re: Car dealership sold car that was purchased.

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Or lose everything you got and beg for a bus ticket back home. I almost know of what I speak.

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One set of my grandparents lived in Vegas all my life. WHen I turned 21 we made the trip. I'll never forget my grandfather's advice "son , lots of people show up to Vegas in a $20K car and leave in a $100K bus, don't bet what you can't afford to lose"

1. Yes you can try to sue, but I guarantee the car dealership's attorney will be better paid than yours, and if you win you will still lose by way of lawyer fees.

2. Car dealerships will sign you on a vehicle that is showing "available" in another dealers inventory, and make the call afterwards to get the car. If the dealer has already sold the car, this can happen. There's also the chance the other dealer just didn't want to give up the unit and your dealer lied about it being sold, so search online for the VIN and see if it is actually sold or not.

3. If they do find something else, make sure it has the exact same MSRP or higher and they offer you the same price you originally agreed to.

No, deposits are meant to hold people to contracts but there is no completed CC transaction until you purchase, just like a hotel room reservation.

You can hold a vehicle you've agreed to purchase with a nominal CC deposit ($100 ~ $500) until you arrive to purchase (to allow time to travel, weekend, etc.) I've done this multiple times on out of state deals to secure a vehicle in Texas until I arrived to pay.

If the deal doesn't work for whatever reason, you get your deposit back and everybody walks away. It's a lot easier to make your best decision on a purchase with a CC deposit than a cash/check deposit.

I can't imagine a dealer would charge you fees for a $500 deposit/purchase, if you really need the miles. It's just a tool to hold your reservation to purchase.

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Get your money back. Take business elsewhere. Car was probably sold before you 'bought' it.

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I had this happen once. The dealership had obviously made some mistakes with their numbers. The deal was too good to be true, and they used the, "we sold the car" excuse to get out of the deal.