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Got a car! Thank you all. All right, congratulations, sweet. All right, enjoy. Beautiful cars.
Hello, I'm 17 years old and I just bought my first ever car. It's a BMW 430i 2019. Don't ask me anything about like the engine and stuff, 'cause I'm not an expert of that. For over a whole year, I've been searching for a car. From the start of January till December. I should probably ask Chad BT to write me a script, 'cause I don't know what I'm saying. 'Cause then when I go back to editing, I'm like, "Girl, what the freak? That doesn't even sound like me." Why as well?
So, this whole journey started when I got my driver's license at 16. So, basically, I do my white Su turn and I go too slow. That's I didn't pass. You said to go to window 22, 'cause I passed. It's official, I am now licensed. I was sry to hit the road, but there was just one little problem. I, I don't have a car. Driver's license, carless, you name it. For over a year, I was searching high and low. But let me tell you, it felt like God was tested me with this whole entire car journey, 'cause it was not a smooth process. Definitely did not happen overnight, in a week, a month. It took a whole year. A year.
My dad had recently gotten a BMW 7 Series and I was obsessed with those. So I was like, "Oh, I want one too." And I want to go see a white one and I fell in love with it. I was like, "Oh my gosh, yes! I'm so sorry, I'm going to cash shot on this, go broke for this car. It's beautiful." My dad ended up saying no, and I was like, "You know what? It's fine." Did I cry about it? Absolutely. That's the first time I ever cried about a car, because like, look at it. It was perfection. But for a reason, everything happens. And I did not end up getting that car, and I'm very happy that I didn't get that car, because in the end, I found out that I don't really like long cars. I wanted to start off with a smaller, more smaller car, just for my size and my age. Like, bro, you know? So let me chill.
Then one day, I saw this 430i on the street, and that's when I knew that the 430i was the one. All of my search history just basically BMW 430i for sale. I was looking at every single model and year. I'm talking 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and then 2021. That's when I landed at the one that I fell in love with in person. That car retails for like 29, almost 30,000, or even up to $40,000 for a 2021 BMW 430i. And I was so sad that I was going to get that car. I was calling dealerships left and right, at least every single month. I called the dealership for the entire year. So in total, I called like 20 dealerships. But every single time I found a car that I liked, boom, it was either sold, trashed, or just plain ugly. Like they didn't even care to fix any problems the car had. Like they would give it to you with so many engine lights.
After months of heartbreak, yes, car shopping is emotional, and many, many tears later, yeah, I only cried for like two cars, to be honest. I decided to take a little break. You know, I was like, "You know what? I'm not looking for no more cars. I'm done." Every single time I try to look for a car, it's always sold. It's gone. So, you know what? I'm just going to wait till December. And when I said this, this was like April. Now, I wasn't really looking as intensely. I was like, "The car that's for me will find me." And it very much did. But I was still keeping an eye out just in case I found something that I might like. But I wasn't like purposely going on to search engine to look for a car.
And then out of nowhere, in December, on a random Wednesday night, December 18th, 2024, me and my dad were having a little mini argument. And I was like, "You know what? Let me get my leg back." 'Cause me and my dad are pretty petty. And I know that's not like something that I should be saying, but like, we will go deep. I always end up winning though. You know what? Fine. I'll buy my own car. And that is exactly what I did.
"Hi Grodah, which is my mom's name. This is Michael from W Park BMW checking on your car now. Call you in minutes. Thanks." "Sounds good, Grodah. It's really nice." And they sent me a picture of the car, which was really, really pretty. "Come on in, Gilda." "Okay, see you soon. I'll be there in around an hour. Ask for Michael or my Carlos Nava."
I walked into a dealership, and there was my BMW 430i, 2019, two-door, black. Oh my gosh, love that car. It's literally my child. Buo number one, it was literally love at first sight. It was clean, sleek, and it was literally just there, sitting and waiting for me. And I like, they literally pulled it up to the front as soon as I arrived to the dealership. And that's like when I knew that that was my car. You know? And then the music in the radio, like, "I Believe," which is like a Christian song, just added so much more. Like, I just, it just, it just was my car. There's no other way. Like, that was meant for me.
We went. He was like, "I mean, it looks nice, I guess." Like, "Baby." That whole entire night, we stayed there. I didn't bring the correct insurance. We didn't bring the correct paperwork for the stuff. So we just had to go. A lot of back and forth. So we started negotiating. The dealership, just like when you go buy any, like, any car you're going to buy, you're going to have to negotiate. Something that took hours. So I didn't get to take the car the first night. But the very next day, I went with my brother and we finally got, we brought the correct paperwork. Because I already paid beforehand, so obviously the car was mine already. You need to show proof of insurance. It does have two previous owners, and it is a used car, but I'm more than happy with it. For my 17-year-old, it looks like he's the one getting the car. He came and picked it up now. But let's hope we can pick it up. He's not in the office. I'm scared. They said that they're going to go guss up the car. And definitely a lot of waiting. But oh, going to be the driver. Oh, nice. I'm going to put your temp registration in the glove box. Okay. Mhm. That's my new car, y'all. Oh my gosh, I'm so excited. Ly black is not going to look like this for long. So, you know what I mean? You want to take out the front plate right away? Let me get home first. I just bought the car. Typ. But oh my gosh, you guys, I got a car. I mean, let you put both plates and your registration is going to be in the glove box and you got a full tank of gas. Awesome. Congrats. Thank you. All right, congratulations, sweet. All right, enjoy. Beautiful cars. So who can drive it? All drive it. That's fun. Thank you so much. All right, you're welcome. Congrats. Thank you. Oh, go get into it.
All right guys, this is going to be the first turn on of the car. This is what I'm going to be whipping around as a [Music] daily. Stop moving stuff already, bro. I'm put off a car plate. No. So when do they take the money out of my? And I'm already starting off bad, bro. Hold up. It's 'cause I'm trying to record, but at the same time, you know, not trying to crash. And you guys, of course. Now, I do have to buy rims, take the chrome off, get the windows tinted. But that's future me problems. All right, they filled it up with a gas tank. I mean, for the amount of price that I paid, yet fill that gas up. Give me a m for gas. You know, BMW gas station, hey, hit me up. Let me sponsor me.
And just like that, I drove off the lot with my 2019 BMW 430i as a 17-year-old. What it was worth every frustrating moment, every sleepless night, every all-nighter. Same stuff. Uh, it was just worth literally everything. Like my hard work paying off, you know? But I'm very much like, I don't want to believe that was my hard work. Like, I, I just always give credit to God. So it wasn't me, it was him. He literally was the only reason that I got to wake up and I got to breathe in being able to have that opportunity to even own a car, you know? So he's the only one that energized me, filled my body up with energy to be able to work for a car. So thanks to him, and all glory to him, because he's the only one that deserves the credit here. And thanks to you guys for watching my video. Girl, close your eyes. Oh my gosh, making sure you get there. Go right. That my car a two-seater? Oh, no, that's two-seater. Girl, there's five, but like, there's a two-door. This LOL. So what are we thinking so far of the new car? It's pretty. So I'm currently outside of Gia's house right now. She's telling me she's going to come outside. And I told her that it's the black car. She doesn't know which black car it is, but it's a black car. And this is the black car. We're, we're just going to wait and see her reaction. Gosh, I'm scared. Why am I scared? Bro, I'm scared. You guys go. I was like, "No, man, this is nice." What is it? 2019 BM 430i? Huh? Oh, we got Apple CarPlay too. For, for who is this? This is mine. This is your car. My car. You got this.
Currently, I'm outside of my friend Ana's house. She's been my friend since like ninth grade. And since then, she supported me like leaving high school to go homeschool so that I, you know, she understands the grind. And I'm currently outside her house and we're going to get her reaction to my new car. She hasn't seen it. She doesn't even know. She doesn't even expect it. I mean, I think, let's hope. Per usual, I am scared. Bit closer. Hello. Okay, even the window. Window's nice. What do you think? Wow. You think wow? You look pretty. Wow. It even has like a holder. It's cute. Yeah. Yeah. And then, yeah, that's basically the whole entire journey of my car. Photo booth explains a lot. This is me and Boo Diaries. We're going to get a really cute layer real quick.
January 28th, 2024, 10:04 p.m. Mark my words, at the end of this year, 2024, that car is already paid for. God already has my car. I just need to go and get it. I want to go see BMWs. They're white, beautiful cars. Do not get me wrong, I loved it. But something about it was like, I'm not going to be driving this around. I was like, "I'm just going to wait. I'm going to let God choose the car." He knows what car I truly desire and want.
February 8th, 2024, 11:39 a.m. That means we only have like eight months left. I mean, I feel the hands in my key. What? Feel the keys in my hands. I'm currently in class. Uh, I really just have trust in God right now.
February 11th, 3:26 in the morning, and I'm fighting the urge to go to sleep. It's not going to build itself.
2:52 p.m. February 11th. Remember I said I was going to edit that video? And I will. I finished that video like I said I was going to finish it. Going to all be worth it. I think this is how I develop insomnia. Freaking 3:00 p.m. I'm going to go to sleep. Being gassed at insurance. Is that bad? That all of these videos I just freaking talk about. It's just decided that I am actually going to wait until December. A little bit has gone down for a 17-year-old to be driving. Girl, with but when do we ever make smart choices? I just found out the stressing can make you look ugly. Because according to Google, my dad found a and for super duper good deal. It almost seems too good to be true, which is why I'm not setting my expectations too high. I'm believe it to God. I'm having faith in God that if that car is mine, it will stay there until April. So it's great. It's beautiful. I would really want to have that car and I would be saving a lot of money if I do get the car. But for now, I'm just going to leave it in God's hand. I lost four days of work and it's just like on the line.
April 17th, 2024. Going to buy in four days. Got sold. It sold before April. 21st. It was never mind. Y'all.
May 13th, 2:31 p.m. And so far, okay. But this one BMW, when I saw it, literally was love at first sight. Yo, I looked at the back of the car. I was like, to get the numbers of what that car was. It was a 430. Just going to continue waiting.
May 27th, 4:13 p.m. Y'all, I had the biggest slump for like the past three weeks. But you know what? And I was like, I really, really want that car. And I've seen it today again. And I'm just like, oh my gosh, it looks so good. Like, I want everything to be done by like tomorrow, but I know it's not going to be like that. It's going to take time. I don't know, man. I don't know. God, just because I'm feeling like this, God isn't going to leave me there. Or just like, everything just keeps happening over and over. I don't know. Like, is it 'cause I keep doing the same things over and over again or what? Like, I'm happy, but I only God knows what was going on with me, 'cause he knows me better than I know myself. My bird just died. Okay, it's been a day. Get over it. Like, yeah, I'm not going to let that stop me. And we're still going to continue this grind.
All right, y'all, I've been editing for the whole day. Editing at 9:00 p.m. and now it's 11:35 a.m. It's just a big decision, big purchase. And like, I can't just like Apple Pay it, you know? Like, do you freaking hear me? I'm going to get it. Tell me I can't. People love making me a D1 crash out. Because what? Today, September 17th. I don't even treat you that good, girl. Why you smiling? Why you smiling?
October 4th. I do online school. But I have decided my point. I'm trying to get across is that I've been here for so many hours, well, for like an hour. And all I've done is printed out a paper and put it into my video. That's how long it takes me. Like, I'm slow. And there's many videos and moments that I didn't show because for what? I just wanted to give you guys like an idea of how the whole journey was. And it wasn't an easy journey. But I just wanted to share my journey. Just if you're looking to buy a car, as to like, kind of what to expect, to give you motivation or inspo. I don't know. I'm just, you know, just posting my videos. But I'm just very grateful for you guys. And I have this beautiful opportunity. This is my first car as a 17-year-old. And as soon as I got that car, it really is like an out-of-this-world experience. Like that moment just doesn't feel real. There's so many moments that don't feel real, but that moment was just like, well. And then I get to look back at all my photo booth videos and it's just like, wow, like I really did that. Like from January to December, just having faith is crazy. I am not the most obedient to God. I'm not going to stand here and be like, "Oh my gosh, yes, I'm so obedient." No, I'm not. I just simply was just through all that. If there's something that this journey taught me was just faith. A whole year. Like, did I know what car I was going to get? Absolutely not. But I knew that he had a car for me. And that one day, if it was in his plans, I was going to get a car. And I'm very happy that God has allowed me to get a car. And now I'm finally showing you guys the car I got. This one December 18th. I, I know I kept it a secret for you guys for a little bit. It's 'cause I wanted to drop a banger video. Anyways, I hope you guys did enjoy today's video. If you did, please consider subscribing, giving this video a big thumbs up. Because not my bank account, we just not going to look at that one. But like, no. But in the end, just be smart with your money. And I feel like that was the best decision for me to make. Like, yeah, I could have made a better decision not having to get a BMW as my first car. But at the end of the day, it's your life. Live it how you want. People are going to say whatever they want to say. Just know that I worked for this car very hard. Okay? I've been working since I was 13, since seventh grade. Okay? You guys, please. Now I'm in 12th grade. So this is the biggest purchase of my life so far. I love you guys so much. And God loves you so much. And I'm going to pick you up soon. And we're all going to go for a ride. Like, quite literally. Like, I love you guys so much. And I cannot wait to see you in the next one. Bye guys. This is officially my second day in my car. And it just gave me Li Li. Look, I'm going to go to Cafe right now to edit. I'm in my new car. It hit me yesterday at night that was like, I'm getting a new car. And I got to wake up today like, I'm going to go get in my car and go take CFE 'cause like, it's in my car. I sees this and.