It may be where you live. When I lived in town and used town gas, I went
through two Oven/Stoves, and two Water Heaters. One repairman was kind
enough to show me what "dirty" gas, going through old pipes, could do
appliances. Haven't had a problem since moving out of town.
"Muddle" > wrote in message
. com...
> My parents and grandparents had one that lasted forever. They didn't have
> tons of frills, yet they never broke.
> I've gone through three now, one electric and two gas. The repair bills
> get
> to the point where it's ridiculous to not purchase a new oven. Does
> anyone
> make a decent priced combo Oven/Stove that doesn't have more electronics
> and
> printed circuit boards than every computer I've ever serviced. I kid you
> not, take all the electronics out of any oven on the market today and yank
> all the electronics out of any computer sold today and weigh them.
>
>