Can the Car Dealership Really Do That?

[useless tony]

This happened a couple of months ago (in Ontario Canada).

My Mom would like a smaller car than the one she has. She has decided on a 4-5 year old Nissan Versa in red. Luckily the local dealership (to me) had two to choose from. I contacted the dealer and told them I was interested in one of the cars, it would be for my mother, and I would be buying it outright. I was told that buying it outright was NOT an option, I would need to finance it and only after a set number of months making payments would I be allowed to pay it off ... ???

I walked.