Apartment stovetops really piss me off; it doesn't bother me that they're old (at least 20+ years), it doesn't bother me that they're generic brand and quality, what bothers me is how poorly they're maintained and cared for.
My previous stovetop wasn't too bad until the wires supplying the electricity to one of my burners gave out; it really was just old.
The stovetop that replaced it ... is a piece of shit. I can't access and remove two of the drip pans because the connectors to the heating element have fused together, the large burner doesn't sit level so I use tin foil to make it as level as possible and none of the heating elements heat in a way that matches the setting (the dial says 'medium' and cooks at 'low' turn it one line over 'medium' and now it cooks as though it's on 'high.'
It's three inches shorter than the previous stovetop and the oven handle is bent down as though a child was using it as monkey bars.
