Colonial Mazda Fees & Transparency Grade: B
B
Price Transparency Grade
76 / 100
Conveyance Fee: $599, itemized inside the advertised price
$150 below the Connecticut average of $749.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$599 Conveyance Fee itemized inside the terminal Final Price on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: MSRP $61,150 + $599 = $61,749); its disclaimer states the advertised price does not include the conveyance fee. Checked October 19, 2026.
Checked October 19, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $599 conveyance fee inside the final price.
What would change this grade
- Fixing the disclaimer that contradicts its stacks would raise the score to 81 (B).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Colonial Mazda's doc fee?
- $599 (Conveyance Fee), checked on October 19, 2026. $150 below the Connecticut average of $749.
- Is the doc fee included in Colonial Mazda's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Conveyance 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 76 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.