I own a Pontiac Montana that has exactly 48 inches width inside between the "wheel wells" with the seats removed. I've seen some posts about the Grill "squeezing" inside a Ford Explorer, but I don't know how that compares to my mini-van. I'd hate to go all that way and find out I can't get it home. Anyone know if I'll have any problems? (Anyonw with an explorer care to measure the interior width of your vehicle?)

Yes - talk to the store manager and tell him you are driving 150 miles and please hold one for you. And make sure they don't screw up. It would be awful to go all that way to come home empty handed.

Good luck - you're going to love it. Please post more when you start cooking. We're always interested in cooking times/methods for various things on this grill.

I'll keep you posted on my success with obtaining and using the Grill. I won't be using it until late this month though...It's for our new house that we close on July 26. See link below...heh...there's even a glimpse of the current owner's POS grill. :)

I'll certainly be around here looking for recipes and how to get the most out of the grill!

I nabbed one today in Hazlet, NJ! Thanks for making the "hold" suggestion. The rep (Tanya) was kind enough to hold the last one for me until I got there.

FYI, it fit just fine laying on its back in the Montana.

Now my only problem is...It's sitting in my Brother's garage! There's no room where I'm staying, and I don't want to really "uncrate" it before I move to the new house in a couple weeks.

Question: should there be any parts in the bottom of the box or the bottom cabinet? I did see the rotisserie rod down there, but that's it. Is everything else inside the main hood? If not, I might go back to my brother's this weekend and check to make sure all the parts are there...

The good news is, all the parts are there. The manual, rotisserire motor, shelf, cover, push bar and related hardware were all in a single box in the main hood compartment. Man, this grill is sweet. ;)

The bad news is, one of the control knobs is broken. I made sure it was transproted on its back (and not with the control knobs on the floor), so it must have been like that at the store.

So, I'll get to see how effective Virco's replacement program is. I called the warranty number, and it asked me to leave a message. I would expect to hear back today.

I suppose I could find another virco grill and swap out the bad part, but I don't feel like doing that to the guy who buys that grill. For all I know, that's what happened to me. ;)

One of the stems on which a knob sits may be slightly bent as it does not sit the same as the knob next to it. Once we put it together and test it out, we'll see if the bent thingy causes a problem.

At some point the front must have been face down causing the damage.

Sue

I didn't get a call-back from the warranty number, but I called the 800 number, and they immediately took care of me. I just faxed a copy of my receipt and the part number I needed, and they said they would ship it immediately.

Unfortunately, I won't be able to do a real close and thorough inspection of the grill for a couple weeks (when we move.) But that one knob seems to be the only damaged / missing part.

Enjoy!