42 certified and used cars, trucks and SUVs for sale in North Charleston, SC

Used cars, trucks and SUVs on Rivers Avenue

Payless Car Sales has sold used vehicles from 8701 Rivers Avenue in North Charleston for more than twenty-three years, under the same local ownership. That stretch of Rivers Avenue has changed a great deal since we opened — the corridor between Ashley Phosphate Road and the I-526 interchange is not the road it was — and staying put through all of it is the part of our record we are proudest of.

What that means for you is straightforward. We are not a rotating storefront. If something goes sideways after you drive off, you know exactly where to find us, and we are still going to be here.

Every qualifying vehicle carries a free 90-day certified warranty

The Payless Certified Warranty is included at no cost on qualifying vehicles — it is not an add-on and it is not sold to you at the desk. Before a vehicle reaches the front line it goes through a 100-point inspection, and coverage then extends to the components that actually cost money when they fail:

1. Engine — all internally lubricated parts, plus the block and cylinder heads when damaged by a covered failure
2. Transmission, transfer case and driveshaft — internal parts, torque converter, mounts and U-joints
3. Drive axle — ring and pinion, carrier assembly, axles, CV joints and internal bearings
4. Air conditioning — compressor, condenser, evaporator, clutch and coils, blower motor
5. Brakes, steering, suspension, cooling, fuel and electrical — including the ABS control unit, power steering pump, wheel bearings and alternator
6. Roadside assistance reimbursement up to $100 per occurrence, and rental reimbursement during a covered repair

To qualify, a vehicle must be under 10 years old, under 100,000 miles, and non-diesel. A short list of makes is excluded. Routine wear items — tires, batteries, wiper blades — are not covered, and we would rather tell you that here than after the sale.

A free Carfax on every vehicle, which matters more here than most places

Every vehicle detail page on this site carries a free Carfax report. In the Lowcountry that is not a formality. Charleston County sits at sea level, sees regular tidal flooding on the peninsula, and takes a direct or glancing hurricane often enough that flood-damaged vehicles circulate through the Southeast wholesale market every year. A flood car can look immaculate and start failing electrically eighteen months later.

Reading the history before you buy is the single cheapest protection available to a used-car buyer in this market, so we put it in front of you rather than waiting to be asked.

What we stock

Our inventory runs to roughly forty vehicles at any given time, weighted toward late-model sedans and compact SUVs from Nissan, Toyota, Hyundai, Chevrolet, Kia, Ford, Honda and Volkswagen. Most units sit between $10,000 and $25,000, most are under 100,000 miles, and the mix turns over quickly enough that the lot looks meaningfully different month to month. If you saw something here two weeks ago, it is worth checking again.

Easy to reach from anywhere in the Lowcountry

We are on Rivers Avenue in North Charleston, a few minutes from Charleston International Airport, Joint Base Charleston, Trident Technical College and the Tanger Outlets. From I-26 it is a short hop either direction. Customers regularly drive in from Goose Creek, Hanahan, Ladson, Summerville, Moncks Corner, Mount Pleasant, West Ashley and James Island, and the trip from downtown Charleston is about fifteen minutes outside of rush hour.