Jon Tofte
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
While I agree that the new Summit has some improved features - especially the top-down infrared sear burner and cast aluminum firebox - and that it has great style, it terms of build quality, in my opinion it pales in comparison to the original 1st generation Summit. The 1st gen used pounds and pounds of real 304 stainless, and while the frame is regular steel, it is the most robust frame Weber ever made. $5K is a lot to pay for a grill with painted steel cabinetry, but I do think that @Chris Allingham is in a good location and would, of course, take way better care than typical users.Chris, buy yourself a new Summit. I'm sure you deserve it after all these years. One of the big reasons why I don't buy a new Weber is because I don't want to get used to cooking on the north/south burner configuration. In your case that's not a problem and with the aluminum cook box along with how well you take care of your grill it should last a long time.