Reasonable insurance varies too much depending on where you live, how much you use the car, and so forth

Urban Pennsylvania, new car (a Pontiac Vibe, 2004), not used for commuting--in fact, I barely went over 2000 miles in 6 months. Which is why I think 2400/yr is too much, dinging or not. I think I'm probably paying a higher premium because I've had less than a year of continuous auto insurace. Bah. Maybe I should just go with it shop for another company when I've been driving for more than a year.

Also? Try calling your agent and negotiating.

Which I really should do, since there has been a lot of coverage over the disparity between city & county rates where most of the county drivers are driving in the city AND IT MAKES NO SENSE. And with it at least a $500/year difference.... I know other people who have worked it out this way.

Vonnie, I drive a new Forester in Chicago. After an accident (no one hurt, lots of car damage), my insurance was less than that at $149/mo. A year after the accident, my insurance went down to $108/mo. So, yes, I think $200/mo. is high.

omigod i am tired. i have drink tix to print and decorate, luncheon certificates to design, and have to make final decisions on auction. my apartment looks like an earthquake rolled through. and i swear I've gained 50 pounds in the last week.

please let this party turn out okay.

It's the Kennedy silver dollars that are huge, I guess.

Kennedys are half dollars, which are larger than the current dollar coins.

Maybe it's that I haven't seen a Kennedy half-dollar since I was younger and therefore smaller (with smaller hands) that makes them seem huge in my mind.

Oh, that's right. Eisenhower was on the silver dollar.

You can do it, Allyson!

I've seen a Kennedy half-dollar somewhat recently, and they are still huge, relative to other US coins.

So, today's lunch is ricotta cheese with fruit and a side salad. The ricotta cheese had some mold in it, but I juts scooped out my half a cup from the pristine looking other end of the container. That'll be okay, right?

Aha, Eisenhower dollars were 38mm! That's the hugeness!

The Kennedy 50c piece was what I meant, FTR.

Vonnie, insurance varies hugely by state, too -- Mass sets its costs at the state level (with discounts for things like "no tickets" and "yes my car has seatbelts"), basically by age of car and proximity to Boston. (Really.) Which is why Geico is not available in Mass at all.

A comparison seems in order. I know you can get estimates online (my brother is thinking about a car, which is how we learned Geico is a no-go around here), and I bet you can better $200/mo. I was paying less than that within Boston city limits, and you know that thing about Boston drivers (and the number of dings they put in bumpers).