Car Clubs

In the recent 8 years there have been a lot of car clubs springing up. There is practically a car club (or multiple for some car models) for each car model. The idea behind the car clubs are good for new car owners who want to gather information about car ownership, maintenance, parts and etc. However it is also bad as many people abuse the car clubs for self interest. The self interests come in the form of organizing events for the club members or helping members organize group purchase of products but instead of doing it out of their goodwill some of the so called organizing members use these opportunities to make money for themselves or get free products for themselves. There has also been cases where the so called Treasurer in a car club ran of with the money contributed by the members for specific events.
Joining a car club is an experience on its own as some active clubs will organize Sunday drives to various locations around the country for lunch or dinner, some organize track day events at the race track and other organize driver education programs.
Car clubs can also create internal rivalry between members who think their car is better, faster or better looking. These ego exchanges can be seen from car clubs ranging from Proton BLM club right up to the Porsche club.
Overall being in a car club has enough benefits to justify joining one provided the organizing committee is not corrupt or have self interest before the club.