Thornton Brothers Fees & Transparency Grade: A
A
Price Transparency Grade
91 / 100
Doc/Admin Fee: $189, itemized inside the advertised price
$361 below the Maine average of $550.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$189 Doc/Admin Fee itemized inside the Final Price on the store's own new and used stacks (rendered check verified: $14,748 + $189 + $33 − $1,923 = $13,047); its disclaimer says documentation charges are not included and mentions a negotiable administration fee of up to $115. Checked October 19, 2026.
Checked October 19, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $189 doc fee — one of the region's lowest — inside the final price.
What would change this grade
- Fixing the disclaimer that contradicts its stacks would raise the score to 96 (A).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Thornton Brothers's doc fee?
- $189 (Doc/Admin Fee), checked on October 19, 2026. $361 below the Maine average of $550.
- Is the doc fee included in Thornton Brothers's advertised prices?
- Yes. The Doc/Admin 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.