Simon
Trust me, the venom isn't just reserved for Aero owners. the lovely Lady Budster and I have twice had really obnoxious comments made, both at Centenary events.
One of which came from a then senior official of the MSCC.
1 "Oh God, it's only a Runabout, why on earth would you buy one of those"
2 "You shouldn't have black & silver plates, you damage the integrity of the MSCC"
TlLB witnessed both and very nearly told them to "F off"
On the first point, Stanley is a bit of a hybrid (not in the modern sense) a bit like its owner!