My old Thermador electric cooktop needs drips pans, reflectors, and trim
rings that will total somewhere between $300-700 (depending on whether I get
the real replacement rings, or am able to use the cheap cosmetic kind).
Since this cooktop is probably about 25 years old, at least, I'm
contemplating replacing it rather than sinking that kind of $$ into parts
(and who knows whether other parts will even be available if somthing
critical stops working). It has four burners, two large and two small, and a
central grill/griddle. Apparently no one makes an electric cookstop with a
grill anymore, and I really love that grill.

Anyone have any experience buying a new cooktop recently? Any
recommendations? ($2,000 gas models are not a possibility, unfortunately.)