Question about strollers

I thought I'd invade this room and ask my question to all you already-mums

We've been offered a brand new stroller & bassinet attachment BUT it would have to come over from Australia and wouldn't arrive til about 6 weeks after my EDD (it's a long story). I would really like to get this particular stroller, but we can't afford to buy it ourselves so to be given it like this would be really awesome.

Trouble is, it would mean we're either without a stroller or using a borrowed second-hand one without a bassinet attachment for the first six weeks or so. I've no idea how much new mums use their strollers (in August in Auckland especially) and whether this would be a problem, so I thought I'd check with you guys to see what you thought.

I should add, the other option is to buy a cheaper stroller ourselves before the baby arrives.

What about renting a stroller from somewhere like the Baby Factory or Baby on the Move, until yours arrives?

Depends on how much use you think you would get out of it. I got a stroller first and did all the checks on it - sturdyness, roomyness etc etc as I knew that with no license that it was the only way to get me and bubbah around. I was right and have worn it out already! Bad choice in pushchair though, I should have gone with a mountain buggy - hydrolics are important!
I think that if you are car worthy and will only need it for shopping and other minimal distance walking, pick yourself up a snap-n-go (It is a baby capsule with push chair attachment) I am sure you could hire one? Or a mountain buggy terrain on trade me with capsule holder attachment (should be around $60) for the first 6 weeks then use your big stroller

If you're keen to wait for the one to arrive from Oz, I've got a single layback stroller you can borrow when bubs arrives. I've got a twin one for the gremlins but have kept the single one for the odd time I'm out with only one baby so it doesn't get much use.

I never bothered with the bassinette fitting for my girls, we never had basinettes at home either they just went straight into cots. But the basinettes look cool, and we did borrow one for Mercedes when Sienna had her surgery and it was comfier for her than just the normal buggy.