DISAPPOINTMENT IN DESIGN AND QUALITY

After owning two previous Weber grills (cast iron with enamel finish) and being very pleased with the service and quality of product, we upgraded to the S-420. We keep this barbecue covered constantly when not in use because the cabinetry to too vulnerable to the elements. In less than a year we have rusting on the side burner table and the side table. The rusting happened within a few months over the summer after purchase. Though I understand not all of the cabinet could be of stainless, Weber should have designed the secondary material to be more climate durable than the aluminum finish on this unit. If this unit is not covered and it rains, water gets into the interior storage cabinet and also floods the grease drip pan. There are design and finish elements that seem very flawed for a unit this costly.