Which buggy to buy?

I'm a Mum-to-Be trying to decide which buggy/pram to buy!

I'm quite keen on the Mountain Bugger Urban Jungle, which has an additional carry cot you can buy to have front facing for the first six months.

There seems to be many cheaper (and more expensive) brands so I'm just wondering what other parents have used and liked. Some think $700 is far too much to spend...

Any thoughts/suggestions??

I have a Mountain Buggy Urban Elite (bought off TM 2nd hand for less than half price with heaps of accessories. Still looks new though!). We used the universal carseat clip on it - that was awesome in the early days as we could just transfer him from car to buggy no worries at all which is great when you are a new mum and you would rather not disturb your sleeping wee one.. Hardly use the buggy at all anymore though as we usually just carry Jude in one of our baby carriers - far easier.

Edited by StaceyL

Hi, just wanted to say I got it wrong to start with and it ended up being an expensive lesson! Maybe if you have a Baby on the Move in your area contact them as they are great to deal with. Also make sure you can get the pram up and down easy and it fits in the boot!

I brought a pram that the capsule could snap into, so I was able to get bubs in and out of the car without have to transfer her in the actual pram, soon though I'd had enough of the bulky pram and hired a Snap and Go ($10 per month) and I used this for the first 12 months, then brought another new Mountain Buggy and ended up selling straight away on TM it was no better than the original pram, and then we got a small stroller and haven't looked back.

We were just about to buy a P and T dash and then found out that most of the P and T range get claims on the 1 year warranty for faults......which is fine if it happens in the first year/and you buy new.

We have a Mutsy pram. We bought it second hand as new it's around $2,000 and there is no way I'm spending that much on a pram. But it's definatley worth spending and buying a real good quality one.

Our Mutsy 4 rider comes with all the extra bits and pieces that you have to buy additional with P and T and Mountain buggy brands. We got the pram, the pram seat,the bassinet, the capsule (Casual Play brand - its the only capsule on the market that fully reclines), the capsule adaptors so you can put the capsule on the pram, the capsule base, the toddler skate board, the rocker adaptor for the pram seat and this also is a 'highchair' if you want, and the dinner tray for the pram seat. We got this all for $1000. BARGAIN! oh and nappy bag and rain covers for pram seat and bassinet. We can buy the double pram seat new for $250 so it will last us for all our kids.

Also it was the only pram and capsule/base that fit in my car - I have a very small car and boot. Make sure you test fit any item you buy to make sure it fits in your car first!

You can only buy Mutsy at Global Baby in Epsom and Albany, Auckland. Check out the website for more info - they have European brand things which are soooo much better than the stuff you buy here.

Edited by SaffronLady

Hi guys - thanks for the replies! I think we've decided on the Mountain BUGGY Urban Jungle.

I'm really taken with how quickly and easily it folds down, and it fits easily in our boot. Only weights 11kg, which is heavier than the Swift, but I like how sturdy it is (for not much difference in price).

I think we'll look at getting the carrycot attachment too - maybe secondhand if I can find one - it will be good for a winter baby and i like the front facing-ness. I also like that he will be able to sleep in the carrycot out of the pram if we go to someone's house or something!

Thanks!

Does anyone have a Mountain Buggy Duo

Just wondering what you thought of it as apparently its not as good as the old double mountian buggies.

Thanks

We haven't decided yet but looked and played with a few and my two finalists are the P&T Dash or the City Jogger Elite. I had not heard of this one before but am really really impressed. It fold's with only using one hand, has a really simple footbreak (which is actually easier to use than the handle break on the dash) and has some other really cool features. Weight and width very similar to the Dash.
Also in the same price range. We saw them at Baby on the move and they both cost $730.

I hear a lot of good things about the Quinny so will go and have a look at that too.

What is the difference between the Quinny Buzz 3 and the 4?

They had that one in the shop as well but I thought it was a bit to big. But that brand really do make good stuff. A lot of detail in their prams and very well thought through!

Will go and check out the Quinny. Oh man but than I'm back at having to choose/decide between THREE prams!