Quoted from vid1900:I'm a math person.
My Big Green Egg, with the optional wheels, drip pan, side table, ect cost me $1200
My Big Black Egg, with all the same "included options" was $125
Both make exactly the same food.
So if the Black Egg lasts 5 years, and then I buy another, I'll hit the $1200 break-even point in only 48 years.
Not to mention that the 1000 dollars you save, and invest at just 3% ROR, over 48 years, you get a return of $4,132.25. You won't likely beat the CPI, but its money you didn't have before you started.