Let me say this again.
MSRP includes freight but dealers (at least in this area) advertise their sale price without freight.
This is clearly deceptive marketing but they seem to get away with it.
Yes they do. They (manufacturers) ALL do it though unless you get about 50-60 miles outside the area. Even still I've traveled over 500 miles for my last 2 vehicles to purchase in the DC area because even after adding all the crap back in, the local dealers where I register my vehicle were well over $1000 more for exact same car and options. Some $2000 more. No way I'm staying local when they can't come close to competing with an $80 air ticket and 8 hour drive home.
IF it was just adding back in freight to the price, the lowest 2017 Sheehy GTI S DSG would be still a smoking deal. $16,998+$850=$17,848 before doc and TTL. Unfortunately they add in another $1500 it seems on top of their online price even before adding back in freight.
Now just trying to figure out what those incentives are.