I bought the new one, even though I had one with my old stove/oven, for exactly one reason. I was told that they wouldn't install my stove without the new cord and that if I wanted to keep my old cable, I'd have to install the stove myself. I felt strongarmed into purchasing it, basically. The guy at the store literally told me that they would bring the stove in, unbox it, and just leave it in my kitchen if I wanted to use my old cable. As to whether it would have worked or not, he wouldn't say, he just said that best buy wouldn't install it.