Case file — Gateway Arch Motors (St. Charles, MO). Profile: independent seller of family SUVs and sedans; ~11 years trading; ~117 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 6209 Family Plaza, St. Charles, MO. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near St. Charles lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $349 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~97%; after-sale terms a 30-day/1,000-mile powertrain warranty.
Finding: no divergence between claims and observable signals. Indexed as trustworthy on current evidence; most independents that clear all four signals stay clear.