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==United Kingdom== | ==United Kingdom== | ||
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| − | | | + | | Basingstoke |
| − | | | + | | steve 111s |
| − | | | + | | Don't know much about Toyota Elises but fairly good with Rover K's. |
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| Swindon Area | | Swindon Area | ||
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| Always happy to help anyone who breaks down around the Swindon area.<br /> | | Always happy to help anyone who breaks down around the Swindon area.<br /> | ||
Although my help tends to be limited to a few kind words, a quizzical look, and the lending of my tools. And a cup of tea. | Although my help tends to be limited to a few kind words, a quizzical look, and the lending of my tools. And a cup of tea. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Swindon / Newbury area | ||
| + | | Miles_hot | ||
| + | | Again limited actual problem solving skills but reasonable selection of tools, willing to try things and help and offer tea/biscuits. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Essex | | Essex | ||
| TONYR | | TONYR | ||
| − | | We have a reasonably private parking area at home and a good engineer on call in Essex, | + | | We have a reasonably private parking area at home and a good engineer on call in Essex, although I must warn him of this should it come to fruition!!! |
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| Bedfordshire | | Bedfordshire | ||
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| Cornwall | | Cornwall | ||
| TURNAMERE | | TURNAMERE | ||
| − | | I can offer up a little practical nouse, decent selection of well used tools, room for a Lotus on my drive if required along with Paramedic and helicopter winch rescue services for the more extreme emergencies. | + | | I can offer up a little practical nouse, decent selection of well used tools, room for a Lotus on my drive if required along with Paramedic and helicopter winch rescue services for the more extreme emergencies. General woodworking and DiY assistance also undertaken. |
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| Knutsford Cheshire | | Knutsford Cheshire | ||
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| Northern Ireland | | Northern Ireland | ||
| The Persian | | The Persian | ||
| − | | Happy to help anyone stuck, Warm garage and tools, plenty of space for cars & driver/passengers. | + | | Happy to help anyone stuck, Warm garage and tools, plenty of space for cars & bedrooms for driver/passengers. |
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| Durham/ Newcastle | | Durham/ Newcastle | ||
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| Leeds | | Leeds | ||
| Blinky | | Blinky | ||
| − | | Can provide taxi service for 1-4 passengers 1hr radius of Leeds | + | | Can provide emergency taxi service for 1-4 passengers 1hr radius of Leeds (Golf if wet/more than 1 pax) |
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Leeds / Otley / Ilkley | ||
| + | | dpollard | ||
| + | | Plenty of tools and emergency K series spares, as well as a large double garage as an emergency workspace if you can get the car to North Leeds. Naff at spannering, but own the spanners. Tea only comes in one form - the type you can stand your spoon up in. | ||
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| West Dorset | | West Dorset | ||
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| Good range of tools and knowledge. Access to a garage. A penchant to paint things yellow - you have been warned! | | Good range of tools and knowledge. Access to a garage. A penchant to paint things yellow - you have been warned! | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | + | |- | |
| − | | | + | | Cardiff |
| − | | | + | | Steff |
| − | | | + | | Got tools, garage, cuddly toy and can suck air in between my teeth and tut like an expert. |
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Guildford Area | ||
| + | | CHOPPER | ||
| + | | Tools and tea available, S1's only. No S2 bumders :-) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | North Wiltshire/Gloucestershire | ||
| + | | RobC | ||
| + | | Extensive set of big hammers, there isn't much I've not fixed/broken/re-fixed on these silly plastic cars | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Suffolk/Ipswich | ||
| + | | Luca | ||
| + | | Not good at working on a car myself, but have covered space for cars and space to work on it. Cuppa of tea/coffee available as well. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | North Dorset | ||
| + | | Big Grin | ||
| + | | Have tools, kettle, tea and coffee, know how to wield a spanner and when things get really bad know a man that can help. | ||
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| MARTEN | | MARTEN | ||
| I have a trailer with winch, a fully equipped workshop and many spare parts as I'm professionally working on Elise's | | I have a trailer with winch, a fully equipped workshop and many spare parts as I'm professionally working on Elise's | ||
| + | |- |- | ||
| + | | Northern Spain, La Rioja<br> | ||
| + | An hour south of Bilbao, or 3 hours north of Madrid | ||
| + | | Happy.smiler | ||
| + | | Experienced in converting Elise / Exiges to LHD, sell parts to friends. | ||
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| Belgium (Francorchamps to Brussels) | | Belgium (Francorchamps to Brussels) | ||
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| SDIO | | SDIO | ||
| Willing to help if I can (plenty of tools but no garage to do the work). | | Willing to help if I can (plenty of tools but no garage to do the work). | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Limousin/Dordogne area of South West France | ||
| + | | JERRYTLR | ||
| + | | Can probably help a bit with the language, have a 2 post lift, lots of tools, and a car trailer. Also good friends with a local mechanic :-) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Tilburg (NL), Eindhoven (NL), Venlo (NL), MonchenGladbach (D) Maastricht (NL), Hasselt (B) | | Tilburg (NL), Eindhoven (NL), Venlo (NL), MonchenGladbach (D) Maastricht (NL), Hasselt (B) | ||
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| KORBI | | KORBI | ||
| Happy to help anybody out who needs a proper look onto the car, repairs (every tool you'll need for an Elise), recovery or just a cuppa or a cold beer. SWMBO may sleep in my bed err...flat too, but I'm happy to take you to a hostel though. Munich area and south of it (say, until passo Rombo) | | Happy to help anybody out who needs a proper look onto the car, repairs (every tool you'll need for an Elise), recovery or just a cuppa or a cold beer. SWMBO may sleep in my bed err...flat too, but I'm happy to take you to a hostel though. Munich area and south of it (say, until passo Rombo) | ||
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| + | | Hungary | ||
| + | | Series_one | ||
| + | | Happy to help out any Lotus owner. Full garage with lift and tools available, sofa and sight seeing for your attractive female companion while you work on your wounded Loti ;D | ||
| + | |- | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:27, 5 April 2021
SELOC INTERNATIONAL RESCUE
Listing of Rescue Rangers willing to help selocers in distress please feel free to add, subtract or amend your entry
United Kingdom
| Basingstoke | steve 111s | Don't know much about Toyota Elises but fairly good with Rover K's. |
| Swindon Area | APRETEXT | Always happy to help anyone who breaks down around the Swindon area. Although my help tends to be limited to a few kind words, a quizzical look, and the lending of my tools. And a cup of tea. |
| Swindon / Newbury area | Miles_hot | Again limited actual problem solving skills but reasonable selection of tools, willing to try things and help and offer tea/biscuits. |
| Essex | TONYR | We have a reasonably private parking area at home and a good engineer on call in Essex, although I must warn him of this should it come to fruition!!! |
| Bedfordshire | JONATHANMILLER | Happy to help anyone stuck at the Autodrome in Bedford. |
| Bedfordshire | MGH74 | Happy to help anyone in NorthBeds/Northants |
| South West (Falmouth & Padstow, Cornwall) | LECHIFFRE | I would stress that I know fcuk all about anything mechanical but fortunately know a few people who do. |
| Jersey | LAWRENCE5 | I'll take Jersey. ... that said you can walk the entire island in a day |
| Gloucestershire | MISH | Happy to help anyone who gets stuck in Gloucestershire |
| Ammanford, Wales | V4FRP | I can provide translation services for those stuck in the west of Wales, tea, tools of dubious quality and parking space for another wreck in amongst my own wrecks. |
| Bristol | THE_LAD | Happy to help anyone near me, lifts to/from Williams sports cars etc back to civilisation bus stop or town |
| North Lincolnshire (Grimsby) | ARISUTEA | Quite happy to hit someones broken car with a spanner in/around the grubby Northern part of Lincolnshire. Can't guarantee I'll make it work again, but I'll try. Although why the hell you'd be coming here is beyond me (unless going to Cadwell or Blyton, then you are excused). |
| Sittingbourne, Kent | ELISEMAN | North kent area. Loan of tools, spannering and easy repairs to see you on your way, tea/biscuits and a shoulder to cry on. If you are really stuck I can offer over night secure storage of car/belongings. |
| Cornwall (Helston) | DONKSTER | Sounds like a great idea. I'd be happy to help out if needed, that's another one for deepest darkest south west... |
| Chelmsford Essex | SMARTBEAR | I have a fairly spacious drive that seloc'ers could abandon their wreckage on.
I promise I won't remove anything (much) from your car. |
| Colchester, Essex | PETESNAP | I know sod all about cars, but I can offer a sympathetic ear and a lift to a petrol station/garage if needed. |
| Cornwall | TURNAMERE | I can offer up a little practical nouse, decent selection of well used tools, room for a Lotus on my drive if required along with Paramedic and helicopter winch rescue services for the more extreme emergencies. General woodworking and DiY assistance also undertaken. |
| Knutsford Cheshire | BROOKE BOND | Tea, Tools, driveway & poss trailer access, south Manchester , Cheshire patch |
| Newquay Cornwall | GINGER S1 | Happy to help out in Newquay/Cornwall area, have spare bedroom too |
| Southampton area | TRIGGER | F*ck am I helping you twonks !! ..LOL ...... |
| Oxfordshire / Warwickshire | MRRIGMA | Happy to assist if I can, have tools and know a few bits and bobs. |
| Northern Ireland | The Persian | Happy to help anyone stuck, Warm garage and tools, plenty of space for cars & bedrooms for driver/passengers. |
| Durham/ Newcastle | JTBush | Loads of tools, inspection pit for work under car and a kettle |
| East Yorkshire | seriouslylotus | Loads of tools, Lots of parts, flat bed trailer, recovery truck with winch (I hope you don't need the winch!!) |
| Leeds | Blinky | Can provide emergency taxi service for 1-4 passengers 1hr radius of Leeds (Golf if wet/more than 1 pax) |
| Leeds / Otley / Ilkley | dpollard | Plenty of tools and emergency K series spares, as well as a large double garage as an emergency workspace if you can get the car to North Leeds. Naff at spannering, but own the spanners. Tea only comes in one form - the type you can stand your spoon up in. |
| West Dorset | Jamherber | Good range of tools and knowledge. Access to a garage. A penchant to paint things yellow - you have been warned! |
| Cardiff | Steff | Got tools, garage, cuddly toy and can suck air in between my teeth and tut like an expert. |
| Guildford Area | CHOPPER | Tools and tea available, S1's only. No S2 bumders :-) |
| North Wiltshire/Gloucestershire | RobC | Extensive set of big hammers, there isn't much I've not fixed/broken/re-fixed on these silly plastic cars |
| Suffolk/Ipswich | Luca | Not good at working on a car myself, but have covered space for cars and space to work on it. Cuppa of tea/coffee available as well. |
| North Dorset | Big Grin | Have tools, kettle, tea and coffee, know how to wield a spanner and when things get really bad know a man that can help. |
Mainland Europe
| Area | Member Name | Notes |
| North of the Netherlands North west border region of Germany |
MARTEN | I have a trailer with winch, a fully equipped workshop and many spare parts as I'm professionally working on Elise's |
| Northern Spain, La Rioja An hour south of Bilbao, or 3 hours north of Madrid |
Happy.smiler | Experienced in converting Elise / Exiges to LHD, sell parts to friends. |
| Belgium (Francorchamps to Brussels) | THIVA | I live close to the Zolder circuit and might also be able to help people on their way from Francorchamps to Brussels. |
| Lundberg Uppsala Sweden | CAT7 EVEN | I´d be more than happy to assist any selocer who dares to travel North. |
| NRW Area, Germany | TAZ | I can ridicule anyone who breaks down in NRW area and post pictures of their misfortune. |
| Nice / Cap D'Ail / Monaco / Menton | BURT | Happy to help out in Nice / Cap D'Ail / Monaco / Menton area of southern france... even have a freindly French/Canadian mechanic next door that looks after my Loti!! |
| Nice / Cap D'Ail / Monaco / Menton | SDIO | Willing to help if I can (plenty of tools but no garage to do the work). |
| Limousin/Dordogne area of South West France | JERRYTLR | Can probably help a bit with the language, have a 2 post lift, lots of tools, and a car trailer. Also good friends with a local mechanic :-) |
| Tilburg (NL), Eindhoven (NL), Venlo (NL), MonchenGladbach (D) Maastricht (NL), Hasselt (B) | CAPO | I can Help in the South of the Netherlands, North of Belgium, part of Germany. Have tools, have some spare parts (brakepads, driveshafts, softtop, softtop bows, etc), have a dry garage without a lift but with decent stands, etc. and have a couple of companies close by that have most of the parts on stock like starter, alternator, etc. |
| Hamburg, Lübeck - northern Germany - Baltic Sea | felixj | Happy to help anyone stranded in the area. Have most of the tools (albeit spread over both locations), OBD reader, trolley jack, car with tow bar. |
| Bremen, Germany | PORKER | I could cover off support for 100km radius around Bremen Germany. But I know [Censored] all about mechanical stuff. So basically tea and translation services. |
| Munich area, Germany | KORBI | Happy to help anybody out who needs a proper look onto the car, repairs (every tool you'll need for an Elise), recovery or just a cuppa or a cold beer. SWMBO may sleep in my bed err...flat too, but I'm happy to take you to a hostel though. Munich area and south of it (say, until passo Rombo) |
| Hungary | Series_one | Happy to help out any Lotus owner. Full garage with lift and tools available, sofa and sight seeing for your attractive female companion while you work on your wounded Loti ;D |