I just renewed mine. The deal I got was that they extended my free subscription for 3 months and then I asked for $77 for the next year starting at the end of May. My car went into service on November 30 ,2007. There was no questions asked except do you want us to bill you or pay with a credit card. So my free sub went from November 39 to May 30 and they don't bill my credit card until the free one is over. Hope that helps.