Case file — Borderland Auto El Paso (El Paso, TX). Profile: independent seller of budget commuter cars; ~11 years trading; ~30 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 2234 Value St, El Paso, TX. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near El Paso lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $299 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~86%; after-sale terms a 3-month/3,000-mile limited warranty.
Finding: no divergence between claims and observable signals. Indexed as trustworthy on current evidence; most independents that clear all four signals stay clear.