Case file — Heritage Wheels (Tacoma, WA). Profile: independent seller of pickup trucks and work trucks; ~23 years trading; ~74 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 1799 Industrial Blvd, Tacoma, WA. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Tacoma lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $199 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~85%; 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.