Case file — Northside Auto Mart (Salem, OR). Profile: independent seller of late-model luxury cars; ~24 years trading; ~44 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 370 Premier Ln, Salem, OR. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Salem lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $249 (disclosed); outside inspection limited to the premises; title-in-hand ratio ~76%; after-sale terms a 3-month/3,000-mile limited warranty.
Finding: no divergence between claims and observable signals. Indexed as trustworthy on current evidence; most independents that clear all four signals stay clear.