Years ago, a friend who was around 20 years older than me, told me about his experience during the Missles of October crisis. He was in the navy at the time but at the base. His buddy was on one of the ships running the blockade. He told me he slept with his buddy's wife. I was shocked. You did what? He was your friend? His response was, "Hey, we were all sure we were gonna die!" I guess his point was that in moments like that one seeks out comfort any way ya can get it. Alright, fine, males sense I guess. And now I know never to trust you.Well, I didn't say that I really LIKED the new one, just that I am getting a little more used to it.
I am a history buff. One of my favorite parts of history is the Cold War, and I enjoy the docudrama that was made years ago called the Missiles of October. Although more has become known since it was made back in the 70s, I love the switching back and forth from Washington to Moscow. Early on, it shows Krushchev meeting with the Presidium. He tells a story about a farmer who has to move his smelly cow into the house because of the extreme cold. The farmer doesn't like it, but he gets used to it. Krushchev tells the Presidium, "Kennedy won't like the missiles, but he will get used to them!"
Sorry for the history ramble, but I think that is the way it will be regarding this new Genesis. We will get used to it. I think younger buyers will actually LIKE it. Whether they will fork over the much higher price for a "Tech" Weber vs. a similar looking but much cheaper Charbroil is probably the question that keeps the Weber execs up these nights.
For me, I will stick with classic early Webers. I have to admit, though, that suddenly the Genesis II looks a lot more mainstream and like a real Weber than it did a few weeks ago. See, I have gotten used to IT!
9mm stainless grates?9mm cooking grates + sear station.
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They're essentially telling us where the problems are. A company messes with their warranty like this when they have no confidence in the quality of the product. They trust the flaverizer bars and grates. Not so much the electrical components. The lid will fade, the cookbox will discolor. I don't really give a damn if my cookbox discolors but, call me silly, I think the lid shouldn't fade and the electrical parts ought to hold up on a thousand dollar grill.
Each of 'em uglier than all the others!
Yes. Standard is 7mm rods used in the stainless grates. Select retailers like ACE get special features like beefier 9mm rods.
We complain about the prices. But in time value of money terms, we are paying about the same, maybe a bit less for a basic three burner Genesis as we were 25-30 years ago.
I guess you are right. I have not paid much attention to new grill prices in the recent year and have not factored in inflation. My last new Weber was a Genesis Silver B which I purchased new in 2006 for $350 which would be equal to about $485 today. Ever since I only cobbled up used grills.
Well, one silver lining is that the value of restored grills also goes up accordingly. When you could get a brand new Q for $169 (maybe even a little less), it was hard to find a way to restore even a $35 one and make any money. But starting prices closing in on $250 gives you a better shot. Same for regular grills. One of those perfect restores by @Bruce should fetch a higher price when a new one is over a grand. Throw in a Weber Connect or cheaper digital alternative to satisfy the tech crowd and still be less than half the price!
I agree that they offered a lot. If you add in the Spirit, Spirit II and Summit lines to the Genesis, we had quite a confusing and overlapping line of grills. I think Weber is weeding out some duplication and better defining the lines. As far as warranty, they probably are getting tired of replacing flavorizers and grates on that 10 year bumper to bumper.
Yet they haven’t changed it.
Unless all the new flavorizer bars are stainless, they are now 5 years.
