me & the person I traded with more less told me to get bent. After the conversation with that individual the Lowell PD helped me and my father research more about the status of the moped. It was infact registered in MA legitamately but was also in the RMV as stolen out of Cambridge as the Derry PD informed me; this made for an extremely confusing situation. My only further option to retrieve my Del Sol that I traded is to take the person I traded with to civil court which would also cost me money I do not have & time away from work. The chances of winning in civil court would be very slim regardless due to the fact that I agreed to the trade and went over all of the paperwork for the moped prior to making a deal. In the eyes of the law the Del Sol is now legally that persons with almost nothing I can do about it besides like I said court with a small chance of getting it back; and small as in almost impossible chance. This has put me at an extreme loss of roughly $2,500 & most importantly a vehicle to make my daily travels to and from work and for whatever other purposes I would need it. I am now riding my bicycle to & from work daily as I have no vehicle to use. I am fine with riding my bike but that can only last for so long. I have always been a hard working person driven to pay for everything on my own and be a working part of society not someone looking for handouts from others. Making this gofundme is extremely embarassing to me & I hate even the though of it but with the situation I am in I am forced to reach out. I am currently working a part time job at $8 an hour and only 20 hours a week. I will have to continue an extensive job search to try and find better pay and more hours but without a vehicle that is even more difficult. Currently my work is a 13 minute drive and about a 30 minute bike ride. Yes I am young and I can handle this but it is not a position I want to be in and its extremely dissapointing to see the hard work i put in to have a great vehicle go down the drain with no chances of getting anything back. Overall I am just at a loss. I do currently have another car that is my project car & that is why I am making this gofundme. The car is a 1994 Acura Integra Coupe that is turbo charged. I am very close to it being completed but my time frame of completion was planned to be 2-3 months from now after saving up. With all of my bills & a minimal income coming in that is the fastest I could reach my goal. That goal was fine with me when I had another vehicle to use. Now with the situation I am in I need something to drive extremely bad. Yes I could save up $1,000 and buy a cheap beater in the next month or two. That idea doesnt click in my mind though due to I am roughly $2,000 away from completing my Integra. This gofundme is to try and get any possible funds to help me get that project completed and get me back to driving which is essential for me as I am 21 years old an adult at this point & a desire to move forward in life not be stuck riding a bike to and from a part time job for awhile.  As I put I am not the type to look for handouts nor am I making this in anyway to get my car completed without hard work. All of the money raised will be going straight to the parts needed to finish my project & to have a vehicle I can drive. I will be doing all the labor on this as it has been that way since the day I got the car. I have already sunk tons of saved up money and numerous hours working on the car. It was supposed to be my dream car and still is but I never pictured in my life that I would need it just to go about my everyday life. Below I am going to provide a parts list of what I need to complete the Integra. Sadly as it is a project & was never planned to be a cheap one I still need roughly $2,000 in parts as I put above. I would love to say I only need $500 to complete it but it is just not the case. As the car now has a turbo setup and from everything I have already done to it I cant turn back now & make it a stock car again or use regular oem parts. Everything needs to be aftermarket performace parts for the vehicle to be reliable and function as it should. As I said in no way am i trying to make any sort of gains from this gofundme; all i want is to have a vehicle I can drive. If no money is raised then I am forced to stick with what I am doing & riding my bike around & slowly saving up towards my goal. Like I put above I find no purpose in spending $1,000 or more on another vehicle when for not to much more money I can have the Integra I already have on the road. Currently the car needs motor mounts, a manual boost controller, aftermarket head gasket, aftermarket head studs, timing belt kit, external wastegate spring at a 7.25 lb spring rate, 3 inch exhaust piping, aftermarket exhaust manifold gasket, an ecu chip for the cars computer to compensate for more fuel and the turbo setup,  and paint. Paint is my last concern as I am mostly worried about just getting the car running and on the road. My original plan was to have MST the manchester tech school where Londonderry High Schoolers attend paint my car. That will no longer be an option as now getting the car running is my first concern as I put, prior to this situation I was going to have the car painted first then work on the rest. Now I am going to have to paint the car on my own which is fine as I have all the equipment but originally I wanted to give High Schoolers that attend MST an oppurtinity to gain experiance working on a vehicle & practice painting. In some ways I`ve thought in my mind to sell the Integra so I would have enough funds to buy a running & driving vehicle, but as I put this is a dream car for me & im not giving up on that dream; I would rather suffer over the next few months and save up then to quit something I`ve put my heart and soul into.  Some of you reading this are probably thinking "Well why dont you have your parents help you out, thats what they are there for!" but sadly that is not the case in my situation. Despite both my parents having jobs and being hard workers themselves which is why I have the work ethic that I do they are not financially sound in any way. Paychecks dont stretch for them & they fight weekly to make sure every bill is paid on time and that we can keep our house. I dont want this to be a sob story or a pitty party it is just the truth. My parents have struggled for years and over those years I have helped them out in any way I can while ive been working. That also plays a role in my saving up to complete the project, because not only do I have bills of my own but I give money to them as well on a weekly basis. All ive strived for since ive turned 16 & become closer to being an adult is to have a good life with minimal stressers revolving around money. No matter how hard me and my parents have tried there have always been numerous set backs but no matter what they have always provided me with a place to live, great moral values, & much much more. Life has never been about money to me and nor has it been about materialistic things. Even though the outcome of the situaton im going through is nothing but negative I am staying positive because I have my health and people that love me. So no matter how much I would love to be like some people and be blessed having parents that can go out and buy me a new car that is just not the case. Anyone that does donate or makes any effort to help me out during this hard time it is extremely appreciated, seriously means more than I could ever express with words. Every dollar does count & I mean that even $1 pushes me closer to my goal and provides me with a little less stress. Below is a parts list to show what I need & the prospective prices of the items to show that I am not just making up a number and asking for help to get to this. All of these items have been in my list of things needed to make my Integra complete and I have already invested over $3,500 into the project so far. Thank you again for anything donated and even if you dont donate I appreciate you taking the time to read this. Much love to anyone that supports me and my goals and that doesnt want to see me struggle and fail.

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Motor mounts - http://www.ebay.com/itm/94-01-Integra-92-95-Civic-Billet-Mount-Kit-for-B-D-Series-w-HYDRO-TRANS-3-Bolt-/301666835046?fits=Model%3AIntegra&hash=item463cbe9a66:g:ti8AAOSwDNdVhJHe&vxp=mtr  $243.75

Manual boost controller - http://www.grimmspeed.com/electronic-boost-control-solenoid-3-port-subaru-06-07-wrx-04-07-sti-04-08-fxt/?gclid=COa5k6i2tMsCFdgcgQod5PANpw  $110.00

Timing belt kit - http://www.1aauto.com/acura-integra-honda-cr-v-timing-belt-kit-with-water-pump-gates-tckwp184/i/gaeek00008?f=481750&y=1999&utm_campaign=gb_csv_br&utm_content=EEK&gclid=CKjQsNe9tMsCFdgJgQod1XgGnQ  $104.95

Head gasket with arp studs - http://www.ebay.com/itm/COMETIC-HONDA-CRV-B20-B20B-B20B4-B20Z-B20Z2-HG-HEAD-GASKET-ARP-HEAD-STUD-KIT-/251811317358?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368 $269.00

Exhaust manifold gasket - http://www.sparktecmotorsports.com/cog-c4250-098.html?utm_source=googlepepla&utm_medium=adwords&id=41477300408&gclid=CO3P7vS6tMsCFdcZgQodezwBeQ  $124.14

Adjustable Cam Gears - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Blackworks-Adjustable-Cam-Gears-DOHC-Red-B16-B17-B18A-B18B-B18C-B20-New-Style-/141888952282?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368 $169.00

Tial Wastegate Spring Beige 7.25 Psi Spring - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Authentic-Tial-MVS-38mm-Wastegate-spring-Beige-/230488225778?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368 $14.00

3 inch Exhaust piping - http://www.mandrelexhaustsystems.com/products/94-01-acura-integra-exhaust-tubing-system.html  $120.00

Hondata s300 v3 Ecu Chip - https://www.hondata.com/s300  $495.00

Paint & All supplies needed  quoted from Robbins Auto In Manchester NH – Can provide picture of quote for proof of cost if desired. Cost is $800 give or take some change.

 Cost of parts without paint - $1649.84 & with paint would be $2449.84. These are not rough estimates that I am providing solely actual costs of the items I need to have this project done and my vehicle completed.

 



Organizer and beneficiary

Maverick Chapdelaine
Organizer
Londonderry, NH
Nathan Bonanno
Beneficiary

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