Wallingford Buick GMC Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
68 / 100
Documentation Fee: $898, itemized inside the advertised price
$149 above the Connecticut average of $749.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$898 Documentation Fee itemized inside the Sale Price on the store's own stacks (verified across five vehicles), with its homepage affirming listed prices include the $898 fee. Checked October 18, 2026.
Checked October 18, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Builds its $898 fee into the advertised price and says so on its homepage.
What would change this grade
- Cutting the $898 fee to $649 or less would raise the score to 81 (B).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Wallingford Buick GMC's doc fee?
- $898 (Documentation Fee), checked on October 18, 2026. $149 above the Connecticut average of $749.
- Is the doc fee included in Wallingford Buick GMC'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 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.