I use a vintage "New Braunfels" Texas smoker/grill. I've posted this photo before.
Mostly, I cook with wood, and maybe Charcoal if I am in a hurry.
Now to my Weber Genesis story (unknown sub-model, vintage?)
The firebox of this New Braunfels grill, needed new fire grates.
I'm too cheap to buy any, besides there are lots of "free" grills listed in
my area all the time. So I stumble onto a add in FB marketplace for
free Weber Genesis grill with tank. Add says it works great, but legs rusted and busted.
Seemingly this is a common problem if you store them outside using
the weber cover...holds the condensation moisture after a rain or dewy morning, I think?
Anyway, I tell the lady I want it for the grates only, they were the cast iron
ones and looked like new in photo. But I reassure her that I will haul it all away,
and recycle the metal. I get it home, and yes the grates are awesome and Tank was half full.
I disassemble the thing to recycle it, and I was impressed how well built they are. I know
because years ago, I've had several cheap gas grills, they last 2 or 3 years then rot out.
The burners and gas controls on this 20 yr old Genesis looked well designed and in excellent shape,
I wish I would have kept them, but they got recycled with the rest of the metal...I regret that.
If I ever decided I need a gas grill, I would surely search for one of these older USA made Weber Genesis grills.
I recently noticed, there is a guy in a Mpls suburb that sells "cleaned up" older Weber's for
a pretty fair price, sometimes he has installed new burners or flavorizer bars.
So there you go,
CW, since you asked, I figured I'd tell the story.
PS, added photo of weber cast iron grate, cut to fit.