This is a great item, but the assembly fee is worth it. Mine is not quite finished and I have spent several hours on it. If you aren’t extremely mechanical, don’t do it yourself. There are lots of parts. Lots. 

I haven’t had a chance to fire it up so I can’t tell you it’s awesome. I have been trying to get my hands on this model for months. The one thing I realized is that there wasn’t an offer for a cover. Now I’ll have to research that and probably pay shipping.