I purchased the model 2004 Ducane grill and paid extra for the lifetime warranty. When my lava grate and several other parts rusted through, I called to get replacements and they informed me that the warranty would not be honored because it turns out that Ducane went bankrupt and was bought out by Weber. Weber will not honor the warranty even though they are still selling Ducane grills. Weber/Ducane now wants me to pay a couple of hundred dollars to purchase replacement parts that are covered under warranty.I expected when I paid a premium price for a high end grill, I would get both a good product and good service. It turned out that I got only an average product and useless service. Why pay $800-$1000 for a grill (which is what the model 2004 cost) when it doesn't perform any better than a $300 grill and the company won't even honor the warranty?