MacDonald Motors Dealership Fees & Transparency Grade: B
B
Price Transparency Grade
75 / 100
Total Fees: $649, itemized inside the advertised price
$99 above the Maine average of $550.
Score breakdown
Evidence
Combined $649 'Total Fees' itemized inside the terminal Macdonald Motors Price on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: MSRP $75,275 + $649 − $8,501 − $2,500 = $64,923); no component breakdown is published. Graded on the combined $649. Checked October 20, 2026.
Checked October 20, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $649 total fees inside the advertised price.
What would change this grade
- A dedicated fee page would raise the score to 79 (B).
Frequently asked questions
- What is MacDonald Motors Dealership's doc fee?
- $649 (Total Fees), checked on October 20, 2026. $99 above the Maine average of $550.
- Is the doc fee included in MacDonald Motors Dealership's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Total Fees 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 75 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.