Ladies, I too need advice about buggies. Anyone have any opinions on the Phil and Ted Navigator 2, or the Bugaboo Bee?
We have been offered both second-hand by friends (the same couple). In fact the Phil and Ted would be a brand new buggy, still in box, because they were sent a replacement under the warranty for a minor fault and were never asked to send back the original. Their toddler has outgrown the Bugabee completely so they were looking to get rid of that anyway. They were extremely positive about both buggies, and have similar needs to us: Our buggy will have both town and country use; both bus and car use; close family abroad so lots of travel, needs to be robust rather than flimsy, but not ridiculously heavy or huge for the car boot. Would prefer not to buy new, partly for financial reasons, and also as we live in 2nd floor flat so buggy will often be left downstairs inside the door.
Any thoughts? We like the sound of the Bugaboo Bee for easy-use lightweight city-type outings, and it sounds quite robust for quite a light buggy.
Phil and Ted we thought: Great for country outings, walks, etc, but still relatively manoeuverable in town with triangle wheel set. Lots of storage. Good investment if we are lucky enough to conceive a second child after this one. Also great to have a new buggy but at a good discount.
Both can be used with travel systems (separate question: do people think travel systems are worth it?!) and adapt to a choice of car seat.
Perhaps the answer is take both, and use them for different things? I have to confess that the Phil and Ted felt a bit heavy to me, but perhaps I just need to get used to hauling a buggy around!
I'll post this separately as well, so feel free to reply on either thread if you have any nuggets of wisdom for me.
Thanks.
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