In 2010, my sister-in-law and her husband decided to get into caravanning - a neighbour of theirs had a 1994 Elddis Wisp for sale so I went with them to check it out - it was in better condition than our 2001 Bailey Pageant so they bought it straight away - and got another 15 years out of it without any issues until a wheel bearing collapsed last year - so good luck with your new venture, ignore the doomsters with their tales of woe.