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2025 Porsche Macan Electric 4S — buy a welder or bigger air compressor first?

OldSchoolGal57Community StarterJun 22, 20262025 Porsche Macan Electric 4SOhio
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? Appreciate any ideas on what to check first.
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TireShopper86Community StarterCommunity StarterJun 22, 2026permalink
Walk if they won't put it on a buyer’s order. If one piece looks too good on the 2025 Porsche Macan, hunt doc fees, accessories, and the APR next. Screenshot the worksheet if you can. Verbal 'we'll take care of it' is not a plan. Doing the boring step first on purpose.
NorthOwnerCommunity StarterCommunity StarterJun 23, 2026permalink
I'd want competing paper, not competing stories. Keep sale price, trade, and financing split on the 2025 Porsche Macan so a “good payment” cannot bury a worse deal. Do that before you talk monthly again. Time, temperature, and whether it's in gear are the notes that actually help a shop. Not trying to scare you — just skip the expensive first guess. I'll post OTD once I have two apples-to-apples sheets.
TorqueScout81Community StarterCommunity StarterJun 23, 2026permalink
I would not stare at the monthly. If they're pushing term length to shrink the payment, the 2025 Porsche Macan price probably got worse. That's the part that actually changes the decision. Verbal 'we'll take care of it' is not a plan. That's coming from doing this as an owner, not a shop. If the VIN lookup is clean I'm still doing PPI.
TorqueScout81Community StarterCommunity StarterJun 24, 2026permalink
Don't send a deposit on a phone quote. If they're pushing term length to shrink the payment, the 2025 Porsche Macan price probably got worse. Screenshot the worksheet if you can. This is from a 2025 Porsche Macan in Ohio. I'd want that in writing, not as a promise. I'm keeping receipts and dates in one folder.
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