Place Motor Inc. Fees & Transparency Grade: A
A
Price Transparency Grade
91 / 100
Documentation Fee: $175, itemized inside the advertised price
$383 below the Massachusetts average of $558.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$175 Documentation Fee itemized inside the price on the store's own new and used stacks (verified on 20+ vehicles), while the same pages' disclaimer states the $175.00 fee is not included. Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Charges one of the region's lowest published fees, $175, and itemizes it inside the price.
What would change this grade
- Correcting the contradicting disclaimer would raise the score to 96 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Place Motor Inc.'s doc fee?
- $175 (Documentation Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $383 below the Massachusetts average of $558.
- Is the doc fee included in Place Motor 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 A grade mean?
- The A grade reflects a score of 91 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.