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Window adjustment

2013-02-05T20:21:52Z

Tyrex:

===S1 Window Adjustment===

[[image:s1windowadj.JPG|left|S1 Window]]
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===S2 Window Adjustment===

The S2 windows can need adjusting now and then.

First of all ensure the softtop or hardtop is fitted correctly.

The following pictures and details are for a 2001 Elise - may be different for more recent or US models.

[[image:Door card.jpg]]

In the picture above the red arrows indicate the adjusters for window tilt towards/away from the roof. They adjust the bottom of the window runners inwards/outwards, thus causing the top of the window to adjust out/in from the roof. These can be adjusted without removing the door card. Clockwise turns press the window tighter against the seal when up.

Important note: take great care not to over-tighten this screw as there are a number of examples of owners finding the screw has pushed through the door skin and caused cracking on the outside paintwork!
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If you want to adjust the height of the window at the front/back of the window then the door card must be removed. Undo the fasteners indicated by the green arrows in the above picture. The lower mid and rear sections of the card are held on by velcro, and just pull away after the other fasteners are removed. Replace the window winder, as you'll probably need to move the window up and down whilst adjusting.

[[image:Door Inner.jpg]]

In the picture above the blue arrows indicate the adjusters for window height and tilt. Loosen them both a little with an 8mm socket, and move them up and down to adjust height and tilt of the window.

There is apparently an adjuster at the position marked by the orange arrow to move the window forwards/backwards, but I am unable to locate it on my car. Perhaps the upper trim needs to be removed.

[[image:door.JPG|thumb|none|Inside of a 06' Elise door]]

[[image:0011.JPG|thumb|left|Electric window bumpstop]]

Cars with electric windows are a little different. Glass height is determined by the position of an adjustable stop which is accessible behind the plastic membrane at the top of the access aperture.
To adjust the stop, use a 10 mm spanner to release the lock nut. This is best done with the window fully up as the stop will be held tight by the window mechanism.
Once the lock nut is released, wind the window down a little and using fingers, screw the stop in or out as required. Once correctly adjusted, nip up the lock nut.

[[Category:Interior]]
[[Category:Body]]
[[Category:Lotus Elise]]
[[Category:S2]]

Insurance

2013-01-04T15:32:04Z

Tyrex:

[http://www.seloc.org/membership/benefits/insurance/ Check the latest SELOC membership insurance benefits]

==Companies==
{| border="1"
!Name & Weblink !! Phone !! Contact !! Mod Friendly !! Track Day Cover Included / Additional Information
|-
|[http://www.reis.co.uk/ REIS (Formerly Richard Egger Insurance)]|| 0115 965 1020 || Steve Hallam or Mary Singleton (mention SELOC for special rates)|| Yes || Agreed Value Cover available. Track Day Cover (Four days included - any venue in the UK or Europe, excluding Nurburgring/Nordschliffe) available. Glass Cover & Club Discounts all available. Discount for Andy Walsh/Car Limits Driver Training Day. Enhanced Windscreen Cover (upto £1000 per claim) as standard. All drivers must be 25+. Policies limited to 7000 miles per annum maximum. No premium load for Commuting although vehicle must be parked in works car park.
|-
|[http://www.competition-car-insurance.co.uk/ Competition Car Insurance (CCI)] || 0844 892 1966 || Option 4 || Yes || 4 free days with approved organisers & notification prior to day (1 days notice minimum) required. [If you have 2 years+ claim-free experience driving an Elise or similar, quotes are very competitive. 10% discounts available for SELOC Club Supporters. Also additional discount (10%) to be had for car control course / driver training - need certificate to prove attendance though]. Track cover includes some EU circuits (Nurburgring) but doesn't include recovery costs and windscreen damage not covered on track. Won't mirror NCB from another car, but were happy to give me 4 year's worth "introductory bonus". Policies limited to 7000 miles.
May 2012 - Just got a quote and it included 6 track days with the same conditions as above. As of 2012, Aviva (CCI's underwriter) are heavily loading premiums for anyone that requires "commuting" cover, be sure to mention if you dont need it.
|-
|[http://www.heritage-quote.co.uk Heritage] ||0121 246 6062 - ask for Martin (drivers over 28yrs.) ||Discount for SELOC members || Yes || Track cover only included for club you are a member of eg LoT, cover is available for events with other TDOs at an additional premium. Will mirror NCB from other cars - no need to transfer your NCB to the vehicle insured with them. Check terms with Heritage. Spoke to on 11/1/2012 and refused to quote on Elise, saying they dont really deal with these any more
|-
| [http://www.ckinsurance.co.uk Chris Knott] || 0844 576 0660 || Mention SELOC for special rates || Yes || Drivers over 30 (was 25 in previous years and may revert back in 2012). Need to have been driving your lotus for at least a year. Minimum premium is £400 apparently. Does not cover track days, but does offer multi-car policies.
|-
| [http://www.hendersontaylor.co.uk/ Henderson Taylor insurance] || 0161 4377442 || (Matt) Mention SELOC for special rates || Yes || Trackdays included, mod friendly policies mostly underwritten by Aviva on very similar terms as CCI (also underwritten by Aviva). As of 22/11/11, mileage limited to 7500 (now 5000?) miles per annum for Lotus policies. As of 08/02/12 Matthew confirmed that unlimited policies are available. As of 2012, Aviva are heavily loading premiums for anyone that requires "commuting" cover, be sure to mention if you dont need it though Matt is on the ball and will almost certainly ask you. (Tyrex) - I spoke to Henderson today (4/1/13) who confirmed that the maximum annual mileage for their policies was 6000.
|-
| [http://www.manninguk.com/automotive/ Manning UK] || 01491 578759 || - || Yes || Sportscar specialists (run club schemes for TVR/Porsche/Aston). Includes trackdays. Discounts for driver training. Happy to quote for Lotus too, very friendly/helpful. Target profile is primarily second car or low mileage (5K) drivers, werent competitive (for me) on a 9K miles policy. Well worth a try if you fit their profile though. Offer multi-car policies and unlimited track days.
|-
| [http://www.privateclients.aon.co.uk/privateclients/microsites/cars/ Lotus - Esteem / AON (Official)] || 08705 708090 or 01483 706055 or 51 || AON policies now moved to Footman James (below) || ? || (Require driver be 30 or over)
|-
| [http://www.aplan.co.uk/ A-Plan] || 01635 874 646 || Usually Matthew Minchin. Discount for SELOC members || Yes || Contact the Thatcham office for Lotus schemes. Can provide free 5 day UK trackday cover on Royal Sun Alliance policies. "ok with brakes and suspension upgrade but not too sure with the engine but ok in the end."<ref>[http://forums.seloc.org/viewthread.php?tid=321707 SELOC Forums » Suggestions, Q & A » modifying wikipage about insurance]</ref>
|-
| [http://www.adrianflux.co.uk/ Adrian Flux] || 0800 081 8989 || "Yellow department" Mention SELOC for special rates || Yes ||
|-
| [http://www.noeldazely.co.uk/ Noel Dazely] || 0870 0466604 || Mention SELOC for special rates || Yes ||
|-
| [http://www.aplan.co.uk/ Admiral] || 0800 600 800 || || No || ?
|-
| [http://www.bell.co.uk/ Bell Direct] || 0800 140 180 || || No || ?
|-
| [http://www.directline.com/ Direct Line] || 0845 246 8701 || || ? || (require tracker and driver over 25yrs old)
|-
| [http://www.elephant.co.uk/ Elephant] || 0870 0401 140 or 0870 0131072 || || No ||
|-
| [http://www.footmanjames.co.uk/ Footman James] || 0121 561 4196 || || Not very - didn't even like Performance pack on Exige || Track day cover included but won't cover Car Limits driver training days with Andrew Walsh
|-
| [http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ArgosFSCarInsuranceHomeView?langId=-1&storeId=10001 Argos] || 0800 015 4835 || || ? || ?
|-
| [http://www.asdafinance.com/car-insurance.html ASDA] || 0845 300 2310 || || ? || ?
|-
| [http://www.lv.com/insurance/car_insurance Liverpool Victoria] || 01202 292 333 || || ? || Driver must be 25+ on an Elise
|-
| [http://www.hastingsdirect.com More Than / Hastings] || 0800 072 4186 || || ? || ?
|-
| [http://www.michaelwardassociates.com Michael Ward] || 01707 378260 || || ? || Good for young drivers on all sports cars, very easy to deal with!
|-
|}

Insurance world 01604 615415

Norwich Union Direct 0800 092 9564

Privilege 0845 246 0275

Quoteline Direct 0870 442 9049

Tesco 0845 300 4400

Also remember that you can get affiliate money with some of the bigger insurance companies simply by taking out insurance via your QuidCo.com account. For example, More Than currently give £75 back via QuidCo. These cashback sites are discussed on the uber-price comparison site:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/insurance/compare-cheap-car-insurance

==Temporary Cover==
For instant short-term insurance for courtesy cars and test drives etc - car not needed to be owned by driver:

http://www.ecarinsurance.co.uk

http://www.dayinsure.com

http://www.tempcover.co.uk (some restrictions on insurance groups of cars they will cover - it will tell you during the quote)

== One-off Track Day Insurance ==

* REIS (formally Richard Egger Insurance) - http://www.reis.co.uk/
* Competition Car Insurance - http://www.competition-car-insurance.co.uk/enquiry.htm
* Morris - http://www.morispayment.co.uk/affiliate_trackday.asp?prefix=CIG

CCI insurance is cheaper if the event is a novice trackday, so be sure to mention it.

==Insurance Check==
Use this site to check whether any car in the UK is insured.

http://www.askmid.com
http://ownvehicle.askmid.com/ (direct link)

Use this site to check a cars MOT history. You need the registation plate and V5 document number.

http://www.motinfo.gov.uk

[[Category:Reference]]

==Job Title==
Use this site to see what impact subtle variations in your job title can have on your premiums.

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/insurance/car-insurance-job-picker/

==Postcode Risk Assessment==
Have a look at this site to see what risk assessment is associated with your postcode.

http://www.carinsuranceexplained.com/car_insurance_explained/insurance_postcode_risk.htm

[[Category:Lotus Elise]]
[[Category:S1]]
[[Category:S2]]
[[Category:Lotus 2-Eleven]]
[[Category:S2 Exige]]
[[Category:Lotus Europa]]
[[Category:Lotus Esprit]]
[[Category:Lotus Evora]]
[[Category:VX220]]

SELOC members skill set

2012-12-20T14:44:10Z

Tyrex:

Fancy helping SELOC. Please add your name below and what you're happy to help with.

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|| CEO, Connected - Internet Technology Company. Develop and deploy personalised web assets (think Amazon/Ebay) that use profiling, behavioural targeting & A/B testing
|| [http://uk.linkedin.com/in/dower Linked In]
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/jjprestidge jjprestidge]
|| Almost penniless mature student failure masquerading as Professor of Coffee at Bath Polytechnic. Wine fantisist. Encyclopaedic knowledge of Everything Expensive gleaned from years of googling.
|| Linked In
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| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/acousticjim acousticjim]
|| White van driving urban guerilla video cowboy. Poor sense of judgment. Enjoys aggravating members of elected local bodies.
|| Linked In
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/moose moose]
|| Middle-aged Aston driving ex-CFO. Has expensive tastes in dresses. Likes sweets & puppies.
|| Linked In
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Stephanie%20Plum Stephanie Plum]
|| I certainly wouldn't want to do anything full time, but am happy to volunteer for bits of it. Maybe the database management bit, email enquiries and/or membership pack post outs.
|| Linked In
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| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/MrD MrD]
|| Argumentative computer-building God Botherer and Professional Car Tuner. Expert on Germanic 0-100 times, avoids corners. Buys women over the internet, lusts after Jackie Degg.
|| Linked In
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| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Mr%20Wiki Mr Wiki]
|| Anything need to be done in the Techwiki or local events / meets
|| [http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/gareth-shepherd/19/450/194 Linked In]
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Marcus Marcus]
|| Happy to help out with routes and creating TomTom files. City of London Mon - Fri if that is of any use.
|| Linked In
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| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/eddie eddie]
|| Hirsute gossiping IT geek. Implies he's married a supermodel however known to have accounts with all major London escort agencies. Knows everything, buys old houses.
|| Linked In
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| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/ReVolt ReVolt]
|| Web Design, SEO, Graphics and Photography, Norwich.
|| Linked In
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| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/gibbo gibbo]
|| Maker (sometimes), buyer (sometimes), distributor and eater of cake. Woman botherer and talking bollocks a speciality
|| Linked In
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| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/nick nick]
|| International Head of Everything for Hermes Parcelnet (UK & European parcel delivery)
|| [http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=22399892 Linked In]
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| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Greg Greg]
|| Alcoholic drug-abusing awesome person, coming soon to a hedge near you. Known to start projects, known yet to complete one. Regularly sacked.
|| Linked In
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| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/beak beak]
|| Foreign, changes cars more often than underwear. Dislikes trees. Post whore.
|| Linked In
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| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Ozzy_Uk Ozzy_Uk]
|| IT - Specifically Apple Macs, Xsan, PCs, Hardware & Software, Key skills in AV, specifically Video Calibration and Control system programming for Crestron. Side hobbies include saving the world with crazy ideas for eco-friendly performance cars, and generally trying to take on too many projects at any one time, including having a familly, building a house, doing a v8 lotus conversion, and trying to make an eco-friendly-ish performance car. Pretends to have only 17p to his name, parents own large parts of Kent.
|| [http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=4146669 Linked In]
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Geordie Geordie]
|| Web developer - Server and client side development, ASP.NET & MVC framework, security testing and resilience, SEO, MS Team foundation server admin, IIS config & webserver management etc etc
|| [http://uk.linkedin.com/in/dandbowman Linked In]
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| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/R6RYM R6RYM]
|| Head of Bullion Trading in Luxembourg. Theatre stage management/light design-programming, Cricket/rugby coaching, Master Swordsman
|| Linked In
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| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Mike-Bracknell Mike-Bracknell]
|| IT Director of a small, but successful IT Support & Web Design company with a USP of bringing Enterprise-level IT to the SME market and doing it without the jargon. Has silly surname.
|| Linked In
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| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Darrenlts Darrenlts]
|| Expelled from the UK for being so out of touch and communist that even Joe Stalin said 'Jesus, that's a bit harsh!' Currently putting the world to rights in my head and alienating all others. Heroes - Gordon Brown, Fidel Castro, General Noriega, Pol Pot, Mick Hucknall.
|| Linked In
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| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Pinkie Pinkie]
|| AutoCAD Designer (Computer Aided Design Specialist): Architectural Drawings & Planning Advice for extensions and building alterations. 2D & 3D Floor Plans, Elevations & Visuals provided for Architectural purposes; Planning applications, Estate Agents, Interior Designers, Air Con Engineers etc. 14 years experience, so drop me a line and I'll try and help! :)
|| Linked In
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| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/jont- jont-]
|| Embedded software engineer. Encyclopedic knowledge of the best driving roads in southern England and most of Wales
|| Linked In
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| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/sho sho]
|| Random sentence generator, purveyor of slanty sex toys. Likes to eat housepets.
|| Linked In
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| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/rich rich]
|| Website stuff, FEA & CFD (ANSYS)
|| [http://uk.linkedin.com/in/mrrichardmitchell LinkedIn]
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/twink twink]
|| Video editor and After Effects diddler, past lives include B2B marketing (mostly vehicle finance), 13 years of product management & NPD, project management (successfully bluffed my way through leading the integration of HSBC Vehicle Finance into Lex despite not understanding the IT and having no proper PM training) and accountancy but I don't like to talk about that
|| [http://www.linkedin.com/in/nickaddison LinkedIn]
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/LivinLaVidaLotus LivinLaVidaLotus]
|| All things Internet, web hosting, cloud hosting, domains, SSL certificates, un-managed server hosting, leased lines, fully managed hosting - including LAMP application scaling consultancy.
|| [http://uk.linkedin.com/in/karlaustinuk LinkedIn]
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/AndyKay AndyKay]
|| Web design + PHP Web dev + SEO + Bespoke Cloud based CRMs
|| [http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=103854504 LinkedIn]
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/flying%20banana flying banana]
|| IT Director with experience in Communications and Collaboration tools, Custom Helmet Design and Paint (lidzart.com), Mechanical Engineering background - competent with power tools :)
|| [http://lnkd.in/DgxY4Y LinkedIn]
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Col Col]
|| Employment Law Consultant (UK and Euro). Employment Advisor, Hampshire CAB.
||
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/the+DustRoom the DustRoom]
|| Computer programmer; creator of desktop software, high-end web shizzle and mobile apps. Objective-C, ActionScript 3, HTML5, CSS3, PHP, jQuery, PureMVC etc. Also music creator and HD video fiddler.
|| [http://uk.linkedin.com/in/thedustroom Linked In]
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/alunr AlunR-]
|| Web development, IT Support and Planning, Consultancy
|| [http://uk.linkedin.com/in/alunr Linked In]
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/alunr Tegra_Boy]
|| Alleged marketing whizz kid and apprentice sales guru at NVIDIA. In what little spare time my work/wife balance allows, I love pretending to be a drum and bass DJ, the captain of many a four-wheeled craft, whilst furious trying to manage my colossal collection of coloured buttons.
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| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/anth Anth]
|| Short bald CATIA CAD monkey from the North. Specialising in Automotive design (interior trim, acoustics and heatshields)
|| Linked Out
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| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/tyrex tyrex]
|| Small business investor - talk to me.
|| [http://lnkd.in/jh_xNk Linked In]
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| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/username your username here]
|| What can you do, where & when?
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[[Category:Misc]]

Over 100k

2012-03-12T13:48:20Z

Tyrex: /* The Over 100,000 Miles Club */

===The Over 100,000 Miles Club===

{| border="1"
! Name !! Car
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/woody72 woody72]
|| S2
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/mexican%bandit mexican bandit]
||
Elise 111R
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Jaye.Tillson Jaye.Tillson]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Edw Edw]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Arno Arno]
|| S2
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/reAnimate reAnimate]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Hairyduck Hairyduck]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/oneslip Oneslip]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/BrianDrought BrianDrought]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Liam Liam]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/GaryDVO GaryDVO]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Tigga! Tigga!]
|| S2
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Onch Onch]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Hugh.N Hugh.N]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Steve69 Steve69]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Black_potato Black_potato]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Phil._S Phil._S]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Romtootes Romtootes]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Tanuki Tanuki]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Linds Linds]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/russcasey russcasey]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/DoubleD DoubleD]
|| S2
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Spunagain Spunagain]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/jeffers Jeffers]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/SidewaysMatt SidewaysMatt]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Azlan Azlan]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Andrew%20S Andrew S]
|| S2
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Andy_R Andy_R]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/fatwomble fatwomble]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/YvoTuk YvoTuk]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Hag Hag]
|| S2
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/sc-009 sc-009]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/CMU CMU]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Daveman Daveman]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/felixj felixj]
|| S2 111S
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/lotusnick lotusnick]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/wcx375 wcx375]
|| 135R
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/AL AL]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Sinatra Sinatra]
|| S1 111S
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/luckyb luckyb]
|| S1 111r
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Sid Sid]
|| S2 S135
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Bazza990 Bazza990]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/MartynL MartynL]
|| S2
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Karluk00 Karluk00]
|| S1
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/tyrex tyrex]
|| S2

|-
|}

===The Over 300,000 Miles Club===

{| border="1"
! Name !! Car
|-
| [http://forums.seloc.org/m/Stu Stu]
|| S1
|}

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