Silver cross wayfarer or sleepover elegance?

[kenandbarbie]

Any opinions?

I've got an old sleepover elegance on the big wheeled bouncy chassis. I bought it very cheaply in a charity shop because I needed another buggy for off roading ( my main buggy is a silver cross pop absolutely brilliant).
It's well built, copes with any terrain, seems comfortable for DS and easy to push. Pushchair part can face forward or backwards and boy can you load it with shopping without compromising stability or fearing it will break. I've not used it as a pram as I had a big old fashioned silver cross pram. If I have another baby I think the pram part would be really good.
On the downside you need a big car, I can get it in my small car if I take the wheels off the chassis and put the seat bit on the backseat ( strapped in). I also have use of a Land Rover, huge load space, but it's heavy to lift in and out and it will fit without folding in the Land Rover. It's as heavy and bulky as the old fashioned silver cross pram I used when DS was a baby.
It's good, not sure if it's worth the full price. Its great if you don't need to put it in a car and off road it's better than many off road buggies.

Thanks that's a great help! I was thinking of sleepover as it has the spring wheels like a classic silver cross pram. Hoping for same bouncy effect! I have Citroen Picasso seven seater so it will fit I think.

The sleepover is HUGE. I found it difficult to navigate around shops and on narrow pavements.

I preferred the pioneer. It's as narrow as the wayfarer but better basket and bigger back wheels.

Hmmm there's no shops near me that have the sleepover to try.

If you have a big car you should be fine, I was going to suggest you try it out in your car just to check there's enough room. I find it ok on narrow pavements but I don't tend to take it shopping. If you're near me you can try mine.

I have the wayfarer and love it, narrow enough for getting in and around the shops whilst remaining spacious enough for baby.

My daughter was in the bassinet part until 6 months and was only just starting to get a little cramped.

My daughter went for the pioneer, larger basket and a bit more
Sturdy than the wayfarer (bit more pricey as well though). I had
One of those big bouncy prams with my children, and much
Preferred it to these other models about. A lot of the prams
Just seem so narrow (and my grandson was a huge baby, so
Only lasted 3 months in the carrycot) which seemed such a waste.

We have an emmaljunga Elegance which is a very similar size & model to the Sleepover. I can easily fit in the boot of our (old style) Citroen Picasso by folding the chassis, lifting in and then putting the carrycot or seat part on top of the chassis. And space for shopping round the side.