I'll try to help you out. I ordered and took delivery of our 2016 Nexus 32SC last June. So far I have only 3,000 miles on it. We traded in a 2006 Ventana DP, so there have been some trade offs involved. The 32SC rides like a truck, not a bus, and the engine noise, of course, is considerably louder than the pusher was. For us, the over-cab bunk for the grandkids as a big plus. No more pull-put couch blocking the door, and putting everything away each morning. The quality of the house is probably typical and can vary depending on the furniture options you choose. I'm not crazy with the folding door that closes off the bedroom, but the bath door that opens to close off the shower area is "ok". In side storage, I believe is good. We have more cabinets in the slide out that the Newmar had, and the bedroom storage is plentiful. There are a couple of decent sized outside compartments, but the pass though areas are somewhat short. My biggest disappointment was the layout of the electrical and water under the bed. The transfer switch hummed constantly which was annoying at night. The inverter was also located right next to the water filter. The wiring was sort of a rat's nest. I moved the transfer switch and inverter to the compartment directly under the bed and cleaned up the wiring. Also, the inverter, with was very expensive only powered the entertainment area and one other outlet. I changed it to power all the 120 circuits. Since I had paid for the 300w solar option, it didn't make sense to have it only for the TV. I've done some other projects around the audio/video area, added some driving lights, mostly to improve the looks of the chassis.
As far as cost, their business model is factory direct pricing. On their website it is somewhat confusing as they label everything as "sale price", but that price is just the sum of the base price plus options. They told me that that price is what a dealer would pay for a similar unit. Take that for what it is worth.
Annual maintenance should be no different than any other RV. Depends on what you do vs. have done. One of the plus sides of the trade off compared to a DP is there are fewer systems to worry about, i.e., air brakes, air suspension. Also, your service options are much improved due to the accessibility of the engine.
I had a couple issues to be fixed at the factory, and they were helpful, but I did have a couple emails ignored later on when I had some questions. They have authorized repair centers around the nation, but I have no experience with them.
As far as diesel performance is concerned and whether it is worth it, 300 HP seems adequate to me. Compared to a gasser it is a matter of whether you prefer the low RPM torque of the diesel or one that gets its torque by downshifting and running at high RPM. With the same HP they both get the job done.
As far as reviews, the Dec 2015 of Motorhome did an article of the 33SC and this
link will take you to one on this forum.
