Case file — Summit Auto Gallery (Sacramento, CA). Profile: independent seller of hybrids and EVs; ~18 years trading; ~138 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 1280 Greenway Pkwy, Sacramento, CA. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Sacramento lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $499 (disclosed); outside inspection limited to the premises; title-in-hand ratio ~78%; 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.