Marcotte Ford Sales Inc Fees & Transparency Grade: C

C
Price Transparency Grade
60 / 100

Documentation Fee: $695, itemized inside the advertised price

$137 above the Massachusetts average of $558.

Score breakdown

  • Fee level9 of 30
  • Fee in advertised price15 of 30
  • Disclosure16 of 20
  • Consistency10 of 10
  • No forced add-ons10 of 10

Evidence

$695 Documentation Fee itemized as a step into the terminal Marcotte VIP Price on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: MSRP $35,160 − $500 − $2,500 + $695 = $32,855). Checked October 20, 2026.

Checked October 20, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.

What this dealer does well

  • Itemizes its $695 documentation fee in the price stack.

What would change this grade

  • Itemizing the $695 fee inside its headline advertised price would raise the score to 75 (B).

Frequently asked questions

What is Marcotte Ford Sales Inc's doc fee?
$695 (Documentation Fee), checked on October 20, 2026. $137 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
Is the doc fee included in Marcotte Ford Sales Inc's advertised prices?
Yes. The Documentation 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.

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