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Question for Nunyabiz1

15 years ago

I've seen your posts all over this forum about the NXR range you purchased from Fl for such a great price. On one of the threads you mentioned the website and provided a link. However, when I went there, I did not see anything about NXR ranges... only Jade ranges???

Anyway, I would like more info please :-)

Comments (6)

  • 15 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    Yeah I don't think they had any pictures of them on the website.
    I got the number for them from NXR themselves as a distributor for NXR ranges. Because there are NONE any where near us that I could find so I contacted "Durocorp" which is the manufacturer and a Mr. Eugene Yu contacted me and gave me the name and number of the mid Atlantic marketing group that has that info.

    Mid-Atlantic Distribution
    Signature Marketing Group LTD.
    103 Fairfield Road
    Fairfield, NJ 07004
    PH : 973.575.7785
    W : smgltd.net

    So I contacted them and got this email.
    _________________________________________
    "We do not have anyone in your current area with the NXR on display, however we have a fellow distributor in Tampa, FL who may have the pieces on display. Please get in touch with Jim Tackenberg at DKA Distributing. You may reach Jim at 800.275.4352.
    http://www.dkadistributing.com/

    Have a Great day!

    Adam English
    Signature Marketing Group
    adam@smgltd.net""
    -----------------------------------


    We are in NC and were planning a trip to Florida to see friends at Coco Beach so we called the number and they said they had NXR ranges, at the time they had 3 in stock and all 3 were the older model with the curved handle and the knobs were tilted up slightly.
    Which was good for us because we actually preferred that look.
    That is the only difference between the models is knobs tilted and handle curved instead of straight.

    The model number was NRG3001

    We stopped by in Tampa which was a 2 hour detour on the way home and checked the stove out.
    We were there about an hour talking to the guy, his name was Jim Tackenberg.
    He had a floor model of the NXR sitting there in the showroom which is tiny little room, had a Jade there and a couple others I cant remember the name of right now.

    It is a small little place and didn't look like much when we pulled up. I think they use it mainly just as a warehouse mostly because from what I gathered they do mostly Home Shows and things like that.

    He said he has sold several of the NXRs and had never had any complaints or returns.
    He then proceeded to pull down the oven door and then stood on it with his full weight, probably about 195# or so to show how solid the oven was built.
    So we saw nothing wrong with the stove, all looked very nice, well made and for $1799 delivered was a steal compared to what we were looking at in that price range. Which were mostly Kenmores and such which are pure junk in comparison.

    So we bought it right then and there and had it shipped to the house which took about a week. In fact he took us back into the warehouse and pulled out one that was in stock, the one he was going to send us so we could see it before it left to make sure nothing was wrong with it at least prior to shipping.
    We have had no problems at all with the stove so I can not attest to what they would be like if say a stove showed up damaged from shipping or if something goes wrong with it after installation.
    All I can say is they seemed nice and appeared as though they would do whatever they could to make things right but ya never know.

    The place was DKA Distributing.
    5010 Tampa West Blvd.
    Tampa, FL 33634
    800-275-4352

    Jim Tackenberg is the guys name.
    I just looked at the old email to get the womans name.
    Her name is Vicki W. Albert valbert@dkadistributing.com

    This was all from about 7 Months ago so the way things are nowadays they may not even be in business anymore or don't sell NXR anymore, only way to find out is to call them or email them and find out.
    But they did have the best price I could find and that again was the older model NGR3001 which is the one we wanted anyway.
    Everywhere else we looked they were $1999.00 and were the newer model usually.

    That is about all I can think of.
    If you have any other questions I will try answer them as best I can.

  • 15 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    Wow... thanks Nunya for the very detailed response. When it gets closer to the time I need the range I will give them a call. But I wonder if the lower cost was due to the fact that you purchased the older discontinued model (not that there is anything wrong with it). The best price I've see is $1995/no shipping/no tax.

  • 15 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    I don't really know, I saw several of the older model selling for the same $1999 at the time. There was one other place somewhere I think was in Texas if I remember right that had an older model for a bit less like $1899 I think but overall the usual price I saw for any model was always $1999.
    So when I saw the model that we actually preferred and was able to check it out in person then I was sold when he said $1799.

    Probably the best place overall that I saw was a place in California called Dvorson's and I just checked their site just now and they are completely sold out of every model of NXR stove except for the 36" and only in the new model version and only with the 6 burners.
    So they seem to be selling rather well.
    AJ Madisons also seems to be pretty much sold out.

    In fact I just did a quickie search and most places that sell them for under $2000 are sold out of most sizes and models.
    Except for a place in Texas which is probably the place I saw several months ago which still has all models and sizes in stock.

    Eurostoves still has all models but they are over priced they want on average about $300 more than anyone else.

    This is the site in Texas, they have the newer model for $1979.00
    There are a few others with them still in stock.

    Might want to call those people in Florida see if they even have any in stock.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Aus-Tex Appliance

  • 15 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    Nunyabiz, absolutely great responses! That kind of honest detail is exactly what arms buyers with the tools to make real deals.

    But what I want to know is how come that range didn't tip over when the dude stood on the open door? Did he have you hold the back of the range down, or was it strapped? Or is my sense of eyeballed lever physics out of whack?

  • 15 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    mojavean,

    Most ranges, especially cheap ones beacause they're light, have anti-tip brackets on the back leg(s). Screws to the floor and wraps around the rear leg(s) and prevents it from tipping when some half-wit puts a 25 pound turkey on the open door--or tries to stand on it.

  • 15 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    Mainly because it weighs about 325lbs I would assume, he also did not stand on the outer edge of the door was more towards the hinges with one foot on each side of the window.
    Could have also been strapped but I have no idea.
    I know it was a beast to move into the house because we are on a hillside and from our parking area to the front door is about 35 steps down. Took 3 of us about an hour to get in the house.
    Its a rather heavy stove.