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Help Shane get a reliable vehicle

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Hey everyone, I’m raising funds to purchase a reliable vehicle for School and Work. This is my first and only gofundme

I’ve had to swallow my pride doing this, I can usually find a way but right now I’m going through a tougher time raising funds, I know this isn’t the “internet wallet” but I could sure use some help. any little bit will help and go towards finding a reliable vehicle

Over the past years I’ve had some cars and trucks I’ve tried to fix but usually go out on me since they’re usually really run down to begin with, in that never ending cycle of catching up. Recently I’ve had a 1990 Nissan 30 years old, a 1994 Dodge and a 2002 Jeep. I’ve gone through somewhere around 10 cars in the past 10 years, a Car a Year it seems, I can find happiness in fixing something then having it run for a while but it’s worn on me financially recently since they usually go out, sometimes purchasing cars that are cheap with problems. I’ve done that consistently in the $1,000-$1,500 range for the get-me-by vehicles.

My last pickup, a 1990 Nissan Pickup, has been a ripple effect of problems between me and my dad putting in a new fuel pump, a new alternator, spark plugs, battery, headlights, taillights, rear suspension, exhaust, fuses, fuse links, tires, sway bar and it seems to never end.

I’ve exhausted my dads and my moms help too, it’s not fun for them neither to see me put in some hard work on parts helping pay for them while the vehicle winds up going bad anyways.

Recently the Radiator just blew, with the engine overheating, which blew the head gasket, while it looks like the electrical wirings are bad all over and next, the Ball Joints/Tie Rods/Front End Axel Control Arms are completely shot on one wheel, all of this would amount to over a thousand to fix and by then the truck would only be worth maybe a thousand or so to sell, I’m literally pouring money in catching up, down to my last dollars and trying to make it to school, work and support my daughter.

When the Sway Bar, Ball Joints and Tie Rods went out, I mangled it together and it was a vehicle only I could drive and would scare anybody else. It would wobble uncontrollably at speeds of 50 MPH, they call it the Death Wobble. I knew it was my vehicle because if anybody else drove it they might think they were gonna die lol but in all honesty I was probably risking my life and others the more I think about it, my insurance definitely wouldn’t have liked that. I had driven the truck like that since last spring/summer, kinda just waiting for the whole arm to fall off and then get something else. Rather, it has now overheated with damage to the engine. Furthermore, I have never had my daughter in any vehicle I’ve ever owned because of my lack of trust in my vehicles these past 3 years. She’s seen me go through 3 Vehicles too already

I really need a functioning vehicle, a clean and solid start to get me through these next two years of school. I’m applying for a Film Production grant/class and I’m enrolled in the Lakota College as a full time student to be an Auto Technician but it seems the Trucks and Cars I’ve had are impossible in so many ways, I probably should have gave up on them long ago and would have advised myself to do so 
with what I know now. I’m going to school for Automotive because my late Grandpa was known for working on Cars back in his day, “Always working on Cars” Lakota elders have said to me, “could make anything run”. I could use him now but I know he’s smiling down on me when I work on them. I plan to pay it forward like he did in servicing Vehicles for others going through issues like me, offering upfront advice too.

I appreciate any support or help, I’ve put the asking price at $4,000, just 40 $100 Bills of hard earned Money, I know, 5 $20’s make $100, 5 $5’s make a $20, I believe it can be done. I’ll be working on my end to raise more but I’ll hopefully work towards getting something really nice, reliable and solid. I’ve seen some asking amounts in the double digit thousands and $4,000 seems like a lot to be asking for me tbh as those asking amounts have exceeded $4,000 in a few months time.

I don’t drink or do drugs or anything, I just go to school, go to work, do hobbies like hunting or jiu jitsu, I’m pursuing dreams like Acting and Producing in Film, I want to raise some Bison someday, service vehicles, help my people more and I’m raising a daughter with my moms help, I take care of things really good if they’re mine.

Much love, I always try to pay it forward and always will pay it forward whenever I can in the future too, thanks for reading and thanks for any support sharing! Be sure to add me on FB as a friend if you donate too. Take care and stay blessed





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Shane DuBray
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Rapid City, SD

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