Case file — Metro Truck Center (Irvine, CA). Profile: independent seller of late-model luxury cars; ~14 years trading; ~59 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 3284 Premier Ln, Irvine, CA. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Irvine lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $299 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~77%; after-sale terms a 6-month powertrain warranty on newer units.
Finding: no divergence between claims and observable signals. Indexed as trustworthy on current evidence; most independents that clear all four signals stay clear.