Banks Buick GMC Fees & Transparency Grade: B
B
Price Transparency Grade
81 / 100
Documentation Fee: $196, itemized inside the advertised price
$408 below the New Hampshire average of $604.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$196 Documentation Fee itemized inside the final Banks Price on every price stack checked, new and used (arithmetic verified) — among the lowest fees in New Hampshire; the group's lease-specials fine print never names the fee. Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Charges one of the lowest fees in the region, $196, and itemizes it inside the final price on every stack.
What would change this grade
- Naming the $196 in the lease-specials fine print would raise the score to 96 (A) — the same fix as at its sibling Banks Chevrolet store.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Banks Buick GMC's doc fee?
- $196 (Documentation Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $408 below the New Hampshire average of $604.
- Is the doc fee included in Banks Buick GMC's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Documentation Fee is itemized inside the advertised price, so the listed price already accounts for it.
- What does the B grade mean?
- The B grade reflects a score of 81 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.