A useful update on the 75th UK distribution figures today.
To start off on a sour note and a warning to other 75th / Renegade owners check out my thread here about a tyre that I slashed against a central island this week and some advice to prevent future similar issues for you:
Minor accident in the 75th, and a warning on tyres!
But the main update I wanted to give was on the UK registration figures, which are now updated based on the Government's licencing database up to "Q3" 2016. I assume the figures have to include September itself, which is an important month as many people like me would have bought during September to get the new plate. And when I bought there were only a few manuals left at the port (perhaps 5 or so). I assume no more than about 10 automatics, so, I don't expect these figures to ever change much as Jeep shouldn't be shipping any more of the 75th to the UK now. In reality, most of the 75th's were registered by Q2, and the Q3 registrations dramatically slowed, and I suspect Q4 registrations to be sparse (UNLESS Jeep have been storing some to ship later as they still show all versions in the latest December price list on Jeep.co.uk).
By Q3:
Manuals rise from 11 at start of Q2, to 40. (Manuals are rarest transmission, only 35% of 75th are manual)
Automatic 2.0 rise from 16, to 47.
Automatic 1.4 rise from 7, to 25. (Clearly the rarest version by far, only 22% of total population).
TOTAL = 112 UK registrations by end of Q3 2016, not many more expected by me.
As mentioned in earlier threads, there are multiple colour and seat variants within this, so certain combinations are going to be near unique.
It's not a surprise to me the figures are fairly low, I just didn't know if they'd be even lower. In my bias opinion the 75th is the best edition so far combining high spec, with value, and unique features as standard like the bronze styling and the MySky. The low production numbers are a bonus, as buyers will realise the benefits of this special 75th edition and also not many are available. I don't ever plan on selling mine though, happy to be the 1/40 manual.
To put the figures in perspective, the most popular special edition so far was the Dawn of Justice with a sold out run of 500 (though, oddly, 524 are registered, it was that popular - and I can see why for the value). Next, the Night Eagle sold 298 so far. Though none of those editions match the higher 75th spec.
Even the Trailhawk has 365 registrations, so you're more than 3x as likely to see a TH on the road as a 75th (and I've only ever seen one TH in a car park!).
At the minute, to see a 75th on the road is as likely as seeing a hens tooth. There's 1 75th out there for every 383 town/village/city.
As we look to 2017 I think the Desert Hawk is going to be an even rarer beast, as I don't think people will pay an even larger premium for features most won't use day to day, the DH in my view will appeal to potential TH owners, who are already limited in number (but even they may be a purist and go for the TH). The RRP at £28,000, at a time of tightening economy, could be a weak point for the DH, when people were buying the 75th at under £25k, which I believe is a stretch for the Renegade. Even with similar heavy discounting on the DH, I think it's too highly priced. Whether it's a better version than the 75th time will tell. I understand it only comes in Automatic, so for Manual transmission I believe the 75th will remain the best model out there (better than the standard Limited in my view).
Look forward to meeting more 75th owners here, and continuing the discussion around this fantastic model.
It is interesting that that green 1.4 has it because according to the specs it shouldn't.
