North Country Ford Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
73 / 100
Administration Fee: $499, itemized inside the advertised price
$105 below the New Hampshire average of $604.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$499 Administration Fee itemized as a step into the terminal Final Price on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: MSRP $95,265 + $499 = $95,764), with no dealer text stating the fee's inclusion either way. Checked October 20, 2026.
Checked October 20, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $499 administration fee in the price stack.
What would change this grade
- Itemizing the $499 fee inside its headline advertised price would raise the score to 88 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is North Country Ford's doc fee?
- $499 (Administration Fee), checked on October 20, 2026. $105 below the New Hampshire average of $604.
- Is the doc fee included in North Country Ford's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Administration 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 73 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.