>>2992497
>Is there any particular direction I should put my focus?
yah. instructional reading comprehension and checking the catalog before posting
>>>/3dpg/

>>2992497
First off, we have a 3D printing general, next time ask there.

Consumer printers range in the $200~$800, semi-professional are around $1000~$2500, "professional" printers come with an ever higher price tag. I'm using scare quotes there because in this day and age two grands will get you as good of a general purpose machine as you can get.
When it comes to brands you have three choices: Bambu, for the Apple experience of being locked in a walled garden, Prusa for the open source angle, and everyone else for saving a buck at the expense of varying degrees of pain.

You may want to consider Prusa, simply because you will be able to maintain them indefinitely thanks to the open source nature of their products. Also they're reliable print-farm grade machines. The downside is that technically speaking they're often not the latest and greatest, and have an above average price tag.

You need then to get your fundamentals of material science, to understand what properties to prioritize for each print, depending on the final application of the part.

Personally, in your position, I'd get a closed chamber (better if temperature controlled out of the box) printer, which is necessary for the higher temperature materials needed in automotive applications, with a print volume of about (300mm)^3, and either a dual nozzle head or, better, a toolchanger system. There are a number of options that fit the bill currently. Also, skip the "hobby" one, because you run the risk of buying a piece of crap, or falling straight into Bambu's conspiring hands.

>>2992500
>>2992506

Lord. I looked and totally glanced over that. Thanks

>>2992506

Thanks again for the added info.