Davidson Chevrolet Fees & Transparency Grade: A
A
Price Transparency Grade
91 / 100
Documentation Fee: $189, itemized inside the advertised price
$560 below the Connecticut average of $749.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$189 Documentation Fee itemized inside the Final Price on the store's own cash stacks (rendered check verified: MSRP $152,545 − $14,646 + $189 = $138,088), and its payment disclaimer states payments include the $189 dealer fee; its finance tab's starting price excludes the 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 $189 documentation fee — Connecticut's lowest — inside the advertised price.
What would change this grade
- Making the finance tab's starting price include the fee like its cash price does would raise the score to 96 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Davidson Chevrolet's doc fee?
- $189 (Documentation Fee), checked on October 19, 2026. $560 below the Connecticut average of $749.
- Is the doc fee included in Davidson Chevrolet's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Documentation Fee is itemized inside the advertised price, so the listed price already accounts for it.
- What does the A grade mean?
- The A grade reflects a score of 91 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.