For accuracy and so the OP is under no illusions, the Elysium campers have not been built or sold for quite a number of years, and anything Mod Con sells these days is imported, not ‘well built here in OZ’.
Assembled in Australia
The quality is still pretty good. It cost less manufacturing in China to your standards and then assembling here in Australia, they constantly improve and upgrade the models. They offer local warranty and service.
Most importantly the elysium was $60-70k
The new ff1 is $25 k, so they are passing on the cost benefit to their customers.
Do they have issues, yes some small ones, that they look after under warranty. Does any other Australian manufacturer have issues, of course. But if you buy one of the other plethora of available Chinese campers, will you have issues, almost certainly. Will you get local backup and warranty, who knows and if you do? What spare parts will be available?
So far on my 4 year old ff1, I have had some minor paint bubble issues and 1 (of the 4) failed shockers. That was out of warranty and I purchased a replacement for $38. The polyblok coupling failed last trip, I believe that was sun damage rather than manufacturing issues. But in the interest of a complete picture, those are all of my Modcon issues in 4 plus years.
I have put probably 15-20 thousand klms on this camper on dirt trails, sandy beaches and the highways over last 4ish years.
Lloyd
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