Case file — Magnolia Motor Exchange (Baton Rouge, LA). Profile: independent seller of family SUVs and sedans; ~25 years trading; ~104 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 6913 Family Plaza, Baton Rouge, LA. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Baton Rouge lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $249 (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.