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SC13 Lo-Rider
Images from Southern Cross Caravans
- From
- $57,990
- Max weight (ATM)
- 2,800kg
About the SC13 Lo-Rider
The SC13 Lo-Rider is a 13ft hybrid pop-top built for a couple, lowered to a 2.21m travel height. It suits buyers who need the van to clear a standard garage door.
Tare sits at 2,030kg against a 2,800kg ATM, a 770kg payload margin, the widest in the SC13 family. Ball weight comes in at about 185kg.
A pop-top roof lifts electrically to sleep two adults. A slide-out stainless steel kitchen carries a four-burner cooktop, a sink and a drying rack. A pull-out fridge slide runs on 12V with its own cooling fan. An internal combo unit pairs a shower with a Thetford cassette toilet, and an external hot and cold shower fits a removable wall-mounted ensuite tent.
600W of roof solar keeps a 300Ah Renogy lithium battery topped up, backed by a 3000W Renogy pure sine inverter. A 50A Renogy DC-DC charger tops up while towing.
A pair of 120 litre tanks carries 240 litres of fresh water. An 80 litre grey water tank sits alongside the fresh tanks.
A full aluminium frame sits over a honeycomb composite floor, on a hot-dip galvanised chassis. Heavy duty independent trailing arm suspension runs on Bionic RV nitro gas shocks, behind an Ark XO Extreme off-road hitch. Kenda Klever 265/75R16 tyres on six-stud alloy rims carry 12 inch electric drum brakes and a handbrake.
A wireless reverse camera, a 24 inch smart TV and a Dometic reverse-cycle air conditioner join the electric roof and awning as standard. A fully enclosed canvas annexe room is an optional extra, not standard.
Buy it factory-direct through Southern Cross's Cockburn Central showroom; the company runs no dealer network. Parts and labour carry a 12 month warranty, and the structure carries 5 years.
Technical specifications
Two people buy this van at the same price. One gets a loan rate 2% higher than the other.
Over seven years, the one with the higher rate pays about $4,000 more.
Different lenders will offer you different rates.
Jade's loan specialists compare offers from major banks and other lenders, and negotiate on your behalf.
A free two-minute quote from Jade tells you what your loan would cost, before you sign anything.
Asking commits you to nothing. You can say no thanks at any point. Jade runs no credit check to give you the quote.
Jade arranges the loan. The dealer sells you the van.
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Example figures: 20% deposit, seven years, change them in the calculator.
Your shortlist keeps every saved van on one page to compare side by side, and you can email the list to yourself.
Towing and weights
A guide from this van's ATM only. The numbers that decide it are your car's towing capacity, its GCM (Gross Combination Mass) and the compliance plates.Check your car properly
What towing this van needs
A brake controller in the car. Coupled up, the Southern Cross Caravans SC13 Lo-Rider puts about 2,615kg on its wheels, and Australian law needs a controller above 2,000kg GTM (Gross Trailer Mass).
How to choose one →
Figures come from the maker's published specs.
Insurance for your Southern Cross Caravans SC13 Lo-Rider
Agreed value and market value pay out differently
Before you get quotes, find out what changes the amount a caravan policy pays out.
Read the insurance guideBefore you go and see it
Finance first, then the phone call, then the checks at the van.
1Walk in with the money already sorted
The same van costs about $4,000 more over seven years with a loan rate 2% higher.
Different lenders will offer you different rates.
Jade's loan specialists compare offers from major banks and other lenders, and negotiate on your behalf.
A free two-minute finance quote from Jade tells you what your loan would cost, before you ring the dealer.
Get a free finance quote to take to the yardAsking commits you to nothing. You can say no thanks at any point. Jade runs no credit check to give you the quote.
Jade arranges the loan. The dealer sells you the van.
Jade Finance pays us a commission if you finance through them. About Jade
Example figures: 20% deposit, seven years, change them in the calculator.
Or have Jade call you about this van
A Jade specialist calls you to talk it through.
2Ring ahead, then go see it
Dealers that carry Southern Cross Caravans, from the brand's own list. Stock moves all the time, so call before you drive out.
When you call, ask:
- Have you got the Southern Cross Caravans SC13 Lo-Rider in the yard now, or is it on order?
- Can I come and walk through it this week?
- What's your best drive-away price on it?
- Is it the same build I compared, with matching layout, weights and features?
3When you get there, check
- The compliance plate - check the tare and ATM against the specs you compared here. The plate carries the legal numbers.
Where the plate is and how to read it - Water damage - soft spots in the floor, stains on the walls, or a musty smell in the cupboards.
How to spot water damage - That everything works - lights, water pump, fridge, gas, and the brakes and hitch.
The full inspection checklist, system by system - Sort your finance before you hand over a deposit, so you are never committed to a van you cannot finance.
Read before you go
Our guides for the day you go and look.
Delivery and freight
If there's no dealer in your state, most brands deliver Australia-wide. You can also collect from the factory. Interstate freight is a real cost, often a few thousand dollars, and it climbs with distance, so factor it in before you commit.
Email yourself the to-do list
We'll send the to-do list, the dealer details and your finance link for the Southern Cross Caravans SC13 Lo-Rider, ready on your phone at the yard.
We use your email to send this one list and we don't add you to a mailing list.How we handle it: privacy policy. The finance link in the email goes to our partner Jade Finance, and partners can pay us.
