A first-person YouTube vlog (Entrepreneur James) documenting a surprise gift: James takes his dad to Leicester under the pretense of meeting a client, then reveals he secretly bought him a BMW 7 Series as thanks for his support. The video covers travel on the train, pickup by an accomplice (Simon), the reveal and the dad’s emotional reaction, and ends with a channel call-to-action.
Questions this video answers
A BMW 7 Series.
Leicester (they traveled by train to Leicester).
About six months.
Yes — James says it was "all insured and ready to go" and gives the keys.
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This morning I'm supposed to be meeting a client and I'm actually taking my dad along. So we're actually getting the train down to Leicester and he thinks we're going to meet a client to do a recruitment pitch, but really I have actually secretly bought him a BMW 7 Series. So dad's always obviously helped me when I was younger and obviously he's getting on a bit now. So I feel like it's my turn now. I'm gonna financial position to pay him back. So we're going down on a train and I'm gonna document obviously this on the video. So I'll catch you shortly and I'll give you an update. So this morning we're just at the train station waiting to board the train over to Darby Leicester, so I've got about 10 minutes to wait, taking along my dad with us. Today he's going to be meeting a client on your dad. I am. So it's going to be fun. So looking forward to the journey and like I said, I'm going to keep you posted throughout the day, so stay tuned for the next part. So we just changed trains from Derby on to Leicester now. So the final stint of the journey. We've got about 30 minutes to go. How's the journey been, dad? Awesome.
Nightmare.
So I was saying, I wish we could be driving back from here instead of getting the train. Just think we've got to do this train journey all the way back.
I think I'll get a taxi.
Ideally we could just. If I had call, yeah, we could hire a car and take it back. Would we?
Yeah, just leave it up there, see?
So 10 minutes away now, so stay tuned and I'll keep you updated.
Could be longer than 10 minutes.
So we've arrived at Leicester station and now we're getting picked up by Simon, who's going to take us for the surprise. Keep you posted. Very much. Nice. Nice color that, isn't it? I think it's open. Have a look. Nice. Is this the guy we meet? This is the guy we're meeting.
Looks good, isn't it? Very nice and well, with pleasure, yeah.
It's yours. Surprise. Simon's played along the full time. Yeah.
I don't believe it.
No. I wanted to repair over here everything that you've done for me as a father. So it's all yours, bought and paid for and we're gonna drive it back today. It's all insured and all insured and ready to go. There's the keys. So what's happened to my dad's? Guy had it out of your head. All right. And someone brought it up. Oh, so he hasn't had a car for the last six months? I sold it out of the A800 a few weeks ago. Were you expecting this? I know. Did you have any idea? No. You actually thought we were going to see a double glazing climb, didn't you? Now you're picking up your seven Series, so the surprises aren't. We got him. There's this new car. No, thank you. Thanks, sir.
Beautiful.
So you didn't expect anything? You actually thought we were going to meet a client?
I genuinely thought. It's an honestly episode. It's going to be.
So kind.
I just genuinely thought that this was a guy. I thought they must have a copy outside somewhere. Yeah, that's what I said to him.
Well, when they've seen the seven Series.
I thought, well, I couldn't. I thought they belonged to. Thought it belonged to them. You know what I'm saying? The people that were waiting to see.
Hilarious. Would you pick this type of car yourself?
Oh, definitely. I wanted that blue.
Blue.
With cream. With cream.
It's a light to drive. Smooth. We don't even have to get the train back. I just couldn't.
I couldn't believe that what was happening because I genuinely thought that we was gonna see this. Who you. Who had this double glazing company in there, all this sort of stuff. I just. And I couldn't because I thought, well, James would have asked me to come down had it not been that he wanted to help him along with double glazing. Unbelievable. Honestly, it really is. It's just.
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