2023 Silverado C1500 with 170K Miles Is Already Dead Inside
A 2023 truck with 170K miles means someone drove it like a rental that was also on fire.
How is the Shame Score calculated?
The Shame Score (1–10) combines five signals: damage-type severity, title-condition risk, the gap between ACV (Actual Cash Value — the car's pre-damage market price) and AI max bid, listing red flags (run/drive status, secondary damage), and misleading-listing signals from AI photo analysis. A score of 8+ means the model found no financially defensible reason to bid. ACV is pulled from auction listing data; repair costs reference industry body-shop benchmarks. All figures are directional estimates, not binding quotes. Repair costs reference CCC Intelligent Solutions benchmarks and regional body-shop averages.
Would you bid?
Vehicle
2023 CHEVROLET ALL MODELS
Title
clean
Damage
NORMAL WEAR
State
New York
Mileage
150-200k
Runs/drives
Yes
Approx ACV
~$23,000
AI max bid
$0
ACV from auction listing data · Repair costs via CCC benchmarks + body-shop averages
In plain numbers: Someone is bidding ~$20,700+ on this vehicle. AI analysis says it's worth at most $0 as a project. That's a $23,000gap. Here's why.
A 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with a clean title, runs and drives, keyed, and sitting at $5,300 against a $22,600 ACV (Actual Cash Value — what the truck was worth before the odometer became a cry for help). That's a $17,300 gap. On paper, that's the kind of spread that makes people open a second browser tab for trailer hitches. The truck is barely two years old. The body is probably fine. You can see yourself in it.
The mileage is the damage. There is no secondary damage category because the odometer is the secondary damage. 170,656 miles on a 2023 model means this truck averaged roughly 85,000 miles per year — which means it was a fleet unit, a delivery vehicle, or someone's full-time office that also happened to have a bed. The 5.3L EcoTec3 has known AFM (Active Fuel Management — the cylinder deactivation system that kills lifters) failures that show up between 80,000 and 150,000 miles. This truck is already 20,000 miles past the danger zone. The lifters may be fine. They may also be a $3,500 repair waiting for the next cold morning.
The transmission service history is unknowable. The 8-speed automatic in these trucks is not bulletproof at 170K without documented fluid changes, and nobody who drove 85,000 miles a year was stopping for transmission flushes. Wheel bearings run $400–$600 each, and at this mileage you're replacing all four. Brake rotors, calipers, and pads — call it $1,200 if you're lucky, $2,200 if the rear calipers have seized, which they do. Spark plugs on the 5.3 are a known pain at $400–$600 with labor. The cooling system — water pump, thermostat, hoses — is due. Figure $800. That's $3,800–$6,600 before you find the thing that actually killed the previous owner's will to keep it.
Someone is going to win this at $7,000 and feel smart for two weeks. Then the lifter tick starts. Then the wheel bearing hums. Then they're at $12,000 into a truck with 175,000 miles and a clean title that is worth $14,000 on its best day. Destiny Okafor in Columbus is going to bid on this because the year says 2023 and the price says deal, and those two facts will cost her the next six months.
“It's a 2023 with the soul of a 2009.”
What to watch for: NORMAL WEAR
- •Cold-start the engine and listen for the first 30 seconds. A lifter tick on the 5.3L EcoTec3 sounds like a sewing machine in the valve cover — faint at first, louder when you rev it. If you hear it, walk. A full AFM delete and lifter replacement runs $3,000–$4,500 in labor alone.
- •Get underneath and grab each front wheel at 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock, then rock it side to side. Any looseness or clunking is a wheel bearing. At 170K on a truck this hard-used, budget for all four regardless — $400–$600 each installed.
- •Pull the transmission dipstick if equipped, or have a shop drop the pan. Fluid that smells burnt or looks dark brown instead of red means the transmission has been running hot. A rebuild on the 8-speed starts at $3,200. A replacement is $4,500 and up.
- •Check the frame rails under the cab for stress cracks or weld repairs — a truck that ran this many miles loaded or towing will show fatigue at the rear cab mounts and the fifth-wheel area if it was a fleet hauler. Bring a flashlight and look for fresh undercoating over bare metal, which is the body shop version of concealer.
- •Ask for the VIN and run it through NMVTIS (the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System — a federal database that aggregates title history across states). Fleet vehicles sometimes cycle through three or four states before landing at auction. Each transfer is a chapter the listing doesn't tell you.
Tomorrow’s lot. Before the auction. Free.
One lot. AI verdict. Max bid. The numbers that matter — before you bid.
Not bidding? Same email — one lot, one roast, every morning. Join readers who watch so they never bid blind.
Not ready? Browse all entries →TL;DR — copy & share
2023 CHEVROLET ALL MODELS / NORMAL WEAR / New York / ACV ~$23,000 Shame Score: 7.2/10 | AI Max Bid: $0 It's a 2023 with the soul of a 2009. vetmyride.com/hall-of-shame/2023-silverado-c1500-with-is-already-dead-inside
Previous entry
2005 PREVOST BUS · Shame 9.4
“It's a $10,200 deposit on a building that can't move.”
Lot identifying info (lot number, VIN, seller, exact sale date) scrubbed. AI commentary is opinion based on publicly listed damage + auction signals. Always inspect in person before bidding.
AI-generated opinion based on publicly listed auction data. Not a factual vehicle assessment. Actual vehicle condition may differ from listing description. All figures are directional estimates, not binding quotes. VetMyRide is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any auction platform. Not a substitute for professional inspection.