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I have been reading on this site for a while now, I have been looking for a truck. I found a 2006 with 130K on it, the truck is in good shape. It does have an exhaust leak under acceleration, the Rockford Fosgate system will not turn on, and the cruise does not work. My concern is the stereo and all of the electronics (the truck is loaded and I have had bad luck with other brands that have all the bells and whistles). Could some of you with experience chime in help me decide if I should be concerned or not?

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I have a 2006 CC LE 4x4 with 137,000 miles on it. The exhaust leak you hear is probably the exhaust manifolds. They always crack!! With all of the things that aren't working it would just worry me about what else hasn't been taken care of on the truck. The stereo system can be replaced, it may just be the Rockford amp or possibly the head unit. Both a fairly easy fix. You didn't mention the price that they were asking for the truck?? That makes a lot of difference. The motors on these trucks are very reliable but once again, I just worry about the other things that might have been let go on this truck. If something breaks on my truck, I fix it or get it fixed. If the price is cheap enough take a shot at it but make sure that the truck is priced low enough for you to get these issues fixed. Also, take it to a certified mechanic and have an inspection performed if you really like the truck. They will do this for around $100.
 

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I'm with butterbean - his assessment is on the money.

Be aware that if it's cracked manifolds, you're looking at something like $3k to get a shop to fix it (with a set of long-tube headers and uprev tuning to correct the leaning that will cause). Any other fix is wasting time and money, as they will crack again, and likely sooner rather than later. When you're talking about $800-1200 in labor alone (and another $1500+ in parts) you don't want to pay the labor but once.

The electronics could be something simple, but it could be a huge warning buzzer. Has the truck ever been wrecked? Verify the title is clean (with a title history, not with some bunch like carfax, which is worthless based on the rebuilt truck I once bought which had a clean carfax report...) and have a shop confirm it's never been wrecked. It could be as simple as a fuse or relay or two, or some sort of wiring issue (but that's not simple to diagnose).

If the truck is priced right, and by right I mean something like "cheap" and you really like it, it might still be a good deal. But a decade old truck with 130k and issues can't be priced at $15000 and be worth it at all. I'd be looking at something on the order of $10k or maybe $11k with the issues it has, and that's if I could get some confirmation the cruise and radio issues are the only major issues and they're not due to some sort of deep-in-the-dash wiring hack job by someone other than the factory assembly line.
 

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Thank you for the help, I can get it for around $10K. The truck is very clean, most trucks that age around here are rusty, and there are very few Titans running around here that is why i am hesitant. The LE package is far nicer than anything I need.

Thanks again
 
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