Pape Chevrolet Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
60 / 100
Documentation Fee: $699, itemized inside the advertised price
$149 above the Maine average of $550.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$699 Documentation Fee added into the price on the store's own new and used stacks (arithmetic verified); the fee is not named in the store's specials or disclaimers. Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Puts its $699 fee in its price stacks where shoppers can see it.
What would change this grade
- Naming the fee in its specials and disclaimers would raise the score to 75 (B).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Pape Chevrolet's doc fee?
- $699 (Documentation Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $149 above the Maine average of $550.
- Is the doc fee included in Pape Chevrolet'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.