The theft protection seems to be common.
Same deal when I bought my Jeep from a local dealer. It wasn't printed anywhere but the final contract and wasn't mentioned.
I told the finance lady I didn't want it and wasn't going to pay the $299. It's funny that she got a sad look on her face and said they all come with it.
After sticking to my guns she asked if I would at least use their financing since they would make some $ off that.
As they beat my credit union by 1/4% I financed with them.
You definatley have to read the fine print.
That's why I like to deal over the phone and get an OTD price before going in.
On my Ram, Dillion would have beat my local dealer but not enough for me to take 2 days off work and fly up and drive it home.
I'm surprised about the tax. Pretty easy to figure your tax rate and simple multiplication to get the amount.
Sounds like a South African E Bay deal where they refund the excess tax.