I'm replacing my old style American Gourmet which I purchased around 2004 for $100. I still have it's rusty firebox which is probably still usable, the smoker box bottom rusted out a couple years ago. I worked that smoker hard and neglected it, painted a couple of rust spots and rarely covered it.

This is not the same smoker. The design is fine, slightly different than the old style, but the metal is much thinner. The construction is different, the old unit was two solid pieces, the smoker and the fire box, both with hinged lids. This new unit is mutiple pieces and when put together leave gaps for air and smoke to move through. The old unit was more solid and tighter. I think this smoker will need more TLC to last as long as my old smoker. My first time using it after a slow fire for 30 minutes I overfired the firebox, which got my main chamber to 500 degrees, it's rated to 650 degrees. This took off some of the paint on the top of the fire box. 

 I miss my old CharBroil.