"Kent H." > wrote in message
...
> After years of planning on a Subzero for our upcoming remodel, we are
> strongly leaning toward the pull out Kitchen Aid that is 24" deep.
> Subzeros are $6000 and are about to rise in price. The Kitchen Aid is
> $2400 and you can pull it out and fix it without tearing your kitchen
> apart. A life long friend had to repair a SubZero after two years of
> usage. I would also appreciate anyone's experience with either brand
> and/or model.
> Happy 1st,
> Kent
>
> angelarenae wrote:
> >
> > I'm getting ready to do a major kitchen remodel and have some
> > questions about refrigerators. I was all set to order the Sub-Zero
> > 650 Over-Under (freezer is a drawer beneath the fridge), when a friend
> > of mine told me that Sub-Zeros in general are overrated and are
> > outperformed by several other (cheaper) brands, e.g. KitchenAid and
> > Viking.
> >
> > Does anyone have any firsthand experience with the various high-end
> > non-commercial units? I am most curious about this - needless to say,
> > I'm hesitant about spending $6k (or more) on a refrigerator that I may
> > not be totally happy with...!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > ~a

I have had a sub-zero for at least 15 years. It looks and acts good as new.
We had a couple of little items inside the refigerator (not the motor) that
had to be replaced, but we ordered them on-line and he fixed them himself.
They were insignificant amounts in $.

Dee