Balise Ford Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
71 / 100
Doc & Title Prep Fees: $784, itemized inside the advertised price
$226 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
Score breakdown
Evidence
"$784 Doc & Title Prep Fees itemized inside the displayed Selling Price on VDP stacks (arithmetic verified, e.g. MSRP $59,990 + $784 = $60,774 Selling Price); the VDP payment disclaimer states 'Payments include $784 dealer fee.' Checked October 18, 2026."
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- "Itemizes its $784 fee inside the selling price and states plainly that payments include it."
What would change this grade
- "A dedicated fee page would raise the score to 75 (B); the $784 fee level itself caps the grade — no presentation change can reach A at this fee."
Frequently asked questions
- What is Balise Ford's doc fee?
- $784 (Doc & Title Prep Fees), checked on October 18, 2026. $226 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
- Is the doc fee included in Balise Ford's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Doc & Title Prep Fees is itemized inside the advertised price, so the listed price already accounts for it.
- What does the C grade mean?
- The C grade reflects a score of 71 out of 100 on Car Thrive's five-part rubric: fee level, fee in advertised price, disclosure, consistency and no forced add-ons. Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing. Read the full methodology.