Vernon Chevrolet Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
70 / 100
Documentation Fee: $695, itemized inside the advertised price
$54 below the Connecticut average of $749.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$695 Documentation Fee itemized inside the terminal Sale Price on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: $41,015 − $500 + $695 = $41,210), while its disclaimer states the $695 dealer conveyance fee is not included. Checked October 20, 2026.
Checked October 20, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $695 documentation fee inside the sale price.
What would change this grade
- Fixing the disclaimer that contradicts its own price stack would raise the score to 75 (B).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Vernon Chevrolet's doc fee?
- $695 (Documentation Fee), checked on October 20, 2026. $54 below the Connecticut average of $749.
- Is the doc fee included in Vernon Chevrolet'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 70 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.