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A friend of mine used to own a Jaguar. In fact he owned a series of Jags during the '70s and '80s. This was a time when Jaguar quality control was –how shall I put it– less than perfect? At the time I was driving German and Japanese made cars, and only visited the dealership for oil changes. Al on the other hand knew the Jag dealership's mechanics by their first names. He knew their freek'n kids first names. He had to. He spent a lot of time hanging out in the garage with them, frequently on weekends. Poor Al, right?
But, when we went anywhere together we took his car. Why? Because, as he claimed, the Jag had "character", and I completely agreed with him. 

Quirkiness Vs. Character
So, what is character when it comes to inanimate object like cars and cameras? Why do we put up with less than perfect products, while high-reliability even almost "perfect" ones are readily available?
This was brought to mind a couple of months ago when my friend Kevin came to t...

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