Our old range (39 years old) bit the dust as soon as we were finishing preparing Christmas dinner. We started shopping for a new range on December 27th. We were offered the choice of 2 ranges. One would take 2 months to be delivered, the other 2 weeks. We wanted one asap! Despite not having a choice per se, we are very happy with this range. I was able to figure out the controls by myself without the manual. I like the ease of use. It "tells" you if you miss a step. It looks great and works great.