Well, today I bought an Electrolux French door counter depth. I'll let you know how it performs... but that won't be in time for you. I'm just writing because I too was hesitating between the E-lux and the KitchenAid due to being leery of complaints I'd seen online about E-lux. I went and looked at both of them in person THREE TIMES, on top of obsessively researching them on the web, and here's what made the difference for me: (1) The KA just seemed a little flimsier and less well designed inside--I didn't want to fight with those annoying produce drawers every day for the next X number of years. (2) I found some complaints online about KA fridges that were as bad--though not as numerous--as the complaints about the Electroluxes. In other words, fridges that died right when the warranty expired; ice makers that suck; fridges that have had 3 service calls in as many months; fridges that can't hold their temperature below 40 degrees; and--this complaint was unique to KA--fridges whose doors get so hot in certain places that you can't touch them for more than a second and you worry they might cause a fire. There just is no such thing as a brand that is consistently reliable. Every brand has some problems. (3) The store where I bought the Electrolux also sold KitchenAid, Viking, Whirlpool, GE, SubZero and JennAir, and we looked at and asked about all of them, so theoretically the salesman shouldn't have cared which brand I chose (though it's true that I don't know whether some of those brands give him a higher commission percentage... although either way a more expensive fridge, such as a Viking, should net him more). He had good and bad things to say about every brand, and he knew about the various issues I brought up (Viking reliability problems, E-lux temperature and ice maker problems, etc.), but he said the E-lux problems had finally been resolved about 3 months ago, and he also said that E-lux had been a lot easier for him to deal with when he called them complaining that his customers were having problems. "I might be on hold with KitchenAid for four hours, and then they're like 'Whaddaya want?!' whereas Electrolux is like 'What can we do for you?' and I got things resolved with them a lot faster and a lot easier. They would send out new boards, new ice makers, whatever, with no problem." He was resolving things for his customers because this store is a little family-run appliance store that's been around for decades. Not a Lowe's/Best Buy type place. So basically his message about the E-lux was, "I'm pretty sure the problems you're worried about have been resolved, but if you have problems with this fridge, it'll be easier to resolve than it would be with a KitchenAid." It is an unfortunate truth that there's no perfect refrigerator. There's not even a super-expensive fridge that I think is perfect but don't want to spend that much on. Subzero is famously less reliable than a lot of much less expensive fridges. If they were tanks, if they lasted 15-20 years without a hitch, I would've considered one much more seriously; I probably would've ended up with one, on the rationale that it's better to spend $6000 on a fridge that lasts 15 years than to go through the hassle of buying three or four $2500 fridges over that same period. And there are complaints about everything. I mean, here are some about the Bosch model one step down from the one you're looking at: http://www.ajmadison.com/cgi-bin/ajmadison/B22CS30SNS.html#BVRRWidgetID It's the same as all the other complaints about all the other fridges: the ice maker sucks, the control board went on the fritz, yada yada. I don't know why that is the unfortunate truth about fridges, but it is...

We have the Liebherr CS2062 (Freestanding) and bought it in Canada for $4800 Canadian so I think it's in your budget. We love it & have been using x 3 months. This has the manual closing doors (as opposed to the integrated one) which I don't mind. The ice maker is awesome. The space is amazing - nothing wasted as it is so well laid-out. I wouldn't trade it for anything. I love it AND it looks great (it looks totally integrated and people are shocked when they find out it's not)

earth_pal - Quick update. I reorganized my drawers last week and no longer have the condensation issue. I replaced the fruit with cheese/deli meat in the "problem" drawer and haven't seen any condensation yet. All three drawers are working well. Not a perfect solution for an expensive fridge but it worked. Just FYI - hope it helps.

Hi someone linked me to this thread when I was struggling with the FD frig decision to match my Elux single wall oven- they will be right next to each other. Thought I'd comment in case anyone else is in my position. First of all Vate- GORGEOUS counters! Meg_ma- Thank you- Also really helped to see your handles and SS right next to each other as that will be my scenario. And if anyone is considering an Elux wall oven and the KA FD frig, I do believe that Vate's handles on her double wall oven are different than the Elux single wall oven handle. They do match the KA frig much better. If you do a search on AJ Madison of Elux double ovens, it is the Pro or Desinger style. Not offered in the Single wall oven, but I'm off to see if it is possible to switch the handle on my Elux wave touch single wall oven. Originally started questioning if I could switch the handles on the KA FD frig with the KA pro handles...so off in a new direction. But again, because I saw these pics, if I can't switch them, I'm okay with it now. Thanks again to everyone here.