I have owned this grill for less than a month.  It seems substantial and overall I think that I will be happy with it.  However, let me mention my concerns.  1) putting it together should be easier, or let me state the step with attachment of the legs; the pins kept moving and getting inside the legs delaying the process about 20 minutes 2) the lid holder bolt/nut that goes inside the kettle sticks in too far and interferes with placing the cooking grill on its support and 3) the baskets that come with the grill are too small for the large cooking surface; they are probably perfect for the 22" grill but too small for the 26".  More just annoying issues but I expected better for the price.  I think that I should have gotten the 22" instead because I have noticed that most the accessories seem geared toward the 22" and feel that Weber only made the 26" as an afterthought since there doesn't appear to be parallel accessories for the 26".