Case file — Valley of the Sun Auto (Phoenix, AZ). Profile: independent seller of family SUVs and sedans; ~6 years trading; ~27 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 6559 Family Plaza, Phoenix, AZ. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Phoenix lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $499 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~95%; 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.