Don't be too tough on your BS dealer, previous generation RCS ranges did not have convection ovens. My guess on vintage Tappan range would be about 9k-12k btu burners. Generally the cheaper range people are considering is the better value,and this is especially true here. The RCS with convection oven is a really really good value. You always need to pay that extra premium for more performance. But there is a reason there are Dozens of RNB fanatics that post here every week and rarely an RCS owner raving about his range.

Gotta say I'm more than happy with my 36" RNB. I have been using it for just about a year now and have not had 1 issue. I did break the thermostat for the griddle while installing the hi-back guard and shelf but it was replaced very quickly, my fault. I replaced it too, no need for a service guy w/these machines, I adjusted all my burners too, easy. I also have a 30" Wolf convection and a Wolf steam oven but do use the BS oven for pizza, big hunks of meat and anything I want to use a big sheet pan for. The BS oven is the quietest when using convection mode and I love the ability to turn the fan off w/a switch, the Wolf fan stays on for quite some time after the oven is off and is LOUD. The steam oven fan is also relatively loud, we use that oven the most of any of them. I would absolutely purchase another BS range. I hadn't even heard of them until I was starting my new construction and ended up on this site. I read all the horror stories but with all the stellar reviews I figured I'd take a chance. Got a moss green range and matching pro-line 1200 cfm hood (talk about loud). Initially I was interested in the AR performer, the place I purchase from had Capital, AR and BS all right next to each other (didn't even consider a Wolf). I had looked at an AR at another place by itself but when I saw it next to the BS I didn't even look at it again. I may have been equally happy w/the AR but am very happy with my BS. Really the only thing I was remotely concerned about was the hot door as I have young twins (5 now, 4 when we moved in). When I saw my boy sitting on the floor in front of the range with his back against the door while it was on my worries were over, he was 'warming up'. Heck my Wolf lower panel gets hot enough to be quite unpleasant when it's on which surprised me as no one has ever complained about that. Having the 'known good' Wolf in the same kitchen as the BS oven I can say they've both been brilliant. However it does make the Wolf seem 'not soo special' since the BS is equally 'special'. I do most of my bread baking in the BS just cause I can fit more in there but have used all 3 (steam oven only goes up to 445 deg though), they all work great but the end product is slightly different in each which is kinda cool.

Call them. I had calls returned promptly on a couple of occasions when I was shopping this winter, and then buying early in the spring. Others on the appliance forum have also posted good feedback by phone from BlueStar, from Mandy among others. There are threads on the appliance forum that discuss some of the differences between the RNB and the RCS, as well as departures from the norm with the Costco (and other special run models) of RCS. The ranges are similar in many respects, and there are threads about "hot-rod" modifications to boost the output of the RCS burners as well (search for these and mojavean). Off the top of my head, I don't recall whether the Costco RCS has a convection oven, but you likely know already. The newer RNB ranges have the high output burners and better insulated oven doors. They also offer a choice of color. With an RNB order, you also have quite a few options when it comes to specifying the details -- for instance, on our 36" RNB, I had them move the left-hand supernova burner from the front to the rear, bringing the simmer burner to the front of the range -- works well for me and the upcharge for the custom arrangement was very small. OTOH, the RCS offers a very attractive option -- an open-burner range that shares many attributes of the RNB at a very big discount.

Weissman, he estimated $2700-$3000 for install, for 90+ sq ft (of both countertop and a large island). He said he'd give me the total when I picked the granite. So I am trying to figure out if Volcano, Golden Thunder, etc, are expensive or REALLY expensive :-) I'm guessing that veiny granite is more expensive than speckled, as a whole. When I bought the lights yesterday, the sales guy told me he and his wife were told that granite was usually $20-25 a square foot, but the one his wife picked was $42 a sq ft, without installation. She didn't remember what it was called!