Welcome from Chicago.
I bought a gas grill once. It was maybe a Thermos brand or something that was clearance at the end of the season at Target. It sat at my old house for years without ever getting fired up. Eventually, the black paint peeled off the aluminum & I just brought it out to the curb.
The first Weber that I bought was a Smokey Joe at a garage sale that I brought off to college. I bought a cheapie chimney & would light the coals & then walk over to a nearby store to buy a piece of meat to cook on it. When I got back, the coals would be good to go.