Set priorities in order to get the best appliances for your budget. Buy one thing at a time. Analyze your needs over your wants. Wants can wait. Needs are immediate.

Refrigerator: If the refrigerator still works, but the icemaker and water dispenser is on the fritz, make your own ice cubes. You can limp along with it for a while longer. Counter depth costs extra and you won't get far after you pay up for counter depth. The most frequent thing to fail on a refrigerator is the ice maker/water dispenser. It doesn't matter which brand you select.

Stove/Oven/Cooktop: Your oven/stove is still working. Hold on doing anything until you have a real problem with it.

Microwave: It sounds as if it is an immediate need. They are all made by the same manufacturer. They just have different brand badges on them. Your only decision is do I want a countertop unit or an over the stove unit? The consensus at GW seems to be the over the stove unit is a poor idea for a number of reasons. Look for a mid range price countertop unit.

Dishwasher: After the sink, it's the most heavily used appliance in the kitchen. I suggest a mid range Bosch. I've had many Bosch dishwashers through the years at a variety of price ranges. They've all been good units.

If you buy the microwave and the dishwasher, you will have a lot of money left over. Wait and see which one breaks first, the stove or the frig. You can start looking at wants. I'd still keep that refrigerator in the garage when you replace it. Old Amana's were built to last. I bet it has more life left in it.

That's how I would plan it.

To what homechef said, I would add four points.

One is to check the already available Black Friday deals. For example, Lowe's (I think) is advertising some very substantial discounts if you purchase two large appliances together.

Second, the dimensions for your microwave sound like you have an over-the range (OTR) unit. For further research, use "OTR" in your search strings. If the present OTR vents to the outside (as opposed to being set for recirculating), then you might consider replacing it with with a canopy style range hood and a separate countertop microwave (assuming your kitchen space is not so small as to make that infeasible.) Even an inexpensive externally venting canopy range hood can do a noticeably better venting job than an OTR. (The canopy makes the difference in collecting vapors and etc.) The combined price for an inexpensive hood and a countertop MW will likely be less than a replacement OTR.

Third, a counterdepth (CD) fridge going to be far and away the most expensive replacement especially because you apparently want external ice and water dispensers. Frankly, it is likely to be the budget buster for you. Even with Black Friday deals, the least expensive CD models with external ice and water are likely to be more than $2k, which is more than 2/3 of your budget. I say this from my helping a friend shop for a fridge several months ago. That said, I kind of recall that there might possibly be a sale priced Frigidaire Gallery or Samsung CD/Dispenser model in the $1700 to $1800 price range. I'd search sites such as AJMadison.com, sears.com and Lowes.com for those models. Before buying one, I also would research user reviews for any recurring problems/complaints and longevity issues.

Fourth, have you considered outlet/clearance (aka "ding-n-bing") departments such as Searsoutlet.com? That might help with the stove and a CD-fridge, the two most expensive items on your list.

I think homechef gave you excellent advice, especially if you're looking for a counter depth fridge. Either that or you really need to up your budget.

Thanks for all the great advice, defiantly things I need to consider and account for. I went to a few stores yesterday to check out refrigerator options. There are several stores which have what appear to be good sales for Black Friday. I need to go up in budget but think I can still come in around $4k for everything I want.

This is what I scoped out and would like to get some reaction on. With some of the sales and other discounts available by the manufacturer I can get everything installed for just over 4K including taxes. That's pretty good but unknown about the quality of the LG stuff over time.

Refrigerator:

LG 24 Cu. Ft. Stainless Steel Counter-Depth French Door Refrigerator

Model: LFXC24726S

Stove:

LG 30" Stainless Steel ProBake Convection™ Double Oven Gas Range

Model: LDG4313ST

Dishwasher:

Bosch 24" Dishwasher

Model: SHP65T52UC