Hyundai of Saco Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
60 / 100
Admin Fee: $699, itemized inside the advertised price
$149 above the Maine average of $550.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$699 Admin Fee itemized as a step into the terminal Featured Price on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: MSRP $34,645 − $861 + $699 = $34,483); its lease disclosures also list a $199 security coding charge alongside the fee. Checked October 20, 2026.
Checked October 20, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $699 admin fee in the price stack.
What would change this grade
- Itemizing the $699 fee inside its headline advertised price would raise the score to 75 (B).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Hyundai of Saco's doc fee?
- $699 (Admin Fee), checked on October 20, 2026. $149 above the Maine average of $550.
- Is the doc fee included in Hyundai of Saco's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Admin Fee is itemized inside the advertised price, so the listed price already accounts for it.
- What does the C grade mean?
- The C grade reflects a score of 60 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.