Rowe Ford Westbrook Fees & Transparency Grade: A
A
Price Transparency Grade
88 / 100
Doc Fee: $499, itemized inside the advertised price
$51 below the Maine average of $550.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$499 Doc Fee itemized inside the ROWE PRICE on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: MSRP $52,195 − $1,984 − $3,000 − $1,500 − $500 + $499 = $45,710), with its site-wide disclaimer stating the dealer documentation fee of $499 is included in the selling price. Checked October 19, 2026.
Checked October 19, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $499 doc fee inside the advertised price.
What would change this grade
- A dedicated fee page would raise the score to 92 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Rowe Ford Westbrook's doc fee?
- $499 (Doc Fee), checked on October 19, 2026. $51 below the Maine average of $550.
- Is the doc fee included in Rowe Ford Westbrook's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Doc 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 88 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.