Case file — Hawkeye Honest Autos (Cedar Rapids, IA). Profile: independent seller of budget commuter cars; ~6 years trading; ~72 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 582 Value St, Cedar Rapids, IA. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Cedar Rapids lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $499 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~72%; after-sale terms no warranty — as-is, but any inspection welcome.
Finding: no divergence between claims and observable signals. Indexed as trustworthy on current evidence; most independents that clear all four signals stay clear.