HutchEmAll

You can have reasons or results, but usually not both.

You have two ears and one mouth....use them in accordance with that ratio.  

The best thing you can say is, "it depends."  An attorney will probably have a hard time pleading you out to a lesser charge when your BAC is .29 (my own experience).  I know many who have had attorneys who have saved their ass and many who have paid a lot of money for basically nothing.  Bottom line is to find someone you trust and make the determination if the benefit will be greater than the cost.  Simple.

I had ignition interlock for a year and an SR-22 rider on my insurance for 3 years (it is not off).  My insurance only went up like $40 a month.  no idea why it was that cheap.  I just did what I was told (by the law and by my insurance company) and that's the way it worked out.  Insurance rates are affected by a million things....age, type of vehicle, type of coverage, etc.  All you can do it research and make an informed decision.  

Only good thing about my DWI is that it helped me make a decsion to get sober.  I have no idea why I didn't hurt myself or anyone else with as much time as I spent behind the wheel under the influence.  I was just lucky.  I know many who have not been as fortunate.  

The message is a great one....don't drink and drive.  But in my own instance, I was gonna do what I wanted to do no matter what anyone else said.  In fact, I made fun of those other people.  That's how sick I was.  Like I said, I was just lucky that I didn't hurt anyone.  

Bottom line is it's a preventable thing that can cause a lot of pain and suffering and can cost a lot of money.