RE: I pulled trigger!!!
Nice ride!
Sounds alot like my story.
Local dealer found the car for me, took a deposit, and told me they'd call me back the next day to make arrangements.
They called me the next day and said the car was committed (deposit taken to hold for purchase at the other dealer).
I tracked down my car (I spotted the dealer's name while negotiating the deal). I asked the dealer that had the car what I needed to do to get it. He said there was no purchase pending on the car, they just would not do a dealer trade. My local dealer had lied to me. I drove 4 hours and bought my car from the other dealer. Price was even a couple hundred bucks lower.
In the end, it all worked out, but my local dealer has lost any trust I had in them.