Case file — Gulfway Imports (Houston, TX). Profile: independent seller of import cars; ~19 years trading; ~92 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 204 Commerce Ave, Houston, TX. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Houston lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $299 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~100%; 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.