Handy Toyota Fees & Transparency Grade: B
B
Price Transparency Grade
80 / 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 Smart Price on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: TSRP $60,729 + $600 − $2,500 + $499 = $59,328), with its disclaimer stating the advertised price does include the $499 documentation fee; a generic $600 'Dealer Installed Accessories' line sits inside every price with no itemization of what it covers. Checked October 19, 2026."
Checked October 19, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $499 documentation fee inside the advertised price and says so in its disclaimer.
What would change this grade
- Identifying the $600 of dealer installed accessories in its prices would raise the score to 88 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Handy Toyota's doc fee?
- $499 (Documentation Fee), checked on October 19, 2026. $54 below the Vermont average of $553.
- Is the doc fee included in Handy Toyota'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 80 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.