Goss Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Fees & Transparency Grade: B
B
Price Transparency Grade
83 / 100
Documentation Fee: $499, itemized inside the advertised price
$54 below the Vermont average of $553.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$499 Documentation Fee itemized inside the terminal Final Price on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: MSRP $58,600 − $3,712 + $499 − $1,500 − $7,032 = $46,855), while its general disclaimer states posted pricing excludes dealership documentation fees. 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 Goss Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram's doc fee?
- $499 (Documentation Fee), checked on October 20, 2026. $54 below the Vermont average of $553.
- Is the doc fee included in Goss Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram'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.