Crew Volkswagen of Plainville Fees & Transparency Grade: D
D
Price Transparency Grade
53 / 100
Dealer Conveyance Fee: $899, itemized inside the advertised price
$150 above the Connecticut average of $749.
Score breakdown
Evidence
"$899 Dealer Conveyance Fee itemized as a step into the terminal Final Price on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: MSRP $48,520 − $2,695 + $899 − $5,000 = $41,724). Checked October 20, 2026."
Checked October 20, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- "Itemizes its $899 conveyance fee in the price stack."
What would change this grade
- "Itemizing the $899 fee inside its headline advertised price would raise the score to 68 (C)."
Frequently asked questions
- What is Crew Volkswagen of Plainville's doc fee?
- $899 (Dealer Conveyance Fee), checked on October 20, 2026. $150 above the Connecticut average of $749.
- Is the doc fee included in Crew Volkswagen of Plainville's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Dealer Conveyance Fee is itemized inside the advertised price, so the listed price already accounts for it.
- What does the D grade mean?
- The D grade reflects a score of 53 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.