A Facebook page called “Mileage Impossible” shares photos and stories of cars with unusually high mileage. One of its more interesting recent finds was this C7 Corvette in Canada with a whopping 265,908 miles on the odometer, averaging about 30,000 miles per year.
This 2016 Chevy Corvette Stingray coupe finished in Laguna Blue Tintcoat (color code G7H) was spotted in the parking lot of what appears to be a service shop and used car dealership in Manitoba. According to the Facebook post, it was bought new in 2016, apparently by a farmer. Being in Canada, we can’t help but wonder if he drives this in winter or if all of those miles are in fair-weather driving.
This C7 is covered in dirt, which is unusual to see on a modern Corvette. It’s so dirty that it’s hard to determine the exterior’s condition, but there doesn’t appear to be any notable damage on the body.
The interior is rough. The outer bolster of the driver’s seat has two large holes in it, and the airbag built into the seat is fully exposed. Mysteriously, the driver’s seatbelt is missing, and the buckle has a defeat device in it to prevent the seatbelt reminder from chiming. The sill plate, steering column, and control panel to the left of the steering wheel are all very dirty, and there’s significant wear in the center console area. The interior photo also reveals that this 2016 Corvette is an automatic.
Some of the commenters on the Facebook post are having some fun with this unusually well-worn C7. “If that’s the daily, what’s the rest of his garage look like?” asked one commenter. “My back hurts looking at how many times he got in and out of that thing,” noted another. And, of course, someone had to make an obvious Corvette boomer joke: “His white New Balance shoes must be filthy.”
Here at GM Authority, we’re all for using a Chevy Corvette as a daily driver if that fits your lifestyle, but is this Canadian farmer taking that ethos a little too far? Would you treat your C7 like this, or do you think this premium sports car deserves a clean body and intact seats?
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Very good article and, of course, a very good customer for GM and the Corvette team.
Why the owner rarely cleaned the Corvette is probably due to his job or simply because he protects against water???
The customer drove his C7 Corvette 266,000 miles in almost 9 years, and this sports car is still in top condition.
The damaged driver’s seat is normal for these many miles!
We would also need to know the driver’s weight to really understand why the seat is so worn.
What should GM and the Corvette team do now?
It would now be necessary to purchase the Corvette and conduct a quality assessment. Because customers rarely drive 30,000 miles in a year, and that for 9 long years every day in all weather conditions!!!
I think the Corvette proves that the quality is super good and that customers really like it too!!!
GM should reward this customer and commission them to drive a Corvette C8 e-Ray again and then test the quality annually…
We’re looking forward to the technology and quality of the Corvette C9…
As a young man, I bought a year old, ’65 Corvette and drove it everyday for thirteen years. Only twice did it not start when the battery needed replacing. I use to say it was the best car I ever owned until I purchased a 2002 Lexus ES300 which my son drives now.
I’m glad to see an owner who actually enjoys driving their vehicle that much. I’m sick of do-nothing automobiles that sit in a garage and go nowhere except on perfectly nice days to be washed and seen. Cars were made for driving. Good for this guy.
Are they your vehicles?
Doen with “GARAGE QUEENS” There are a ton of them in Florida!
So a “ton” of them….
That’s like only one car, maybe a half a car, in all of Florida?
My wifes Sonata had 300k on it and didn’t look like that piece of junk. Car Abuse !
hyundai is junk in any condition.
@Roger K Mahaffey I couldn’t have typed it better myself! I was looking for a car last year and I said hey how about Hyundai/Kia ,my mechanic friend said I wouldn’t buy either brand yeah the price is great and the wrapper is shiny…but he says these cars aren’t known for holding up all that well without something going wrong. So I bought a 2019 equinox which I love and I get almost 30mpg with it! I know I see the hate and thumbs down coming!
I will be looking for a good used ’16…without the hypo looking needle in the in the driver floorboard.
PIPE FITTER 48, Good to hear from you.
I was starting to worry.
Keep those windows cracked open a little while you’re using that PVC cleaner and glue.
Ivan.
IVAN: Thanks for the concern. When your nearing eighty years old it is comforting to know someone cares. Actually I prefer to sniff Rectorseal #5.
PIPE FITTER 48, Again, you make me laugh.
Happy Motoring.
Ivan.
Kia, Hyundai, Chevy or even Ford anything that can go $300,000 MI with minimum problems and still running with its original drivetrain (in my opinion) is not junk, all of these car manufacturers are having major engine issues & recalls replacements on quite a few models well under 50,000 miles.
Cars are made to be driven. I like that he is enjoying the heck out of it. Why buy a car, park it and hope you can make a profit off of it when you sell it so someone else can enjoy it. I bought a ’71 LT-1 new, drove it 8 years and sold it with 185K mi. on it. Loved every minute of it.
A good washing and this car will look great.
How is this even remotely consider “too far” ?!?!?!
In the end it is JUST A CAR. That was first and foremost built to be driven. I love seeing stuff like this. Keep driving it man.
Wear those dirty New Balances! because Facebook people need more of a sense of aggrandizement and narcissism.
Just leave the guy alone! It’s his car. I’m glad to see he enjoys it.
Good for him! Drive, baby, drive!
There is something funny about this. I saw a car in this sort of condition, with even the speed-o completely mucked over, that was part of a bank suit and seizure. It had been stored behind a barn by the bank out fear the owner would steal it back. Who knows why. Maybe it had sentimental value.
His car. If he wants to run it over a cliff it’s his.
As we use to say, (Run the wheels off of it).
A testament to GM’s Corvette build quality, but that severed seat belt is some what alarming if not highly illegal.
For one, it’s a manual. 2 when he gets it detailed at our shop. It’s that dirty within a week. It’s been to the pasture and every field. There is lots of exterior damage. But the car has done very well. Just got a new motor.
Here in Florida Corvettes are the slowest cars on the road. The owners drive them like taxi cabs. Refreshing to see someone who really gets the most out of one. Hope he stands on it regularly too.
Bought my 2008 C2 crystal red Corvette with my inheritance just after my Dad died. He had promised me one if I would accept going to medical school at the state med school. I decided to go elsewhere so no Corvette! Enjoyed my new ride for 8 years!
While I can understand buying a Corvette to drive to your hearts content, somehow buying one to use it in this manner has me questioning the owner and asking “why a Corvette”? I get it, it’s a cool fun car to drive, I drive my 2001 C5 as much as a I can since new, but just hit 70K miles on it in 24 years. I suppose I could have put twice as many mile on it if I wanted to.
I dunno, to me driving a C7 (from delivery date when new) in this fashion is sort of like tying up a prized race horse to a plow and going out and simply using it daily in a fashion or manner that belies it’s original intent! Oh sure, you can do that if you wanted to, but why would you want to do that? I could see 30K miles a year on freeways and highways across America, but looking at the overall condition of this C7, and how it’s been driven and where and under what conditions it’s been driven just has me baffeled! I’m glad he enjoys his C7 and amazed that it’s lasted this long, truly an inspiration to all of us Corvette owners to go out there and enjoy our “Toy’s” whenever possible, it’s what it’s made to do but…somehow what this owner has done to this Corvette simply goes beyond what I feel these cars are purchased or made for. However, it is “his car” and he can do with it as he pleases, same with that race horse I was talking about…you can do whatever you please with it, but maybe there should have been some consideration before the purchase, like “just what am I going to do with this horse” if I’m not going to take it to the race track? Oh well, everyone and everything has a mission in life, and nothing last forever, but you’d sure like to see somethings you treasure perhaps go a little bit further in life, while looking it’s best knowing that you’ve taken good care of your personal possessions the best that you could. To me, it shows you take a lot of pride in the way you live your life. Somehow I just can’t picture the owner of th is C7 to be a middle aged man, physically well taken care of, with a decent mind and body and a whole lot of pride in the personal objects he’s purchased in life. Maybe I’m totally wrong here (I’ve been wrong before!), but I was always taught to use “the right tool for the right job” but in this particular case…I’m pretty sure the owner of this C7 may never had heard about this way of doing things in life. I guess everyone takes their coffee just a little bit different, Just say’n…
He is not buying a new one with Trump trying to shut down NA manufacturing.
These are meant to be driven … note the comments that the owner since 2016 is a farmer in Manitoba…not many paved roads around most of the farms on the Prairies…says a lot for the quality of the builds…they are test in Northern Ontario for winter survival…I had a friend who drove his C6 all year around including Ottawa winters…4 winter tires…no problem…Drive them I say…
I’ve always said, “I didn’t buy it to look at it!”
I have seen this exact vehicle many times, and can confirm it daily’s through the winter. I’ve been concerned about driving my 4×4 in blizzards and met him on the road.