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SWAT
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Nov 20, 2017

Looking to buy Nexus Super C

My wife and I are ready to move up from a regular "C" to a Super C in order to get a bit more living space. We toured the Nexus factory this past summer and were impressed. However, at that time we were not looking to buy one. But now we are ready and plan to buy a used unit to save money and to get one where the "new bugs" have been resolved. But we're not finding many Used one out there. We live in the Raleigh, NC area and would like to find one (new or used) to test drive.

We'd prefer the Durastar chasis over the Terastar chasis.

Any words of wisdom in our search?

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  • I forgot to add that as of September 1st, Nexus is now selling through dealers. Check with Nexus's website and they may have selected a dealer in your area. For example, they picked up a dealer close to me and I went by there the other day and they had a Mayback Class A and a Ghost on display.

    We'll be coming through Raleigh about Feb 1st if that helps.
  • We picked up our Nexus Ghost 36DS 6 weeks ago. We picked it because the GVW is 25,999# which does not require a Class B license to drive it. Our carry capacity, although I have not weighed it, is enough for our full family of 7 and gear. It also will tow 20,000# although we fitted ours with a 10,000# hitch. With the 360 Cummins and 3000 Allison it pulled our Expedition with no problem.

    We were interested in another popular Super C but it's GVW was over 26,000, requiring a license, and the GCVW was only 33,000 so in order to tow more than 5,000# the coach had to be underloaded.

    Just my 2 cents.
  • We have a Nexus 35Sc and are very happy with our purchase. I agree you need to check the weight loads and see what fits your lifestyle. For us we will never been full timers or on long multi month hauls. Mostly a weekender that wanted a Super C within our budget with a decent towing capacity for our toys. Enjoy the hunt.
  • You do really have to look at the GVW on all C's and Super C's. Some manufacturers are building their coaches to specific price points and they must "skim" here and there to make their targeted MSRP. The new SC2RV Freightliner is a perfect example IMO. It is a strong chassis but it does not compare to the M2-106 in regards to GVW/GCVW and of course is therefore less dollars up front. You need to decide how much caring/hauling capability you need from the chassis and go from there. My M2-106 has a GVW of 34,300 lbs and a GCVW of 60,000 lbs, there is no way I will ever reach those limits but it sure makes me feel safer to know I will never be overloaded. If there was some way to swing a few more dollars and get into a used Renegade I would do that over a Nexus.
  • irishtom29 wrote:
    Watch out for the payload; Nexus often has very low payloads in both Cs and super Cs. Compare payloads with the competition.
    I noticed that too.

    A few years ago, I was curious of the low price of the Nexus Super-C model, quickly learning that it had the same challenges as regular C's with regards to payload. I don't know if the issue is only a Nexus thing, or across the board regardless of RV manufacture. I assume it is the chassis they selected to start building with.
  • Watch out for the payload; Nexus often has very low payloads in both Cs and super Cs. Compare payloads with the competition.