I assembled it pretty easily. Opted for the Free Amazon Assembly, which was a complete JOKE. They never showed, tried to reschedule and them said they would call me back when they could find a contractor in the area... never heard from them. In truth, I was mad enough at Amazon for all this mess that I sent the unit back to them and bought it for the same price at Target.com with my RED CARD and got another 5% off so it was cheaper there. The base did come bent like some others reported on here but this was Fedex fault, not Weber. Weber customer service sent me a new base and 5 days later I was assembling the grill. Went very smoothly. Two things that tripped me up: 1. there was a part listed for a SP-310 which I thought was my SPIRIT 310 grill, its not. I have a E-310. The SP-310 part listed is REALLY FOR A SP-310 so if you have a E-310 ignore that part and bolts bag and move on. 2. I thought the cross bars holding the grill on the base were forgotten!! But they were cleverly embedded in the side of the cardboard backing which my wife found when I told her I was missing them. I am sure someone else will run into this so I mentioned it. Went to home depot and got the 1/2 to 3/8 inch bushing for my NG line as well as a 3/8 inch nipple for the Weber parts to mate with the bushing. A little pipe dope and everything ready to go. First grill was burgers and everyone loved the taste. Have cooked several tenderloins on it and each was perfect. No learning curve, heats up to 500 degrees per the temp gauge plenty fast, and flame tamers work great. Made me look like an expert on a new grill right out of the gate. I expected to have to "learn the grill" but it was very intuitive and solid. Hot enough that I have to go down to about 40% on the burners after heat up or the tenderloins start to cook too fast due to too hot. So there are not any BTU problems that I can tell. I will say on the comments of Weber quality that this grill is made economicallyand I do like very well made things generally but as a consolation to recognizing that fact I am ok because it has it were it counts. I wouldnt say its "made cheap" but I would say they cut corners in areas in build quality that would clearly benefit their bottom line. i.e. initially I thought the side tables are flimsy and thin, didnt like that it has a strange plastic louvered lid handle, and thought the gauge of the base and sides and back of the grill could have been a bit more robust/heavy... but they are really minor after I put it together its solid enough and when I started using it and enjoyed the first steaks on it - I am happy and simply dont care about or notice that anymore. Even the plastic louvered lid handle that I have to grab all the time is ok because I noticed that it doesnt get hot at all - so maybe that was the reason and part of the benefit... maybe. :-) I have had grills that cost twice as much, require two arms to lift the heavy well made lid, beautifully engineered and built like a tank with 6 burners to grill for a small army but they were more finicky and often would require more skill and practice to get the food right and required lots of babysitting not to burn the food, plus consumed a lot more gas. So if you are just a family of five, for example, and want a grill thats easy, cooks well, and one that you can share the grilling tasks with anyone in your family then this grill requires very little to produce great results. I love it.

I am just in my first week of using this grill, but already I am pretty impressed by it. I had a pretty generic gas grill from Lowe's but it was rusting and falling apart on me. I decided to step it up to a higher quality grill that will hopefully last a lot longer. My son and I assembled the grill in about one and a half hours. The instructions were quite clear, though they list steps for both the natural gas version and the liquid propane version. I was worried for a few minutes when I could find certain parts, but it was because those were only used for the LP version. The screws and nuts all come in one long plastic bag divided into labeled compartments. I really liked how you worked from one end of the bag, used all those pieces, and then went onto the next section. Be aware that the wheels are not all the same. Two can lock and two don't. The two lockable ones belong on the front. Once it was all assembled, I just turned off the gas pipeline, unhooked the old grill's gas line, hooked up the new grill's gas line, and then turned the gas back on. I have cooked a couple of times on it. It lights up immediately with the electric starter, and it takes only about 10 minutes to preheat. I like how the grill came with a plastic card with cooking tips for various food items. The grill was also easy to clean, and it comes with 3 hooks on each side to hold tongs, spatula, etc. It's not the fanciest grill, with just three burners and no burners on the side like some others. But it gets the job done and looks pretty solid. I am looking forward to using it more.

This is my third Weber grill...I've moved around a lot, and the first one (an LP grill) just got beat up from being shipped to several cities. The second one lasted ten years...it, too, was an LP grill. The house I just moved to has a natural gas outlet, so I decided to look at an NG grill this time. I must say, I thoroughly read each and every review here before selecting this grill. I already love Weber grills, and the positive reviews reinforced my decision to stick with Weber. From opening the box to on the deck took about two hours, with another set of hands helping me here and there a couple of times. The weight, look, and feel of the product is what you'd expect. What I really love is that the bottom of the grill will slide out to allow you to clean it (the whole bottom, not just the drip tray). If you cook something like chicken on a grill, it will drip a lot of fat and give cause for a grease fire the next time you start the grill. Now, that's no longer an issue, and the bottom trays cleans as easy as if it was teflon coated (which its not). The grill heats up very fast, and seems to have a maximum temperature of around 525 degrees--plenty hot for me as I only cook steaks using temperatures that hot. I noticed on the box that this grill has a 25 yr. warranty...something I didn't know or expect! If it lasts that long, then this is for sure my last grill...it might outlast me! Love it, and strongly recommend this grill to anyone wanting a quality product that is well built, easy to use, and produces great food. -UPDATE- I was slightly mistaken regarding the warranty. Certain parts have a 25 yr. warranty, others 10 years, and on down to two years. You can see what is warranted and for how long by checking out Weber's web site: [...]

Great quality BBQ!

Easy to assemble, sturdy and lots of heat!

Excellent all away around.

I think that this is a nice BBQ that doesn't have all of the features of the next model up (Genesis).