Are You Paying Too Much for Car Insurance?

By: Eric Piwowar

4 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

Those car insurance commercials aren't lying - Americans leave tens of billions of dollars on the table each year because they aren't doing everything they can to lower their rates. Answer these questions and find out if you are paying too much for car insurance.

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How old is your vehicle?

Under 3 years

3-5 years
5-7 years

7 years +

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Under 20 miles roundtrip

20 - 30 miles roundtrip
30 - 50 miles roundtrip

50+ miles roundtrip

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Above average

Average
Below average

Don't know / Prefer not to say

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The city

The suburbs
The country

Other

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Yes

No
I'm not sure

Prefer not to say

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Within the last 2 years

2-5 years ago
5+ years ago

I've never been in one

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This year

Last year
More than 2 years ago

Not sure

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Yes

No
Sometimes

Not sure

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