Colonial Chevrolet Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
66 / 100
Doc Fee: $799, itemized inside the advertised price
$50 above the Connecticut average of $749.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$799 Doc Fee itemized into the Final Price (arithmetic verified across multiple price stacks); the site disclaimer contradictorily frames the fee as charged 'in addition to government fees and taxes.' Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $799 Doc Fee into the final price with verified arithmetic.
What would change this grade
- Correcting the contradicting disclaimer would raise the score to 71 (C); the $799 fee level caps it there.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Colonial Chevrolet's doc fee?
- $799 (Doc Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $50 above the Connecticut average of $749.
- Is the doc fee included in Colonial Chevrolet's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Doc 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 66 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.