I bought a Gaggenau oven and Liebherr refrigerator from Markdown Madness. So far so good almost a year later. They were a liquidator AFAIK. Email MM to confirm they are shipping directly from factory. If so then call Bluestar to confirm. Did you look at the Bluestar vs ARPS rangetop thread on first page. Some good info there. Also some things that most people think should be standard on the ARPS are optional. Like the coverings for the legs and backgaurd. Even the island trim is optional I believe. The negative feedback on AR is old. The limited new feedback on the ARPS has been almost universally positive. Cheaper is almost always a better buy. A bit more risky than such a well known commodity as BS. At least here on GW :)

andy47 writes: "i think your problem is your range is recessed too far back against the cabinet as per your photo." _____________________________________________________ I believe you're right... Ours is set out a from the wall. That keeps the oven door away from our cheap HomeDepot cabinet fronts. Can't afford to damage them. ; ) From the picture it looks like the door gasket ~might~ have been damaged causing it to leak as the darkening is coming from the gap between the door and the range rather then from the door vents.. That's closer to the cabinet fronts than the oven door vents. This post was edited by tinyhomebuilder on Sat, May 17, 14 at 18:56

Barryv: This dealer also sells American, Dacor, and Wolf. She said all three have stood behind their products and worked fine with the local customer support contractor when necessary (same local support folks who said they'd no longer work with BlueStar). Dacor price is nice and they have one stacked 18K burner, but they also get some negative press on quality. The major problems however seem to be with Dacor oven electronics vs. range tops. Some complaints also about flimsy knobs which never sounds good for high-end stuff. Deeageaux's comment about a custom built American range top with open burners is intriguing but maybe not feasible given our timeline. DW and I need to go back, look at the American range more closely, get a quote from American and a time estimate for a custom built range top without the oven, and then maybe sweet talk our remodeling contractor if it seems right. The BlueStar isn't cheap, so we were prepared to bite that bullet for the open burners, but we'll see where American's quote comes in. We also appreciate the suggestion to find out who supports Capital 'round these parts. Would love to have a local Capital dealer along with local support, but it's worth a look anyway. We'd love to see the original Wolf open burners back again but we think four 15K stacked burners are better than plain sealed if it comes to that. Lots to consider and lots of scurrying around the next few days. We feel like a couple of ants whose nest has been exposed. Thanks to all for the comments.

I did take my gas range with us when we moved to our current home. I was hoping to modify the kitchen but that didn't happen. Instead, I upgraded the wall oven to Gaggenau and the radiant cooktop to Bosch induction. It's not what I envisioned but I've never been happier while cooking! Before you make expensive changes, like adding a gas line, see if you can play around with induction. It's different but so fast, keeps the room cooler, and is easy to fine tune the cooking temp when you want it very low. I'm sorry that you have to leave your range. She's a beauty.