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2022 Genesis GV70 3.5T — question: Buy a welder or bigger air compressor first?

WrenchScout82Community StarterJul 19, 20262022 Genesis GV70 3.5TAustin
2022 Genesis GV70 3.5T, about 96,000 miles. I do mostly home automotive work and can only justify one major shop purchase this year. Existing small compressor handles tires but not sustained air tools. Welder would unlock fabrication. Which one changed your garage more? Trying to diagnose before I book a shop. What am I missing?
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WrenchScout82Community StarterCommunity StarterJul 19, 2026permalink
OP here. Still looking, but I'm waiting on inspection notes before I send money on the 2022 Genesis GV70. If they only talk monthly I'm walking.
CleanDriver27Community StarterCommunity StarterJul 20, 2026permalink
Compare apples to apples or you'll get spun. Ask for out-the-door on the 2022 Genesis GV70 with fees, add-ons, and rate on separate lines. If they balk, that's your answer. Did the worksheet show tax yet? Might be overthinking it, but I'd rather overthink than overspend.
V8Geek89Community StarterCommunity StarterJul 20, 2026permalink
Don't send a deposit on a phone quote. I would not wire money until I've seen the 2022 Genesis GV70 and the title situation in person or via a trusted PPI. Screenshot the worksheet if you can. I'd want that in writing, not as a promise. Make the next action something you can finish this week. I'm in no rush to be a hero on it.
RoadEnthusiast64Community StarterCommunity StarterJul 20, 2026permalink
Insurance and tax belong in the comparison, not as a surprise. Call your insurer in Austin before you fall in love with the 2022 Genesis GV70. If they balk, that's your answer. On “question: buy a welder or bigger air,” that was the fork that mattered for me. That's the whole play. This is the filter I use when the thread starts repeating itself. I asked for the buyer’s order in email, not a text.
BoxerGarage95Community StarterCommunity StarterJul 20, 2026permalink
Walk if they won't put it on a buyer’s order. If they're pushing term length to shrink the payment, the 2022 Genesis GV70 price probably got worse. That's the part that actually changes the decision. Stop there until you know. Not letting add-ons ride along because everyone does.
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