to buy the silvercross Kensington?

[Happypenguin2014]

I am desperate to have this pram in my life.
Only thing is I will need to get a normal pram too.

But I want this pram. so. bloody. bad!

I could actually cry I want it so bad lol.

victory rolls x

I think they're naff, because there's an element of Mrs Bucket, nouveau riche about them. As many have said, they are totally impractical for modern life, so using one is making some kind of statement, about social aspirations I think. All ostentatious prams are, but others are practical in comparison to cheaper models so it's not so blatant. If you get me. Even the Royals have modern SCs these days.

Sorry if I've offended, but I did say just my opinion.

For that price, I'd hope they throw in a qualified Norland nanny. It'd be a bargain then!

Our neighbour offered us the family one which had done the rounds of 4 sisters then all their children. I said no as we live in a two up two down. Neighbour then had a surprise addition so it is lovely to see it out and about.

If it helps
We bought an uppababy vista - £600
Then an uppababy cruz - £100
We also had a quinny zap frame which was amazing for popping the car seat on for train journeys
And baby walked at 10 months and has rarely been in either since. Both buggies sit folded in the hall of our house taking up much the same space as the pram would have.

I don't regret it as we never wanted the big coach built thing. My point is though that if you want it you will probably replace whatever you buy again and again because your heart isn't in it

Marmiteandjamislush it suits my life I can carry a 25kg sack of potatoes or a couple of big bags of coal which modern prams wouldn't cope with. When we get snow the weight and the wheels just cut through it meaning I can still get out and about. I have plenty of space to keep it inside and as I don't have a car I don't need to worry about space in the boot. For me it isn't ostentatious it's just a practical hard working pram.

Just googled it. I don't think it looks ostenatious? It's fugly and looks like the kind of thing people pushed around during the war or something

Buy it if you want but do you really need our opinion?

I had a silver cross coach built for Ds . Bought in a charity shop for £25. The new mattress and brake pads cost me £30.
Best £55 ever spent.
I used it for all walks at home and naps in the garden . It pushed like a dream over the bumpy unmade lane we live in .
Dd now has a mountain life type thing for at home . I love it . She's 2.5 and still naps in it daily . She has a mamas and p in the car boot for all our 'clean ' trips .
I love prams - if you can afford it get it .
And make sure you 'vintage up' the baby to match.

They're on sale to the general public, aren't they? So nobody can actually "steal your idea", as they're available to all?

Buy it - you won't regret it. Our family has 4 and a Balmoral. They are beautiful to push and perfectly fine to use in and out of shops (as everywhere needs to be wheelchair accessable). Loads of space for shopping and the babies are comfy, warm and sleep brilliantly. All the babies in our family have their daytime naps outside so the Balmoral is perfect. The only caveat is if you live somewhere with very uneven or narrow pavements (which is no different from a normal pram) or if you live in a flat and need to get up and downstairs or in and out of cars a lot.

If you can afford it get one, it will last you forever and you can pass it down the family. I totally regret gettiing rid of mine (my son is now 26).
They are NOT awkward to steer, baby will be warm and dry and when they can sit up they get a brilliant view of their surroundings. To those who say they don't fit in 'modern' houses - what a load of shit - they fitted in the back to back terraces back in the day when all prams were this style. They
were around long before WAGS were invented. They are very 'british' in styling,well made and bomb proof. Go for it and be proud pushing it.

I used a traditional Danish pram with one family. I used it from 6 months to when she turned two. I loved it! My boss even took it on the tube. I Lv traditional prams, go for it.

Are you giving birth to a Victorian child?

I'd feel an absolute tit if I pushed one of those around the streets of London.

Definitely get one! They are beautiful and not just a pram IMO, more like a family heirloom that can be passed through the generations. Yes they are expensive but if you buy second hand then you could spend that much on a modern pushchair that won't still be fit for purpose in twenty years time.

you'll need a pork and chips van to park it outside, and an ipad for your toddler to play on while he sits in it

actually we saw lots at the Goodwood revival last weekend and they did seem very much the thing, picnic hampers underneath, two kids comfy and with a good view of what was going on. I was quite envious

I had a silver cross coach built pram for dd1. Was fantastic. But bloody bulky. Years later had a bugaboo for dd2. Loved that too. Easier to use.

Which one would i choose -silver cross every time

I bought mine on ebay for 70. I wanted a largish pram to transport my 2gs from nursery twice a week. It has been a gret success as room for baby and toddler who would sit facing him with his legs either side.
Everywhere we walked people would stop and talk to us admiring both the pram and dgs inside!
Alas am about to put it back on ebay as they have just about grown out of it.

I can't believe somebody would pay that amount of money for a pram!!

I am disagreeing with most posters I had an old fashioned hard bodied pram .i had no car and walked for miles every day. Old dears regularly stopped for a chat and a jiggle of,the pram.
'Twas lovely dcs are now 7 and 4 and I miss it .i had a proper pram seat for dd when she was born.

I have one (well a tenby but the wheels on that where notoriously crap so I bought a kensington chasis to replace it). It was £300 on ebay.

It is british racing green and a thing of beauty! Its absolutely wonderful and I too got stopped every time I used it. I used it daily and managed (by removing the wheels) to get it in the boot of a ford fiesta! My baby days are over now DD is 3 (sob) but I cant bear to part with it. I will be the annoying grandma who insists on pushing her grandchild around in it!

I have never had anyone suggest I look like a dick with it btw, just lots of women wishing they had one too!

This isnt my pram but mine is exactly the same.