Quoted from Liftserv:My Weber is almost 20 Years old,
My Weber is about 10 years old. Still looks great. My dad was always replacing his grill. Figured I'd give Weber a shot with the hope of avoiding that. So far so good. One thing a friend told me is the ones they make for Lowes and Home Depot are different than the rest (maybe more cheaply made, not sure). When he called Weber needing a part they asked him if he bought at Lowes/HD since the parts are different. That was also about 10 years ago, so don't know if it's still the case.