Eurovan/Westfallia differences
Alan Beck
Is there anyone out there who can tell me the differences between the New
Eurovan and the older Westfallia?
I looked over a Eurovan brochure and it looks nice.
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Alan Beck
Amateur Radio VE8XU
Yellowknife, N.W.T.
Canada
62.5 Deg. North
114.5 Deg. West
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Eric Aubery
>Is there anyone out there who can tell me the differences between the New
>Eurovan and the older Westfallia?
The Eurovan is front engine, front wheel drive vs. rear engine, rear wheel
drive for the vanagon.
The Eurovan camper conversion is done in the US by Winnebago vs in Germany
by Wesfalia.
The Eurovan has a grey water tank, and an optional propane heater, neither
of which were offered in the Westi.
The Eurovan pop top is lifted by gas struts, and has side windows.
I've heard it said the Westi has a roomier interior, better vehicle heating
and A/C.
These are some of the differences I've noticed. I'd be interested in more
insights on this topic.
-eric
Edward J. Stevens, Jr.
> The Eurovan has a grey water tank, and an optional propane heater, neither
> of which were offered in the Westi.
All the Westies I have seen have a grey water tank, input for electricity
and water hose. The Eurovan camper does not enable water "hook-ups"
meaning you must fill up the water tank to use the sink.
eurovan has rather reliable Audi 5 cylinder engine whereas the Westies can
be diesel, gas air cooled, 1.9L watercooled or 2.1L watercooled.
Watercooled Westies can have the common leaking heads. All watercooled
have fron radiator, all engines are in the back. Four wheel drive wetsies
are Synchros (rather rare abd more expensive).
all for now.
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Ed Stevens
University of Pennsylvania
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro" HST
Rick Gordon
>>Is there anyone out there who can tell me the differences between the New
>>Eurovan and the older Westfallia?
>
>The Eurovan is front engine, front wheel drive vs. rear engine, rear wheel
>drive for the vanagon.
Also note that the EV has an Audi 5 cylinder motor in it. The Camper in
particular uses a different torque curve - max is hit at 2200 rpm and
stays
at that power up to 4200 rpm (approx). While no speed demon, it's still more
power than the older Vanagon's. And there's a lot less plumbing to bleed
the air out of - radiator and engine are in the same end of the vehicle!
>
>The Eurovan has a grey water tank, and an optional propane heater, neither
>of which were offered in the Westi.
>
The EV also has a much larger battery - there is a 130 AH deep-cycle
battery, vented to the outside, which is charged by the engine or by AC.
>
>I've heard it said the Westi has a roomier interior, better vehicle heating
>and A/C.
>
No, the EV definitely has more room inside. It's a longer wheelbase,
combined with an interior design which is pretty much the same as the
Westfalia. Also the rear seat slides back and forth, plus the hole in the
top is larger so there is more standing room inside. I haven't had any
trouble with the heating, but do note that there is no rear heater in the
Camper. Having the furnace is sure nice for winter camping - and the
interior is large enough to spend most of a weekend in if its raining too
much outside. (As I recently tested first-hand!)
>These are some of the differences I've noticed. I'd be interested in more
>insights on this topic.
>
The only other thing - make sure you can either do the work yourself or
afford to have someone work on it for you. The Vanagons are a little
better known,
depending upon where you live, and since the service manuals are readily
available, are probably easier to service. They have their quirks.
The EVs on the other hand aren't as well known. But if you have a local
dealer you can trust, you should be fine.
-rick
Gina Reed
of Vanagons & a year into Eurovans.
The Vanagon Westies had the NICE shelving, pop top, stove, fridge, bed,
& hookups. The Eurovan Westie didn't have the stove & fridge & stuff.
Just afew thigns..like the bed, top, & a fridge under a seat...oohh
yay. The Vanagon's Westie are COOOOLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!
-
The Buslady DTF...@prodigy.com
"Love your Volkswagen, for it will bear your ass!"
JimLos
I have a '95 Eurovan camper - the major difference is that it is converted
in the US at Winnebago so for us folks in North America it is/will be
easier to get parts. Several features I admire are a Suburban LP gas
heater which works great in freezing weather and a pop-top with screens on
3 sides for summer breezes. I believe the US import is converted from the
ambulance/service vehicle common in Europe and has a longer wheelbase by
about 18" longer than the "Westie" which is still made in there.
Jim...@aol.com
Vdubdude
The Westfalia conversion was performed by the Joker (pronounced Yoke-air
in German) Company for Volkswagen. Living in Germany for 2 1/2 years, I
saw many campers running the roads with the name Joker emblazened on the
side. I had no idea that that was the company. Then, one day, I had an
opportunity to speak with an owner of such a vehicle who told me so. He
said that when he bought his at the dealer, the Westfalia model was also
offered, but too expensive for his tastes.
Ric