Foss Motors Fees & Transparency Grade: B

B
Price Transparency Grade
83 / 100

Documentation Fee: $499, itemized inside the advertised price

$105 below the New Hampshire average of $604.

Score breakdown

  • Fee level22 of 30
  • Fee in advertised price30 of 30
  • Disclosure16 of 20
  • Consistency5 of 10
  • No forced add-ons10 of 10

Evidence

$499 Documentation Fee itemized inside the terminal Net Sale Price on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: MSRP $66,525 + $499 − $12,346 + $30,093 − $7,983 = $76,788), while its disclaimer states the advertised price does not include documentation charges. Checked October 20, 2026.

Checked October 20, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.

What this dealer does well

  • Itemizes its $499 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 88 (A).

Frequently asked questions

What is Foss Motors's doc fee?
$499 (Documentation Fee), checked on October 20, 2026. $105 below the New Hampshire average of $604.
Is the doc fee included in Foss Motors's advertised prices?
Yes. The Documentation 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 83 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.

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