Picked up this sleek black beauty for $100!

[jerrybell]

I've been watching this thing all summer at Home Depot waiting for it to drop below the already marked down price of $186. I had a negotiation pitch all prepared for the manager. He showed up, I told him I'd like to offer $100. Before I could launch into my pitch, he didn't hesitate and just said "fine - just give them my name at the register". Of course on the drive home I had to work out the pitch I was going to give my wife. She's easy going knowing she gets to share in the output.

[Donw]

Good job. Enjoy both the deal and the grill.

[JGo37]

!!SCORE!!. What's his name, so I can try it in St. Louis?

[RonB]

Way to go.

[jfmorris]

Great purchase! I love the Performer. I have a green Performer Deluxe made in 2007 and love it.

Interesting thing though is that you somehow got a Gen 3 Performer, which was replaced by Gen 4 in 2015. All current Performers have a steel table - your picture shows the thermoset table they made from 2005 to 2014 or 15. He probably was ready to get rid of a 3-4 year old display model, is my guess at why he was so willing to come down.

Keep a cover on it, and you should have no issues. A lot don’t like the thermoset tables, but I’ve got them in great shape on a 2002 Genesis and 2007 Performer. I think if you left it out in the sun for 15 years without a cover it might crack or get discolored. I like the thermoset tables personally, and just spray it down with chlorox cleaner before/after each cook. The large work surface is the awesome thing about the Performer.

http://weberkettleclub.com/grills/weber-performer-history/

[jerrybell]

Cool - thanks for the background on the different generations. I've been cooking on a pellet smoker and needed to pick up some more cooking capacity for a big cook I'm doing for my daughter's sorority next month. This was a relatively inexpensive way to do that and I get to learn a new cooker.

[jfmorris]

You’ll enjoy this jerrybell - it’s a great charcoal grill, and even without a Slow ‘N Sear is also a great smoker. Different flavor and experience than pellets. For indirect without the SNS I would use the snake method.

[Mosca]

That is excellent, you will love it. I have concentrated much of my cooking this summer on my Weber Performer, and the more I learn the more impressed I am. The value is off the chart.

[Fire Art]

The only thing better then a new grill is a discounted grill 🤓

[Mr. Bones]

New, Free cookers are purty dang nice, as well...

Jus Sayin...

[Fire Art]

Once again Mr. Bones is 100%. Right

[Steve B]

Boom. You just hit the lottery. Small scale of course. But damn. Nice score. 👊

[FireMan]

And the winner is........👍

[Mr. Bones]

Great Score, amigo!

I rarely even see used ones at this price...

[jgreen]

Thief! Nicely done. Might cost you more for the SNS and vortex to go with that new toy though.

[JeffJ]

That is a great price.

[HawkerXP]

Like said above, I keep my eye on craigslist and if one comes along at that price its usually a hunk of junk. Also, yes the plastic table has been replaced. If you should have a problem with yours (mine cracked from me pushing it all over my yard following the shade) within the 10 year warranty Weber will replace it with the metal one. Look here to find your date of manufacture and other interesting Weber info.

weberkettleclub.com/determine-age-of-old-grill/

[HawkerXP]

have to cut n paste, sorry

[RustyHaines]

What a steal! Great job. Have had my Performer for years and could not live without it. I started with the old Smokenator and then got the SNS 2 years ago. I scour Craigslist and the $100.00 Performers I have seen are neglected, worn out, broken table, rust buckets. You got a "smoken" deal. Congratulations.

[Skip]

Great Deal for you! Have fun with the New Weber!