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‘MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR VILLAGE… THAT’S WHAT SOCIAL CLUBS ARE SOLVING’

It is difficult to pin down what exactly it is about cars that elicits such passion and devotion from those who love them. For those on the outside, spending tens and sometimes hundreds of thousands of your particular currency on a car seems ridiculous. But for petrolheads it makes perfect sense. The joy of car ownership knows no bounds, whether you prefer to indulge in cross-country road trips or you’re like the Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who has a bespoke suit to match each of his cars, which he enjoys not by driving (he doesn’t have a licence) but by sitting stationary in his garage listening to the engines rumble.

For many, part of the joy of cars is connecting with others. But how does one go about that in an increasingly digital world? Sure, there are online forums that cater to owners of all marques

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