Darling's Chrysler Dodge Fees & Transparency Grade: B
B
Price Transparency Grade
76 / 100
Doc Fee: $599, itemized inside the advertised price
$49 above the Maine average of $550.
Score breakdown
Evidence
The store's stacks itemize a $599 'Dealer Add Ons' line inside the Net Sale Price (rendered check verified: MSRP $57,070 + $599 − $2,500 = $55,169); its page text identifies the $599 as the dealer doc fee while its disclaimer says the advertised price excludes it. Checked October 20, 2026.
Checked October 20, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $599 doc fee inside the advertised price.
What would change this grade
- Fixing the disclaimer that contradicts its own price stack would raise the score to 81 (B).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Darling's Chrysler Dodge's doc fee?
- $599 (Doc Fee), checked on October 20, 2026. $49 above the Maine average of $550.
- Is the doc fee included in Darling's Chrysler Dodge's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Doc 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.