SELOC Membership
Discussion
Hey guys, just wanted you opinion on whether it is worth getting a SELOC membership. I have checked the benefits and the only one that is really applicable is the insurance discount with Adrian Flux. Have any of you used this discount before? I am looking to get my insurance sorted either next week or the week after, would I get all my details through in time to get the discount?
Any opinions would be appreciated.
Any opinions would be appreciated.
Mine has lapsed now... but it can be worth its weight in gold IF you are goin to take advantange of the benefits... There is a list of discounts on there. I bought a Lotus showercape at Bell & Colvill and the the saving almost paid for the annual membership. If you buy a sports zorst or have some major work carried out,,, it could pay for itself many times over.
It also supports the website which despite the bitching and piss-taking (although nowhere near as bad as the festering fetid british-cars bbs), has to be the best resource for Lotus-related (and otherwise) advice on the net.
It also supports the website which despite the bitching and piss-taking (although nowhere near as bad as the festering fetid british-cars bbs), has to be the best resource for Lotus-related (and otherwise) advice on the net.
been a paid up member since it started....just for the discount at dealers etc and on-line places it will pay for itself ..plus if you intend to goto events such as sprints you need it.
For trackdays then join www.lotus-on-track.com and as a paid up SELOC member you get a £10 vouchers also towards a track day...no brainer really..the tech forum over there is a lot more active than here...purely because they have 1000's of people on there every day whereas here we probably struggle to get 100......
For trackdays then join www.lotus-on-track.com and as a paid up SELOC member you get a £10 vouchers also towards a track day...no brainer really..the tech forum over there is a lot more active than here...purely because they have 1000's of people on there every day whereas here we probably struggle to get 100......
i was a paid up memeber but didnt renew recently
waste of money in my opinion.
I am insured through adrian flux.
I confirmed i was a member of seloc but they didnt ask for proof such as membership number.
When i tried to use the 10% labour discount at sinclaires i was told that it didnt apply to servicing. Also it didnt apply to some bodywork i had done as i was quoted a speical price anyway???
As for the 10 pound discount at lotus on track I believe that vx220 forum readers automaticaly get this £10 off anyway, just by entering a code.
waste of money in my opinion.
I am insured through adrian flux.
I confirmed i was a member of seloc but they didnt ask for proof such as membership number.
When i tried to use the 10% labour discount at sinclaires i was told that it didnt apply to servicing. Also it didnt apply to some bodywork i had done as i was quoted a speical price anyway???
As for the 10 pound discount at lotus on track I believe that vx220 forum readers automaticaly get this £10 off anyway, just by entering a code.
well I guess you have to look at the list here:
http://forums.seloc.org/forumdisplay.
and see if you will benefit from any
you also get the magazine if you like that kind of thing
Personally Ive been heavily involved since the start so paying a few quid a year into the coffers dosent bother me - depends on how active you intend to be...i do the sprints etc so no choice but to pay up.
..its not different to Lotus Club International ...£30 a year for a magazine with stuff youve already read elsewhere and 10% discount on a few things......
http://forums.seloc.org/forumdisplay.
and see if you will benefit from any
you also get the magazine if you like that kind of thing
Personally Ive been heavily involved since the start so paying a few quid a year into the coffers dosent bother me - depends on how active you intend to be...i do the sprints etc so no choice but to pay up.
..its not different to Lotus Club International ...£30 a year for a magazine with stuff youve already read elsewhere and 10% discount on a few things......
I wouldn't join up for the insurance discounts,,,, these discounts are purely there to get you on the phone and make you 'think' you are getting a better deal than other people... in reality, you just play them all off against each other and the premiums will keep dropping.
I'm now paying about £100 less for my Sport 160 (group 20) than I was paying for my 111S.... Purely coz I did the rounds and spoke to all the Lotus insurers.
I'm now paying about £100 less for my Sport 160 (group 20) than I was paying for my 111S.... Purely coz I did the rounds and spoke to all the Lotus insurers.
I tried Egger CCI insurance (some one on here recommended it), they asked if I was in any club and I told him about the BOLOCS club, He thought the name was so good he discounted the policy !
Just cant decide what to do at the moment. I'm 25, 7 years no claims, 3 points, 1 accident (none fault) and the best they can offer on my sport 160 is £1130, that includes 4 track days a year with the track excess being £2000.
On the other hand Chris Knott can do the policy for £850 but with no trackdays.
Any thoughts? Can you get separate track cover and if so does it cost the earth. I'm not likely to do lots of track days but a couple might be feasible.......?
Just cant decide what to do at the moment. I'm 25, 7 years no claims, 3 points, 1 accident (none fault) and the best they can offer on my sport 160 is £1130, that includes 4 track days a year with the track excess being £2000.
On the other hand Chris Knott can do the policy for £850 but with no trackdays.
Any thoughts? Can you get separate track cover and if so does it cost the earth. I'm not likely to do lots of track days but a couple might be feasible.......?
Depends how many track days you do - I went with Flux as their premium was £670 - CCI quoted £1500+ridiculous restrictions (limited windscreen cover, no third party on other cars) and Esteem said it would be "in excess of £1500". Track day cover for £20K with MORIS cost £390 for 2 events and that's all I've done so far. So that means I've spend £670 + £390 + £45 for mods added on, which means I've still saved £400. Even if I did two trackdays in that time I'd have broken even with CCI. The uncertainty was enough to make the decision for me.
I'm 29, have 11yrs no claims, 3pts and have a protected no claims 12k per annum policy with Autotorque for my Sport 160 (with declared mods)....
£663.
I phoned around all the other usual suspects.. Elephant were the next closest for Adrian Flux, Eggar Lawson, Noel Dazey et al were all well over £100 more at least.
£663.
I phoned around all the other usual suspects.. Elephant were the next closest for Adrian Flux, Eggar Lawson, Noel Dazey et al were all well over £100 more at least.
bob_defly said:
Join up if you want to be constantly told:
a/ your car has the wrong engine.
b/ your car is now worth less
c/ you should buy the next best thing
d/ you should buy the last used best thing
e/ and stick a v-tec in it.
Quality! Was an early SELOC member but gave up on it long since.
bob_defly said:
Join up if you want to be constantly told:
a/ your car has the wrong engine.
b/ your car is now worth less
c/ you should buy the next best thing
d/ you should buy the last used best thing
e/ and stick a v-tec in it.
How true Rob, spot on
>> Edited by Tim Netherton on Tuesday 18th April 11:10
bob_defly said:
Join up if you want to be constantly told:
a/ your car has the wrong engine.
b/ your car is now worth less
c/ you should buy the next best thing
d/ you should buy the last used best thing
e/ and stick a v-tec in it.
See Mr Schuffman's "debate" in the "Rover K Series thread" for examples
I am a non paying member of SELOC. Means I can post on the forum and not much else, get none of the discounts available to paid up members.
All I now use it for is trawling for info. Havnt posted on there in months. Use it for reference only and then use Piston Heads if I still need to ask Qs. Just cant be bothered to put up with the Cr4p that half of them come up with, which usually revolves around, you should know better, its been asked before go look, or TADTS.
All in all, a less than worthwhile spending of ones time. The membership fee is only viable if you intend to make use of some of the discounts that it then entitles you to. Otherwise avoid it
All I now use it for is trawling for info. Havnt posted on there in months. Use it for reference only and then use Piston Heads if I still need to ask Qs. Just cant be bothered to put up with the Cr4p that half of them come up with, which usually revolves around, you should know better, its been asked before go look, or TADTS.
All in all, a less than worthwhile spending of ones time. The membership fee is only viable if you intend to make use of some of the discounts that it then entitles you to. Otherwise avoid it
Seloc - like everywhere else, it what YOU make of it...
yes, if you ask the same question that has been asked before several hundered times, you probably will get asked why you did no bother searching for the answer, sometimes this less than polite, however, put yourself in the possition of answering the same question several hundered times and see what you think?
As for the childish refference to me, may I suggest you actually contribute something rather than just bitching about others?
yes, if you ask the same question that has been asked before several hundered times, you probably will get asked why you did no bother searching for the answer, sometimes this less than polite, however, put yourself in the possition of answering the same question several hundered times and see what you think?
As for the childish refference to me, may I suggest you actually contribute something rather than just bitching about others?
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