About a year ago Viking announced their the introduction of the stylish, customizeable yet inexpensive line D3 line. I was actually excited. It was really a good looking line of appliances.
The refrigerator was manufactured by Whirlpool and the microwave by Sharp, but the range was pure Viking. Actually, better than Viking with great output and 5 burners.
What happened?
Viking was acquired by Middleby of Ohio, manufacturers of commercial appliances and the enigmatic TurboChef line. At the same time, Viking has had quality issues during the transition and before. They have lost their focus over the last three years. I still love the product, but its disappointing at times with an overabundance of minor service issues.
Middleby is trying to correct the problems and perhaps removing D3 eliminates the taint of unreliability. The range will be mostly intact with Viking handles, knobs and logo.
Hopefully, this ranges long term prospects might be better.
In the meantime, anyone want a now our now vintage D3 kitchen?
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