Unfortunately 'these people' are around in most car clubs, and probably 'elsewhere clubs'.
The acid test of a car club is to walk onto the stand at the NEC. The MSCC generally gets good reviews from the NEC, but some clubs will treat you with disdain or ignore you. I've had some bad experiences with TVR owners on several occasions - bad enough to put me right off having one. The Lotus Clubs are much friendlier from my experiences. The MGCC can be extremely elitist, and with opinions similar to the badge bar experience. Especially in the rubber bumper era. That's life I'm afraid - my skin is thick enough not to bother about it that much.
