I am an apartment brewer, my kegerator will be in the living room and I want it to look nice and I am only getting it in stainless steel to match my custom designed kitchen. I am sure you can significantly lower the cost by getting a cheap or free fridge from CL. I just cant picture a big white with yellow spots thing in the middle of my living room
I'd rather wait and buy it once but do it proper. Not to mention an old fridge thats not energy efficient can actually waste more money in electricity. Lets say you get a 10 year old fridge for free on CL that eats up $5/month more then a EE one. $5 x 12 = $60/year