Eddy's Toyota of Wichita - Service Center

I purchased a new car from Eddy’s Toyota in August of 2011 without incident. I felt that I was treated fairly and didn’t have any immediate problems. With the purchase of my new car, I got two years of 2011 without incident. I felt that I was treated fairly and didn’t have any immediate problems. With the purchase of my new car, I got two years of free car washes at Eddy’s. This involved me pulling into the service entrance and letting their employees drive my car to a carwash that was out of my sight. Typically it was washed, vacuumed, and returned in 20 minutes or less. A couple of months ago, I removed my wedding ring when I went into the gym and put it in my console. I forgot to put it back on when I returned to my car, and proceeded to Eddy’s for a car wash. When I got home, I realized I didn’t have my ring on and I went out to get it, only to find it missing. I turned my car inside out looking for it, but was 100% sure that I placed it in my console. I’m not the type to go shouting accusations, so I delicately approached the issue with one of the service guys there, asking if by chance it may have been vacuumed up on accident, although I knew that that was a near impossibility. He asked a guy who had recently cleaned the vacuum filters and told me that they had found nothing. About a month later I took it back in for another carwash, this time with a $70 bottle of cologne in my car door pocket. After returning home, I realized the cologne was gone as well. I called Eddy’s the next day and asked to speak to a manager. I got an assistant, who seemed concerned and took my name and number down. After going about a week without a returned phone call, I went to Eddy’s and spoke with the Service Manager directly in his office. He was very nice and seemed legitimately concerned about my situation. But beyond apologizing and assuring me that they do everything they can to try and prevent theft, there wasn’t much more he could do. Ultimately, I will not buy a car from Eddy’s again. The perks that they offer with a new car purchase are simply not worth it when I have to worry about having items stolen out of my car when I drop it off for service or a car wash. The ring and cologne are one thing, but how can I be sure that the same characters who stole those items weren’t looking through my briefcase, finding my address, my kids’ names, etc… Buy a Toyota somewhere else. More