Kia of Old Saybrook Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
63 / 100
Conveyance Fee: $999, itemized inside the advertised price
$250 above the Connecticut average of $749.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$999 Conveyance Fee itemized inside 'Your Price' on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: MSRP $55,935 − $2,788 − $2,000 − $500 + $999 = $51,646), while a footer line states the price excludes the $999 conveyance 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 $999 conveyance fee inside the advertised price.
What would change this grade
- Fixing the disclaimer that contradicts its own price stack would raise the score to 68 (C).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Kia of Old Saybrook's doc fee?
- $999 (Conveyance Fee), checked on October 20, 2026. $250 above the Connecticut average of $749.
- Is the doc fee included in Kia of Old Saybrook's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Conveyance 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 63 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.