Champlain Chevrolet Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
73 / 100
Documentation Fee: $499, itemized inside the advertised price
$54 below the Vermont average of $553.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$499 Documentation Fee itemized inside the Internet/Final Price — stack arithmetic across multiple vehicle pages proves the fee is built into the final price; no channel outside the price stacks 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
- Itemizes its $499 Documentation Fee inside the final price on every price stack checked.
What would change this grade
- Naming the $499 as included in any specials or site fine print would raise the score to 88 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Champlain Chevrolet's doc fee?
- $499 (Documentation Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $54 below the Vermont average of $553.
- Is the doc fee included in Champlain Chevrolet's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Documentation Fee 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 73 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.