Purvis Eureka · Aussieveedubbers

Jay-Jay · 29 Jul 2009, 11:22 pm

Hi All
Can anybody give info on what these are worth? been offered one unlicenced here in WA. Project car that seems all there but needs tidy up. Has going 1600 just needs battery and fresh fuel to start up.All brakes have been renewed and has globe mags but odd tyres etc. any info would be great. Will be getting some pics soon.

Cheers

J J

MR930 · 30 Jul 2009, 6:36 am

About $5000 by that description. Check here http://eurekacarclub.com.au/forum/

vw54 · 30 Jul 2009, 7:18 am

go and have a ride of even sit inside the thing once you have done that you wont want the car

very claustrophobic

Jay-Jay · 30 Jul 2009, 7:54 am

Interesting
Have been offered this one for $2k the guy that owns it has been transfered from Karratha to Qld and can only take his Buggy. Cant get in the thing as it is full of spares and other bits and pieces. Has been sitting in his shed for close to 10 years. Might be a good investment for future?. i HAVE A NICE 1835 I COULD DROP IN IT AND SURE IT WOULD BE VERY SCARY.

CHEERS

Turbo54 · 30 Jul 2009, 9:40 am

why would it be scary? They weigh more than a beetle.
T54

ian.mezz · 30 Jul 2009, 11:58 am

buy it for 2k and then sell it to som sucker for 5k.
🙅🤪🙅

shaihulud · 30 Jul 2009, 1:22 pm

There are problems with Purvis Eurekas.

The top of the windscreen is very low.

I could not drive one as I sit tall and the top of the windscreen is right in front of my eyes. To see under the windscreen top I need to uncomfortably hunker down even if the seat is a close to the floor as is possible.

If you are tall, I think that you will have the same problem. I'm 5 feet 10 inches or 178 cm tall.

If I owned a Eureka I would take off the roof and fit a roll bar and a separate windscreen or aeroscreens and use it as a fair weather car.

As vw54 says they are very claustrophobic and they are really hot in summer as you are in a glass house.

Also the front end is a bit low and the bottom of the headlights can be below the minimum legal height.

The only solution is to fit adjusters that will raise the front end and soften the ride a bit.

Like many dune buggies, the front end of a Eureka is very firm as the suspension is up on the stops and the rear has just the right amount of bounce. That does not make for either a comfortable or really safe ride.

Bizarre · 30 Jul 2009, 1:45 pm

shaihulud wrote:The only solution is to fit adjusters that will raise the front end and soften the ride a bit.

Cool - baja a Eureka