What Welder to buy, I show my ignorance inside! Options

[Hawktel]

Okay I figure might as well take the plunge, and buy a welder.

I know nothing about welding. I've never welded anything. I think I understand the basic principle. But if you were to blow a couple hundred bucks, to have a portable weilder setup, just work on cars, what would you get?

I was considering this little unit off ebay.

Ebay Welder link

Specifically, I'd want to use it to replace the battrey shelf, some trunk rust repair, and replace some brackets for the floods and such.

If you wouldn't use the above, what would you use?

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[trojanhorsepower]

I took the plunge and got the Lincoln 135A mig. I got it off ebay brand new, much cheaper than I could locally. ~$400 is right + $100 for a bottle, you should get a regulator with the welder. Defiantly buy the CO2/Argon bottle. Rent will eat you up unless you burn all the time. My Lincoln is nice, but if I had it to do over I would spring for the Miller to get the smoother wire feed.

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