Welder recommendations

The Miller 211 is probably the best all around machine for automotive/homeowner work. I personally wouldn't waste money on a plasma cutter. A band saw, sawzall, or whiz wheel can accomplish the same thing, and do so much more precisely than a plasma cutter. To use a plasma cutter properly actually takes way more trigger time than the average homeowner can put in. Whatever time it saves you in cutting will be lost in dressing up those cuts.