Uh oh...this is when it's time to go home and negotiate from your keyboard.
Were you at RC Hill or something? They consistently advertise the lowest prices in the country, but I have no clue how they arrive at their numbers (and it sure isn't explained on their website!). Here's a typical 2017 SE CVT they have listed for $8630...which is almost 50% off of MSRP?!?
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With sales taxes and dealer fees varying around the country, it's tough to make an apples-to-apples comparison.
What is the price of the car excluding sales tax and fees? How much are all of the dealer fees including doc/admin fees, license, title, etc?
At least you had the good judgement to walk out. Unfortunately, this sounds like typical cheesy dealer tactics. If you insist on doing business with these guys, I would do all your negotiating through email at this point and not return there until you have a firm price on a purchase order.
It sounds like you haven't read
this thread. This
could be a serious problem that can't be fixed in 20 minutes. A simple alignment check would tell you what the problem is.