Phil N Teds vs. Moutain Buggy?

I think the main difference between the MB Urban and the Elite is the print!

I have a P&T Sport and my good friend has the MB. We have done a few comparisons as we both love our buggys. So this is what we found:

MB reclines and sits up heaps easier than the P&T. Not as jerky and disruptive to the child.

MB brake is heaps easier.

P&T lighter to push.

P&T is narrower than the MB. She gets stuck in a couple of shops that I have no problems in.

P&T has the toddler seat/doubles kit which means you don't have to buy a new buggy. This could be your last buggy purchase.

We both have small cars so little boots. The P&T folds smaller and fits in my boot easy. The MB doesn't go near my boot (yes, I did try as she got her MB first and I was trying to decide what to get!). She needs to take the wheels of her MB to get it in her boot but the P& T fits in her boot no problems.

Hope that helps! Not all that scientific but just things we noticed.

We've got a P&T Dash where the brakes are in the handle rather than a foot brake by the rear wheels which I think is what the Sport has. The handle brake is much easier to use. Have to agree with Peanut though about the P&T being being rather jerky to recline and sit up but I think I've got it down to a fine art now. Also, we went for the P&T because it folded smaller and was easier for me to lift into the boot of my car (I'm only 5 ft tall) so if height is an issue then make sure you look for something that you can lift easily without breaking your back.

I think you really need to try them both if you can and see which you prefer We have a P&T sport (blue camo colour, its a very funky looking pram).  Main reason being that I needed a double with 2 under 2.  I like it, although we mainly use it as a single now for bubs now that DS#2 is bigger. You do have to buy all the extras seperately with the P&Ts.  I know they have brought out a newer version now which I think its the one Trud&Em is talking about, the dash. 

 

Have fun pram shopping!!

i haven't yet gone shopping for prams but i didn't realise that there was such a choice... i am just naive! thanks for all the tips and i will have fun pushing around all the prams.... lol

Definitely agree re: the tyres, and the more weight you have on them the more often they need pumping up.

We have a Phil and Teds which is perfect for us as it can take both gremlins, or I can use it as a single for lil miss if they're walking. There are some things about it that irk me (can't fold it with the toddler seat on, the brake is a PITA etc.) but overall it was the best option and a thousand times better than the twin buggy I used to have!

The brake on the p and t dash model is much better though - but it does cost about another $100 I think?

Phil & Teds! Phil & Teds! Sorry I'm a complete fanatic of this brand. I was exactly in your shoes before I had my daughter and didn't know which to buy, but I'm so pleased we went with the Phil n Teds. We bought the cocoon to go inside it and used this so much when we stayed overnight or on holiday in the first few months. We got ours through Kiwibaby and the toddler seat was free, we bought the frame to make it into a bouncer and this has been sooo useful - to take away, plus to feed before baby can hold themselves up. We bought the travel bag and have just come back from a week in Fiji where the stroller was excellent on the beach and in the recline position we could take Ella to dinner every night fast asleep. We also purchased the travel cot which was light, easy to put up and as like the pram, such good quality. Other women in my ante natal group who have MBs wish they had now got Phil n Teds.