Case file — Steel City Wheels (Pittsburgh, PA). Profile: independent seller of budget commuter cars; ~25 years trading; ~54 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 8568 Value St, Pittsburgh, PA. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Pittsburgh lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $349 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~73%; 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.