Sarat Ford Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
60 / 100
Documentation Fee: $695, itemized inside the advertised price
$137 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$695 Documentation Fee itemized inside the price on the store's own new and used stacks (arithmetic verified); the fee is named in no other channel on the site. Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Puts its $695 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 Sarat Ford's doc fee?
- $695 (Documentation Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $137 above the Massachusetts average of $558.
- Is the doc fee included in Sarat Ford'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.