Crowley Kia Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
67 / 100
Dealer Conveyance Fee: $699, itemized inside the advertised price
$50 below the Connecticut average of $749.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$699 Dealer Conveyance Fee itemized inside the CROWLEY PRICE on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: MSRP $74,580 + $699 + $499 = $75,778). A $499 'Elite Guards' charge is also baked into every price. Checked October 20, 2026.
Checked October 20, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $699 conveyance fee inside the advertised price.
What would change this grade
- Removing the $499 'Elite Guards' charge from its prices would raise the score to 75 (B).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Crowley Kia's doc fee?
- $699 (Dealer Conveyance Fee), checked on October 20, 2026. $50 below the Connecticut average of $749.
- Is the doc fee included in Crowley Kia'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 C grade mean?
- The C grade reflects a score of 67 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.