u/cgo1234567

2008 Dodge Sprinter 2500

Hi everyone, I had a mechanic come out and take a look at my van, and unfortunately he determined the engine is damaged beyond repair.

I’m now trying to find a used engine (even high mileage is fine) that I can possibly finance, since I’m a student working with a very tight budget. I’m really just trying to get the van back on the road as affordably as possible.

I also need a right side mirror and rear blinkers, so any recommendations for cheap aftermarket parts or places to look would really help.

If anyone has leads or advice, I’d really appreciate it.

Hey everyone,

I’m in a really bad place right now and I don't know who else to turn to. Last night, near Joshua Tree, I had to swerve to avoid an animal and my van ended up tipping over onto its side.

I am a student currently in a healthcare training program, and this van is my only home and my only way to get to my clinical rotations. Because I only have liability insurance, I am on my own for everything. The van is not running, and I am currently stranded here in 29 Palms with no other transport and nowhere else to live.

I’m in shock and honestly, I’m terrified about how I’m going to continue my clinicals or even stay safe tonight. I’m doing my best to figure out if the engine is salvageable, but I’m mentally and physically exhausted and don't know what to do next.

any advice on what to do. I don't know if I need to get a loan out to fix the van or what.

I really need a spare tire if anyone have one. I'm currently in lake Havasu, AZ. The left rear tire is torn

Update: The mechanic showed up and confirmed that the pistons are damaged. The engine is screwed and I'll need a new one.

Hey everyone,

I’m in a really bad place right now and I don't know who else to turn to. Last night, near Twentynine Palms/Joshua Tree, I had to swerve to avoid an animal and my van ended up tipping over onto its side.

I am a student currently in a healthcare training program, and this van is my only home and my only way to get to my clinical rotations. Because I only have liability insurance, I am on my own for everything. The van is not running, and I am currently stranded here in 29 Palms with no other transport and nowhere else to live.

I’m in shock and honestly, I’m terrified about how I’m going to continue my clinicals or even stay safe tonight. I’m doing my best to figure out if the engine is salvageable, but I’m mentally and physically exhausted and don't know what to do next.

Please help, any advice on what to do. I don't know if I need to get a loan out to fix the van or what.

Update: had a mechanic come out to check it out and he confirmed the engine is toast.

It's so weird how people won't show me much interest until they discover that I can sing and play guitar. All of a sudden it's a 180 switch in their attitude towards you. I noticed that the women especially are so much more open and comfortable towards me. Anyone else noticed this? Just a regular dude who likes to sing and cover songs as a hobby and it's as if I'm completely boring to these people without it

Ive never told anyone about my childhood and now that I'm an adult, I wanted some outside perspective. I always told myself it wasn't that bad, but maybe ive just been coping this whole time? Anyways please give me your honest opinion.

I was born in China and lived there with my mom for the first few years while my dad was in the U.S. providing financial support. When I was about six or seven, my mom and I moved to the U.S. so we could finally all live together as a family. My mom was a normal, happy woman at first, but the move and the marriage changed everything. My parents' relationship was basically a match made in hell, and my mom evolved into someone really vile and violent.

She started abusing me physically and emotionally. I remember being only eight years old and getting beaten just because my handwriting was messy, even though my grades were actually good. She would take me to the park and then suddenly turn on me, asking if I even loved her anymore or calling me an ungrateful bitch because she didn’t think I looked happy enough. I grew up witnessing them fight constantly, like walking into the kitchen and finding glass everywhere from things being smashed.

Then, when I was 10, we found out my aunt in China had committed suicide. My mom flew back to handle that and came back completely bedridden with depression. eight days before my birthday, I found my mother in the bathroom. She had hung herself. I was only 10 years old and I actually tried to lift her up to save her, but I obviously couldn't do it and she had already been dead for a while anyways.

After that, it was just me and my dad. He never took me to therapy and did the bare minimum to provide. he cooked dinner and bought me clothes every few years, but he was a complete ghost emotionally. He never took me anywhere. No hiking, no ice cream, no arcades, no camping, nothing. He never came to my track meets or my football games, though he did show up for my graduation. On my birthdays, he would buy a cake, but there were never any presents and we would just sit and eat the cake in total silence.

I’ve always felt like it was partially his fault that my mother turned out the way she did. At the same time, I feel like I should be grateful because he wasn't physically abusive and he kept me fed. I’m just now realizing that I don’t have a single good memory with my father.