GM technician for 19 years bought Chevy Corvette, drove 2,400 miles, tried to sell but can't
Published on Oct 07, 2025 at 5:09 AM (UTC+4)
by Keelin McNamara
Last updated on Oct 06, 2025 at 7:10 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
A former GM technician bought a Chevy Corvette, drove 2,400 miles, then tried to sell it – but couldn’t.
What makes this even more fascinating is that the Corvette in question is just one-and-a-half years old.
The former GM technician listed it for auction, but it did not meet the reserve price.
So now he is stuck with the Vette until he decides to try again.
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Ex-GM employee tries to sell Chevy Corvette – and fails
Have you ever had difficulty in selling a car for the right price?
Well, today’s story might just have all of us beat – because a six-figure bid still couldn’t get the car bought.
Matt, a former GM technician of 19 years, decided to buy himself a Chevy Corvette.
For whatever reason, the ex-GM employee only drove it for 2,400 miles.
After that time, Matt decided it was time to part ways with his one-and-a-half-year-old Corvette.
Matt then decided to take to auction platform Cars and Bids to try and get his money back.
Interestingly, the former GM employee decided to leave the reserve price undisclosed.
In case you were wondering, the highest bid still reached the six-figure range.
The bidding itself actually got as high as $102,500 – but it still wasn’t enough.
What is surprising is that most auctions for cars like these often see frenzied bidding in the final minutes and hours.
Yet this auction simply passed by with barely a sound or a whimper.
Second listing requires a serious roll of the dice
Unfortunately for Matt, he now faces a new obstacle if he wants to list the Chevy Corvette again.
That is because Cars and Bids does not allow cars being listed for the second time to have a reserve.
It means that, in theory, Matt would have to accept whatever the highest bid closes at.
The original MSRP price shows that the Chevy Corvette, with 3LZ trim, like this one, comes in at $133,935.
That makes any decision to re-list the Chevy Corvette an enormous gamble.
This particular example appears to be powered by the 5.5-liter, naturally-aspirated V8.
That powerplant pumps out 670hp, as well as 460lb-ft of torque.
0-60 is achieved in an astonishing 2.6 seconds, and the car tops out at a staggering 195mph.
We will certainly keep an eye out for any future re-listing of Matt’s Chevy Corvette.
Keelin McNamara is a content writer at Supercar Blondie from Ireland, covering cars, technology, and lifestyle. Despite being a Law graduate, he discovered his passion for journalism during the COVID-19 pandemic, and has worked in the industry ever since. Outside of work, he is an avid MotoGP fan, and is a self-confessed addict of the sport.
