What do i need to know about purchasing an oven?

[Nicambhar]

MB - I went out looking for freestanding, but after months of looking I ended up with the separates. Mainly because our kitchen was going to be minimal, no overheads with drawers only and I wanted to keep the look with clean lines IYGWIM..
Thing with the freestanding we have now is that I have to get right under it and clean it out cause it's on legs - just another thing to keep clean.
Lastly, I got my top from Harvey Norman for half price cause it was display stock, there was not one mark on it and still looked brand new. So maybe try asking for the display stock if you wanted something more expensive and don't mind the display one.

[nic]

foinas - Does your neff oven have a door that slides back in under itself? So the door isn't hanging out there when you open it up, IYKWIM??

[fionas]

no but it's about 10 years old.

[*EJ*]

fionas & nicambha since looking more i think i've been turned off the freestanding ovens. I too am thinking they're a bit too big and bulky and the gap underneath could be a bit of a pain. We currently have a wall mounted oven which is great because we don't have to bend but where it is mounted we will be knocking down and opening it up completely and i don't think we'll have another suitable wall to do similar.

I was told by the sales guy (and have been told this once before) that they don't discount on Miele products. They say when we buy from them they order the stock directly from Miele... I could try asking for the floor stock but i don't know if that would work unless the item was being discontinued or something

Thanks for all your help, i'm getting excited can't wait until it all starts happening

[Pandora]

Some brands dont like their products being discounted beyond a set limit becuase they say it devalues the brand.
Apple a re a bit like this, though they used to be a lot worse.

[nic]

Myboys, google for a website called Berloni Appliances. They are in VIC somewhere (sorry can't remember and am not familiar being from QLD lol)

I came across them when we were looking at the bosch oven online. (think they're price was about $2800, when in stores was $3500 approx. I think that was new too.. I think they may have new and display stock? we haven't bought an oven yet, but when we do, I will seriously be looking into these people and getting it freighted to us.