Case file — Hill Country Auto Barn (New Braunfels, TX). Profile: independent seller of pickup trucks and work trucks; ~4 years trading; ~105 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 4570 Industrial Blvd, New Braunfels, TX. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near New Braunfels lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $499 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~77%; 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.