I'm renting my parents' house and the oven died.

[no_hypocrisy]

It was built in 1995. No trouble til now.

Repair guy said it was the front control panel which is solely electronic. On December 23, he told me the model was more than 20 years old and the part not made anymore.

As I had tenants and may have to sell the house after they leave, I sighed and bought another gas range/oven two days ago. And while it's tax-deductible, it's also $1,350 with delivery, installation, and removal of the other oven. Ouch.

I just got a call from the repair service. They found the part. The oven can be saved. Nothing otherwise wrong with the oven. Matter of fact, it's like a Cadillac of a unit.

But if I sell the house, I'm undecided whether a newer and new designed oven/range wouldn't make the place more marketable. I don't want to negotiate a lower selling price if the argument of "the oven's more than 20 years old and may need to be replaced".

My question: Even with top-of-the-line oven/ranges, how long do they generally last? I'm evenly split between repair and replace.

Thanks!