WICHITA — In addition to Scholfield Hyundai possibly moving into the former east-side Saturn space, there’s going to be a new tenant for the former west-side Saturn space at 8800 W. Central.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car is opening a dealership where the Scholfield Select Pre-Owned Center closed last summer.
Enterprise Car Sales, which will open around March 1, will sell cars from Enterprise’s rental fleet.
WICHITA — The east-side Scholfield Hyundai dealership may be moving to the former Saturn dealership at Central and Greenwich.
“We’re working on it,” says Steve Hatchett, managing partner of Scholfield dealerships. “We’ve worked out a potential lease agreement on it.”
Scholfield Hyundai currently is next to Scholfield Buick GMC at 7633 E. Kellogg.
“We’re just outgrowing it,” Hatchett says of the dealership’s current 18,000 square feet.
“We’ve got a showroom that’s fairly adequate (but) low on service stalls.”
At 28,000 square feet, the former Saturn space is considerably larger with a lot more service bays.
“If it’s going to happen, it would probably come about later in the year,” Hatchett says.
He’ll keep us posted.
WICHITA — After less than a year in business, the Scholfield Select Pre-Owned Center has closed.
“You know, we just never really got to first base over there,” says managing partner Steve Hatchett. “Our timing was bad.”
The dealership opened late last year in the former Saturn dealership at 8800 W. Central.
That’s near where Hatchett’s group has a new and used Hyundai dealership.
“It was one too many used cars lots in the same area,” Hatchett says.
Part of the issue, he says, is “it’s got a pretty steep overhead because it was a full dealership.”
Now, Hatchett is looking for a franchise to put there, though he’d rather not say which ones he’s eyeing.
“I hate to say because, you know, there’s other guys looking at the same stuff.”
WICHITA — Fans of Japanese cuisine will soon have two new restaurants to choose from on the east side.
Tsu Basa is opening next month in the former Mr. Goodcents Subs & Pasta space at Eastgate Plaza at Kellogg and Rock.
The 1,700-square-foot restaurant will seat about 55 and be open for lunch and dinner seven days a week.
Co-owner Hideo Hagen will offer traditional Japanese cuisine, including sushi, sashimi and Japanese-style noodles. There will be a full bar as well.
Emperor’s Japanese Grill, which has been on the west side for almost five years, is opening a new east-side grill Jan. 22.