Whaling City Ford Fees & Transparency Grade: C
C
Price Transparency Grade
63 / 100
Conveyance Fee: $998, itemized inside the advertised price
$249 above the Connecticut average of $749.
Score breakdown
Evidence
$998 Conveyance Fee itemized inside the terminal 'Your Price' on the store's own stacks (rendered check verified: MSRP $43,285 − $290 + $998 = $43,993), with its disclaimer stating the final advertised price does include the $998 dealer conveyance fee; the store also markets a 'zero-fee policy' while charging the fee. Checked October 20, 2026.
Checked October 20, 2026Grades are scored from the dealer's own published pricing.What this dealer does well
- Itemizes its $998 conveyance fee inside the advertised price.
What would change this grade
- Dropping its 'zero-fee policy' claim while charging a $998 fee would raise the score to 68 (C).
Frequently asked questions
- What is Whaling City Ford's doc fee?
- $998 (Conveyance Fee), checked on October 20, 2026. $249 above the Connecticut average of $749.
- Is the doc fee included in Whaling City Ford's advertised prices?
- Yes. The 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 63 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.