So I'm looking to weld on some light bar brackets, maybe eventually build a bumper for my offroad rig, and learn how to weld a nut onto the rusty pig if I need to.

Local shops want like 150 just to turn the machine on so I'm debating trying to learn a new skill, so I've been in the market for a mig welder, locally there are lots of them listed for 750+, I genuinely have no idea what I'm looking at or what I'm doing.

There is a 5in1 250a by vevor for 308$ (Canadian) and even if I never used the thing once I'm sure I'd be able to sell it for nearly the same price.

My question is, what exactly am I looking for? And what would I be missing vs a 2000$+ rig?…