Where does the time go? I’m already on day nine of my Root car insurance test drive. For anyone who just joined us, I’m an average suburban chick with 2.5 kids, an ancient mom van, and a good driving record. I decided to give Root a go because Allstate’s premiums are killing me. After starting the Root test drive, I realized Allstate’s Drivewise program worked similarly and might give me cash back as opposed to initial savings, so I’m running both apps at the same time to see where it goes. Allstate Drivewise is DumbSeriously. I give up trying to make sense of it. A drive I made this afternoon said it stopped tracking due to low battery. Umm… no. It tracked me to my destination. I checked back later and that notice was gone, but it didn’t track me on the way home. My battery was at 33%, so…. Yeah. Drivewise does whatever Drivewise wants to do, and that seems to include marking speeding and hard braking. You’ll have to check my blog on Allstate being a liar for those details or I’ll rant again. My Current Drivewise StatsHard Braking: 2 events Extreme Braking: 1 event Miles Below 80mph: 120.3 Miles Above 80mph: 0.8 Miles Driven During… High Risk Hours: 0 (High Risk= Weekdays 11pm-4am, Weekends 11pm-5am) Moderate Risk Hours: 57.9 (Moderate Risk= Weekdays 12pm-11pm) Low Risk Hours: 22.4 (Low Risk= Weekdays 4am-12pm) Lowest Risk Hours: 40.8 (Lowest Risk= Weekends 5am-11pm) Projected Cash Back: 0% Root is Boring and Predictable (and that’s ok)Root isn’t giving me all the stats like Drivewise does, but it doesn’t really need to. I don’t know what else to say other than it seems to be working as expected and it hasn’t surprised me. My Current Root StatsScore: 9/10 Estimated Driving Discount: 25-50% Braking: 7/10* Consistency: 7/10* Safe Hours: 10/10* Turning: 10/10* *Root doesn’t give number scores for the final four categories- it uses a sliding scale and doesn’t use words or numbers to tell you your rank. Based on the visual indicators, I gave myself a rank assuming a 0-10 scale. I Miss My Battery LifeThese apps continue to drain my battery. I was at 100% charge and lost 2/3 of it in about four hours. I think at this point, it’s pretty obvious I won’t be keeping Allstate, so I’ll be deleting the app. Root doesn’t need to keep tracking you once you’ve been offered a quote, so I imagine the drain will be far less significant. I’m looking forward to that. See Where My Root Test Drive GoesRoot has not offered me a quote yet, so my leaving Allstate is contingent upon that, and upon Root offering me a good quote, of course. I’ll be updating this blog as I go, so check back if you’d like to hear more. You can also click “Share Your Story” in the main menu if you’ve used Root or similar and you think the audience here can benefit from hearing about your experience.
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Michaela Johnson
10/23/2018 08:02:03 pm
How did your test drive turn out?
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Jen (site author)
10/23/2018 08:23:20 pm
Hi there,
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