Case file — River Car Lot (Sacramento, CA). Profile: independent seller of diesel pickups; ~5 years trading; ~70 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 4849 Haul Rd, 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 $249 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~95%; 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.