Second hand range cooker

[rockybalboa]

We are in the process of buying a house which has a Mercury Rangemaster range in the kitchen. It cost about £3,500 new. Not 100% sure how old it is, somewhere around the 3 year mark I believe. Vendor has offered to sell it to us for £1000. I have never had a range cooker and know nothing about them. I do know that this one has an electric fan oven. Our current cooker is gas hob/electric oven too but it is standard size so would look odd in the gap. I see that John Lewis do their own range cooker for £1000 so we could have a new one for the same price although presumably not the same quality as the Rangemaster one. I suspect we can probably negotiate the price down a bit given how much of a hassle it will be for the vendor to move it. Any advice please?

It's less than half price and you don't need to get someone in to install it - I'd say it's a win win situation ! Snap it up !!!!!

All my best cookers have been second hand, I'd go for it. There is not much to go wrong with a cooker. A range cooker is just like a normal cooker with extra oven or burners added on. Dual fuel is perfect IMO. Also it will have been designed into a (presumably fairly expensive) kitchen so it doesn't make sense to pull it out and put one that doesn't fit in the gap.

We inherited a range cooker with the house. 2 years old. Works great, can't fault it (except some of the numbers being faded). I'd say keep it & enjoy. Saves you time, labour & comes with good quality.

I'd offer them £500. It will cost them to have it removed and left safe and then they actually have to do something with it abc chances are it won't fit in their new house. Is it part of the fitted kitchen? Usually it would be included in the house price( ie we have a 2 yr old lacanche range which cost us approx 9k and it's very much part of the fixtures and fittings I wouldn't think to take it with us when we go!)