Hello,
I would like have consultant on car purchase. After installing /g/entoo, I became truly enlighten and it changed my perspective on many things.
What I want to know is, what is the car equivalent of gentoo operating system and it has the reputation of a ThinkPad when it comes to laptops.
The only one I could come up was this, Lada 2107. What I have learned from Russian mentality, is that a good machine is easy to repair. Is this the definition of quality? Not a single car can go on without maintenance, so why should you bother with anything else if you can repair it faster, cheaper and more comfortably because it doesn't have any extra on the way when you try to change a part or two. After seeing engine room on both Lada 2105 (1985) and Mercedes-Benz C200 (1994), I began to hate the mercedes. Sure it is comfortable to ride with and has all cool features, but I should I care when I'm on a tight budget and more importantly, I want to learn how the actual car works. This is why I mentioned Gentoo because you really can't install it if you don't know anything your computer.
In short, is Lada a great platform to learn car repairing and will it make me struggle to the point where as the more I struggle, the more experienced I become. Let's face it, only through hardships, will make you become a better person. It is a jouney nevertheless.