Handy Buick GMC 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 Handy Price (arithmetic verified on direct fetch), while the store's own dealer notes state 'All prices are plus Tax, DMV, and a $499 Doc Fee' — contradicting the price stacks. Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $499 fee inside the Handy Price.
What would change this grade
- Correcting the contradicting dealer notes would raise the score to 88 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Handy Buick GMC's doc fee?
- $499 (Documentation Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $54 below the Vermont average of $553.
- Is the doc fee included in Handy Buick GMC'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.