Mario D'Addario Buick GMC Fees & Transparency Grade: B
B
Price Transparency Grade
79 / 100
Documentation Fee: $699, itemized inside the advertised price
$50 below the Connecticut average of $749.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$699 Documentation Fee itemized inside the terminal FINAL PRICE on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: MSRP $91,965 − $9,000 + $699 − $2,000 − $1,500 = $80,164). The store also maintains a dedicated dealer-fee explainer page, though the page itself states no amount. 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 documentation fee inside the advertised price and maintains a dedicated fee explainer page.
What would change this grade
- Lowering its $699 fee to $549 or below would raise the score to 92 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Mario D'Addario Buick GMC's doc fee?
- $699 (Documentation Fee), checked on October 20, 2026. $50 below the Connecticut average of $749.
- Is the doc fee included in Mario D'Addario Buick GMC's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Documentation 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 79 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.