Paul Masse Chevrolet Fees & Transparency Grade: B
B
Price Transparency Grade
77 / 100
Dealer Doc and Title Prep Fee: $399, itemized inside the advertised price
$16 below the Rhode Island average of $415.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$399 Dealer Doc and Title Prep Fee itemized inside the final price on the store's own vehicle pages (arithmetic verified). Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $399 doc and title prep fee inside the final price.
What would change this grade
- Naming the fee in its specials and disclaimers would raise the score to 92 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Paul Masse Chevrolet's doc fee?
- $399 (Dealer Doc and Title Prep Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $16 below the Rhode Island average of $415.
- Is the doc fee included in Paul Masse Chevrolet's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Dealer Doc and Title Prep 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 77 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.