Beach Automotive Group

Had a great experience buying a new car from Vince C at Beach Mazda. He was friendly and easy to work with. They made it clear from the beginning that they were interested in helping me find the car I wanted for a reasonable price.
After visiting the local Honda and Mitsubishi dealers, which feel like the stereotypical car salespeople trying to force you into something, I actually enjoyed the process of purchasing a car from Beach.

I was in search of a used car in my budget and found a great deal on
for a Mazda3 being sold by Beach Automotive. It was after 8pm when I sent my inquiry so I was pleasantly surprised to receive an email response from Nick the internet sales manager. He asked a few questions and advised I’d hear back from someone on his team.
The next morning I heard back from Brent Tankersley. We exchanged numerous emails and he was always prompt with replies, patient and informative. I’m in Charleston, about 2 hours from Beach Automotive, and driving up Saturday was best for my schedule. Brent told me to ask for Jim Cole when I got there, and he’d take care of me. And Jim did! He was kind, gracious and attentive. I’m not going to lie, I’m pretty sure I got such a great deal, that I wonder if anyone made any sort of commission on this sale. From the way I was treated, start to finish, you’d never guess it.
Besides the stellar treatment, there was also complimentary water, coffee, donuts, and AMAZING popcorn made available to my daughter and I. Jim made sure all of my questions were answered, he showed me every aspect of the car I wanted to buy, we took it for a test drive, I drove off the lot with a full tank of gas and a vehicle ready for a road trip. The finance manager was a bit frosty (even my daughter noticed) but I’d imagine he was swamped and there were only 2 finance managers total, when there are typically three. He wasn’t rude by any means but perhaps compared to Jim Cole and his boss and Brent and how gracious they were, it was simply a contrast that I’d like to mention. This morning I received a follow up email from Jim, thanking me for being a customer and letting me know he’s there if I need anything. Just outstanding customer service, a well run dealership, a great deal on an awesome car. I hadn’t bought a car in a decade but Beach Automotive made the process smooth and painless.
Happy, happy, happy! Two thumbs up!

I knew I had an internal issue with the transmission in my 09′ Escape… Slipping, clunking and lunging into second gear. I live up in Little River so I considered finding a local transmission specialist but there were none to be found. So I gave in and decided to go to Beach Ford. It took the tech two test drives but he actually experienced the same problems I described. He knew what it was right away (balancing rod) so he’d have to tear it apart to fix it. BTW, I got it diagnosed with 200 miles left on the Powertrain Warranty so it was completely covered! Let’s see how long the repair job holds up.

We just bought a car from Beach Automotive. Everyone was very nice and easy to work with. The salesperson we worked with was Dorothy Cooper and she was Excellent. We have been looking at cars for about 6 – 9 months and she had just the right amount of follow-​up-​without-​being-​pushy approach. Ultimately ordered a vehicle that is in low production, therefore high demand. When it came in, they negotiated a fair price with us and followed through with us rather than selling it to someone else. The manager that I signed the papers with was as chilly as the weather and threw in some last minute pressure to insure the keys, that I was unprepared for (but did not do), but that is sort of what you expect from those guys. Overall, I would not hesitate to do business with them again.