Heritage Valley Ford Fees & Transparency Grade: B
B
Price Transparency Grade
76 / 100
Dealer Conveyance Fee: $598, itemized inside the advertised price
$151 below the Connecticut average of $749.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$598 conveyance fee itemized inside the HV Ford Price (arithmetic verified on two vehicle pages) and named in other channels, while the site footer states prices 'does not include… dealer conveyance fee of $598.' Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $598 conveyance fee inside the displayed price.
What would change this grade
- Correcting the contradicting footer would raise the score to 81 (B).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Heritage Valley Ford's doc fee?
- $598 (Dealer Conveyance Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $151 below the Connecticut average of $749.
- Is the doc fee included in Heritage Valley Ford's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Dealer Conveyance 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 76 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.