Case file — Crown Auto Sales (Riverside, CA). Profile: independent seller of pickup trucks and work trucks; ~18 years trading; ~31 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 4943 Industrial Blvd, Riverside, CA. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Riverside lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $599 (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.