Banks Chevrolet-Cadillac Buick GMC Fees & Transparency Grade: B
B
Price Transparency Grade
79 / 100
Documentation fee: $196, itemized inside the advertised price
$408 below the New Hampshire average of $604.
Score breakdown
Evidence
The $196 documentation fee, the lowest verified in New Hampshire, is itemized inside vehicle price stacks (MSRP $52,630, discount $3,500, documentation fee $196, Banks Price $49,326). It is not named in the fine print of the dealer's lease specials, which mention only generic dealer charges; that channel gap is why the in-price score is 15 of 30.
Checked October 16, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Lowest doc fee verified in New Hampshire
- Itemized inside vehicle price stacks
- No forced add-ons found
What would change this grade
- Naming the $196 fee in its specials fine print would raise the in-price score to 30 and consistency to 10 (total 96, an A)
Frequently asked questions
- What is Banks Chevrolet-Cadillac Buick GMC's doc fee?
- $196 (documentation fee), checked on October 16, 2026. $408 below the New Hampshire average of $604.
- Is the doc fee included in Banks Chevrolet-Cadillac 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 79 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.