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Hi I hope someone can give me advice.  I went to a dealership and and was interested in the 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring.  The salesman offered the car for $16,995 (sticker price is $19,000) he told me that there was a rebate of $1,500.  When he filled out the purchase agreement he told me that he had to add the $1,500 rebate on to the price because I have to pay taxes on it.  So that raised the price of the car to $18,495.  Then he added the taxes, registration, inspection and tire disposal fees. This brought the price of the car to $20,111.!!!  Then he said he was going to subtract the $1,500 rebate.  The final price of the car ended up being $18,611.  First of all I didn't get a rebate but I did pay an extra $1,500 dollars worth of taxes.  I am glad that I only put down $100. and he wrote on the form that it was subject to my final approval.  What can I do? Is that legal??   Please help in New York.  

walk away.. something smells really fishy....

don't walk.. run... don't sign anything... don't initial anything..

it just sounds like you are buying the brooklyn bridge...  

Next time you should say the walk out price you are willing to pay.  This means everything included, such as, TTL+Price.  Say the sticker was 16,995.  You could say I want a walk-out price of $17,000 or $16,500, etc.  

I would recommend you to do some "home work" or search first before jumping to conclusions. If my assumption is correct, most cash back programs are total after taxes. For example rebate of $1500 is about $1300 before taxes. His calculation would be the same either way, subtract 1300 before taxes, or 1500 after taxes. Here is another article it may offer you some insight on buying a new car. Good luck (I know it's for Honda, but the principles are the same) Buying a new honda