Emerson Toyota Dealership Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
66 / 100
Dealer Fees: $599, itemized inside the advertised price
$49 above the Maine average of $550.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$599 Dealer Fees itemized inside the Advertised Price (arithmetic verified on multiple vehicle pages, e.g. $63,283 + $599 − $2,500 = $61,382); no channel outside the price stacks names the fee. Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $599 in dealer fees inside the advertised price.
What would change this grade
- Naming the $599 as included in any fine print or disclaimer would raise the score to 81 (B).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Emerson Toyota Dealership's doc fee?
- $599 (Dealer Fees), checked on October 18, 2026. $49 above the Maine average of $550.
- Is the doc fee included in Emerson Toyota Dealership's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Dealer Fees 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 66 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.