3.3TT Oil changes at Ford dealership?!

[JoeShmo]

When I bought my (2019 GT2 Awd), they talked me into the silly 48 month maintenance plan (and I drive about 35k miles a year). BUT, it's a FORD plan, and that I'd go to the Ford dealer for oil changes, and any other maintenance.
This sounded really odd, sure, it's just basic maintenance, but is Ford going to use the OEM oil and filers, or are they just going to use the cheapest they can find? My logic is that the type of oil and filter used will determine how long things will last after that initial 100k miles.
I'm wondering if I cancel that maintenance plan and get a refund ($2800), and either try to buy one from a local Kia dealership, or just do everything myself. (I bought the car from a different Kia dealer that had what I wanted in stock). Obviously, if I'm going to have someone else change oil, best option would be at Kia dealer.

Thoughts?

 

[NoVAGT2]

I bet the dealer you bought is part of a larger network (like Koons Automotive Company near me) that also owns a Ford dealership. That said, given how new the Stinger is, even some Kia techs don't know what they are doing (e.g., I made an appointment to get my alignment checked only to be told that they couldn't do it as their machine hadn't been updated for the Stinger. Umm, you are a Kia shop ... call and find out!). So, I wouldn't trust a Ford techs to do more than an oil change (where you could insist on the filter and type of oil). I'd get a refund, unless like me, you'd not save that money but spend it on upgrades (exhaust, spring, tune, ... oh my!).

 

[robz32]

Take it to a Kia dealer, should the Ford dealer mess something up, Kia will not be made liable for it because it was another dealer servicing the car.

 

[Ruturaj]

I would always buy my own oil (so you know you got a good oil, I am using Mobil1 Extended Performance 5W30) and pay someone to put it (kia dealer, any other dealer, any shop). There are very few things that can go wrong with oil change (filter not installed properly, bolt not tightened properly, too much or less oil) but it is easy to check if it's done right (check for leaks and oil level). Buying your own oil will mean you get leftover (ask for it), so you know how much oil they put in.

If there is a major issue it will most probably not related to how oil change was performed.

I wouldn't take the oil kia dealers or any other dealer put in.

 

[RUFFSTUFF]

The Kia dealer I bought from has a sister Ford dealer about 50 miles closer to my home and told me I can go there to get my oil changes. Lifetime free oil changes were part of my purchase... Haven't done it yet, but maybe...

 

[oddball]

The 3.3l is so new that there aren't many aftermarket filters at all. They're likely to get the Kia filter from a sister dealership regardless.

 

[MisterMac]

No franchise dealership is going to use a filter or oil that fails to meet the minimum manufacturer requirements.