I bought my weber grill in 1998 and it has got no lovin in the 14 years it spent outside on the deck.Rain,snow,ice without a cover,this beast of a grilling machine gave up the ghost last night,right after I took my 16 inch brook trout off the grate (caught it last Sunday ice fishing). The bottom tray rotted off as well as a large piece of the original burner.That was the best 550.00 I ever spent,and you can bet there will be another weber on the deck by the weekend.. Let me know if you ever got 14 years out of your fav grill. I doubt it !!!!