Originally Posted by
opus17
There is no rule that you have to service your car where you bought it. I never do (the closest dealership to me doesn't move much under sticker price on purchases, so I buy elsewhere and take my car to the closest dealer for service).
That actually depends on what make of car you buy.
I once had a Ford (NEVER AGAIN!!), and was refused warranty work at a different dealer. I pushed it all the way to their corporate office, and they finally relented "just this once." I had moved about 70 miles and the only reason I asked to go to another dealer in the first place was that it was a pain to go to the original. They told me that their policy allowed a switch in warranty dealers only if you documented that you moved further (might have been 100 miles). In the end, it didn't matter where I went -- both dealers were equally incompetent.
Now we drive only Hondas -- and they allow us to take our cars to any dealer we want for warranty work, including any Acura dealer. Of course, we don't have to go nearly as often as when we drove the Fords....
It's no small wonder Ford's struggling to catch up.
On the original topic, I once tried to pay with a CC, and was told it was allowed but I'd have to pay the extra (I think) 3%. FF miles weren't an issue for me at the time, so I didn't bother.