Sovol SV06 3d printer comes with all metal hotend setup( include the heater tube,themistor for high temp), sovol planetary direct drive extruders, auto leveling, auto x axis leveling, PEI flexible plate, 32 bit silent board, dual z axis, belt tensioner, resume printing. You can print more materials on Sovol SV06 and get great print quality.
Durability, reliability, etc? Eyeing one of these to get something that just works on a budget.
If returning was an option, I suppose that in some way also solved the problem :)