Let me preface this by saying, all of my dealings with Weber CS ahve been stellar.........until today. We will start my my brain cramp. I have a 98 Green SS Performer that I bought new. The top handle is screwed on, the grate supports are rusting though the bowl, my fault and has already seen 3 sweeper rebuilds with the Mod of the new screwed in basket..............no thumbscrew sweeper to be found, at least back 3 years ago. So here's were I'm at, I think hey lets get a brand new bowl, and top and all the stuff, like ash basket, hanger, top slide away and thermometer just like a new on.......
In Blue. I can then redo the SS cart slip in the Blueberry Grill and have a real cool like new Performer..........
I would then take Mr. Green jeans and build a cart for a once in awhile cook. So I call Weber...."I'm sorry all we can get you for that year is black"........
No I want blue.........she says.."they don't offer blue" Okay let me think this through. I can go by a brand new blue Performer grab the kettle and bolt it right into my SS frame, which I tell her. She says......"no there have been changes" I said not to the mounting and if there were I'll make it fit. She continues that all I can get is black............
Now come on........I told her you build them NOW!!!! "Yes but those aren't for sale as parts"........WTF. So how about I call them up and tell them I just bought a Brand New Blue Performer and before I could get the bowl and lid assembled to the cart, my wife ran it over with the truck.......mmmmmmmmmm. Think they wouldn't sell me a replacement.............
So am I nuts? They have the parts I need right on the factory floor..........Please sell them to me.................