Ripley and Fletcher Ford Dealership Fees & Transparency Grade: B
B
Price Transparency Grade
80 / 100
Doc Fee: $489, itemized inside the advertised price
$61 below the Maine average of $550.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$489 Doc Fee itemized inside the terminal price on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: MSRP $78,480 + $749 + $489 = $79,718), alongside a flat $749 'Accessories' charge that is itemized nowhere on the page. Checked October 19, 2026.
Checked October 19, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $489 doc fee inside the price.
What would change this grade
- Itemizing or removing the unexplained $749 accessories charge would raise the score to 88 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Ripley and Fletcher Ford Dealership's doc fee?
- $489 (Doc Fee), checked on October 19, 2026. $61 below the Maine average of $550.
- Is the doc fee included in Ripley and Fletcher Ford Dealership's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Doc 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 80 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.