I've noticed quite a few who've switched from Eurovans to Vanagons.  It
supports the premise that "newer" isn't always better, I think, eh?  The
E.V.s do look......newer...but from my reading (never driven in one) they
are prone to expensive breakdowns.  They also are rather generic-looking,
difficult to tell apart from all the other Mommy's Minivans. The interiors
are a bit sterile, too..   all the "charm" of the Honda Oddesy at a higher
price, but minus Honda's reliability?  I'll stick to my updated Vanagon,
thank you, even if the general public is beginning to consider these as
classics.
On Dec 30, 2013 8:48 PM, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> The Eurovan with equipped with a battery charger or as is often used and
> charger-converter. These use a relay and actually isolate the house loads
> from the battery. The Westy didn't even come with the 2nd battery.
>
> Dennis
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Alain Thibault
> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 1:09 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Camper question
>
> Sorry for the crazy question...just sold my 1993 Westfalia Eurovan and
> bought a 1986 Westfalia. On the Eurovan Westy (Canadian model)  when it was
> plugged, lights , fridge, aux.heater fan, and all the camper equipment,
> would be running off the offshore current, not the coach battery, but It
> would also charge the battery when plugged. My question: with the 1986, my
> understanding is that when plugged the coach battery does not get charged,
> and the electrical camper parts like the lights ( except for the fridge,
> etc) are still running off the coach battery not the offshore current... Is
> my understanding correct?
> Thanks again
> Alain
>
> Sent from my iPad 2
>