Then your wife is gonna get a new stove with plastic knobs and thin metal, and she's gonna want that old Westy back. New appliances are to us appliance enthusiasts as new TVs are to old TV enthusiasts. They're cheap plastic (well metal for large appliances). They're pretty much disposable when it breaks.

Take Air Conditioners. They used to be expensvie as hell and weigh a ton. They actually blew colder air than the new ones today. My friend has a Frigidaire AC from the 70s at his house and it can freeze you out in no time. He also has a new LG made AC in his bedroom and it barely keeps up. they're so cheap and plastic, less than $100 can get you a small room AC and if it breaks, chuck it and get a new one.