East Hartford Chevrolet Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
63 / 100
Documentation Fee: $899, itemized inside the advertised price
$150 above the Connecticut average of $749.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$899 Documentation Fee itemized inside the terminal TRANSPARENT PRICE on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: MSRP $30,995 − $1,500 + $899 = $30,394), while its disclaimer states the $899 dealer conveyance fee is not included in vehicle prices. 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 documentation fee inside the advertised price.
What would change this grade
- Fixing the disclaimer that contradicts its own price stack would raise the score to 68 (C).
Frequently asked questions
- What is East Hartford Chevrolet's doc fee?
- $899 (Documentation Fee), checked on October 20, 2026. $150 above the Connecticut average of $749.
- Is the doc fee included in East Hartford 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 C grade mean?
- The C grade reflects a score of 63 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.