Century Double Pushchair

I bought this pushchair for £8.50 from a carboot sale and to be honest, I am glad I didn't spend £25!! The buggy is very basic and would be fine for chucking around on holiday or maybe to have as a spare. It looks nice but the frame is easily bent and warped. I noticed that without a baby in it feels fine to push but as soon as it is carrying any weight, the frame warps so that the front, right wheel is bouncing off the ground. As a consequence of this, the buggy pulls hard to the left when you push it and you have to really fight it to push it in a straight line. Also, maybe a minor thing but still annoying, the foam grips slide down the handles so you are left holding on to metal.

Another problem I had was that when folded, the buggy is still very long. I bought a Renault Megane Scenic so that I would be able to fit a buggy in the back and it still doesn't fit!!! I have to lay it across the footwell of the back seat! Crazy.

Do not buy this buggy if it going to be your only one!!

bought one of these on sale from kiddiecare.60.00.very basic.used it a few times with my two an half year old and friends sixteen month old,neither very big children,the seat on the side my son sits in has slipped down of the frame a little at the front where the leg rests come up,the raincover is hopeless does not fit round the childrens feet enough to secure at the front properly.[will have to buy better raincover]cannot find foot muffs that are not too long and so do not rub on the wheels,its quite heavy with both children in it or that may be me not being very big. it is a basic chair which does fit through door ways although some a bit tight.cannot afford another chair so will just have to get used to it.

These are widely available from Argos, Woolworths, Tesco Direct etc and seem to be amongst the cheapest on the market. They look nice and dont take up much room both assembled and collapsed. I dont have any other experience of this model other than to say that I brought one second hand but it had only had very light use, which was evident by the small amount of wear on the tyres.

However, when my childminder put my (then) 8 month old of around 19lbs and her 11 month old of around 24lbs into the buggy and walked across a field, the buggy came to a halt and her friend commented on how much lower down her child was to mine. The outer arm of the buggy had snapped back, was completely loose and the poor baby was being folded up into her seat. The wheel was fixed into the ground and would not move!

I only paid £25 for the buggy and although it is annoying to have to replace after one use, its not the worst thing that has ever happened to me! However I wanted to post this review to warn others that it seems that this buggy is this cheap for a reason, and also to warn of the potential danger. I certainly wouldnt recommend it for toddlers if this is what happens with babies!

It seemed as comfortable as the other stroller type twin buggies on the market so I won't mark it down for that. Aside from the obvious problem it also seemed fiddly to fold down. Not value for money if you have to replace!