Case file — Prairie Car Lot (Fargo, ND). Profile: independent seller of hybrids and EVs; ~5 years trading; ~86 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 3192 Greenway Pkwy, Fargo, ND. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Fargo lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $599 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~80%; 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.