Saybrook Ford Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
68 / 100
Dealer Conveyance Fee: $994, itemized inside the advertised price
$245 above the Connecticut average of $749.
Score breakdown
Evidence
Rendered new-vehicle page checked October 20, 2026: MSRP $45,270 plus a $994 Dealer Conveyance Fee gives a $46,264 Saybrook Ford Price, less $2,500 Retail Customer Cash to a terminal Final Price of $43,764, exact. The footer excludes only tax, title, and license charges.
Checked October 20, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $994 dealer conveyance fee in the price stack, inside the Final Price.
What would change this grade
- Lowering its $994 conveyance fee to $749 or below would raise the score to 75 (B).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Saybrook Ford's doc fee?
- $994 (Dealer Conveyance Fee), checked on October 20, 2026. $245 above the Connecticut average of $749.
- Is the doc fee included in Saybrook Ford's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Dealer Conveyance 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 68 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.