Chevrolet is enacting a strict coverage to make sure consumers of its 2025 Corvette ZR1 do not flip their vehicles for a simple payday. The corporate is requiring each new proprietor to signal a retention letter asking them to maintain the automotive for no less than one yr. In the event that they resolve to promote earlier than then, they’re going to be barred from shopping for in-demand Chevys for the foreseeable future. They’re going to additionally void the automotive’s manufacturing unit guarantee.

The retention letter, proven within the video under, was first printed by Rick Corvette Conti to YouTube on Saturday. It outlines a coverage that may compel homeowners to maintain their 1,064-horsepower ZR1s for one yr (or six months, for Z06 and E-Ray consumers) to keep away from “speculators who might try to resell these Corvette variants on the secondary market.”

New ZR1 homeowners will be capable of legally promote their vehicles at any time, however they’re going to face critical penalties for doing so earlier than the one-year mark. Sellers who’re discovered to be in violation of the coverage will probably be “ineligible to position car reservations or place a bought order with a vendor for sure excessive demand fashions, together with however not restricted to future Chevrolet Corvette fashions,” in keeping with the letter. 

Violating the letter’s pointers will harm the second proprietor of the automotive, too. If the automotive transfers homeowners earlier than the one-year mark, Chevy will void the automotive’s bumper-to-bumper, sheet metallic, and powertrain warranties. Which means if one thing breaks, the brand new proprietor is on the hook for the complete price of repairs, even when the automotive is unmodified. 

We have reached out to Chevrolet to substantiate the authenticity of the letter. We’ll you’ll want to replace this text after we hear again.

Photograph by: Chevrolet

Photograph by: Chevrolet

Flipping supercars is a big enterprise. The ZR1 is a extremely fascinating car, and Chevy cannot construct sufficient to fulfill demand. Which means these not fortunate sufficient to get an allocation are keen to pay above MSRP for early entry to the automotive, giving homeowners a number of incentive to promote quickly after taking supply.

Because the letter factors out, Chevy would favor if folks cherished their ZR1s and used them, quite than deal with them like funding items. We’re inclined to agree. Drive your vehicles, folks.