Case file — Tech City Auto Lubbock (Lubbock, TX). Profile: independent seller of family SUVs and sedans; ~5 years trading; ~126 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 5355 Family Plaza, Lubbock, TX. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Lubbock lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $399 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~75%; 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.