"I'm not a doctor or anything like that... but I've got a workshop and I want to make a difference."
Perth man Jeremy Marriott has experienced first-hand the effect multiple sclerosis can have on an otherwise healthy person. His wife was diagnosed with the disease just three months before their wedding, and the couple rallied to make sure she could live a healthy and happy life.
"She's healthy now, but it made me realise that life is very fragile," he said.
"I was never in a financial position to help people, but I am now."
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It started with a simple search on Gumtree.
Mr Marriott was searching for old vehicles he could fix up in his workshop, and came across a wheelchair-friendly Ford Falcon wagon.
The asking price was $2000; a far cry from the usual price tag of mobility vehicles, which can usually sit anywhere between $30,000 and $80,000.
Jeremy purchased the car, and worked on the vehicle with help from contractors around his neighbourhood.
"A person in Bibra Lake had given me a new battery for the car, and Allkleen Hand Carwash & Cafe in Stock Road Markets offered to do a full detail on it," he said.
Mr Marriott himself contributed almost $2500 to bring the car up to scratch.
He then posted a quick, humble message to a Fremantle community social media group.
"I am Jeremy from Performance Automatics, and we have a wheelchair car we would like to donate to a family in need of one," he wrote.
"It has one month of rego left and runs and drives good. Please contact me if you know anyone."
Mr Marriott was immediately inundated with messages and comments from locals thanking him for his generosity. One Fremantle local even offered to contribute three months' worth of vehicle registration.
The online response was so overwhelming that Mr Marriott decided to repeat the deed for others in need, and established a fair system to pick a "winner".
"We put everyone's names in a hat and pulled them out in order of who we would give cars to over the next couple of years," he said.
"Eventually we decided to give the first car to Isabelle, a young girl from north of Perth.
"She's five years old and she's been diagnosed with brain cancer.
"We should be giving her family the car this weekend... I hope it helps."
It isn't the first time Mr Marriott has donated a wheelchair-friendly car.
Last year a single mother who had recently moved to Perth with her three children and required a mobility-friendly vehicle was the recipient of one.
But despite all the praise, Mr Marriott remains humble about the overwhelming response.
"I just want to help any way I can," he said.