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I have no idea which buggy I need [sad]

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MissTapestry · 12/04/2012 12:20

DC1 is due in July and I'm starting to really stress about which buggy to choose, and every time I google I just get more and more confused!

We had thought that the bugaboo cameleon was going to be our final choice, but we popped into John Lewis for a look the other week and I found the way the handle rattled really irritating. It sounded as though it hadn't been put together properly, so I asked their buggy person but she said it's because otherwise it would snap on rough terrain. All of the bugaboo models they had did the same thing, and tbh if I'd bought it I would have taken it back thinking it was faulty!

Next we thought about the baby city jogger, as my neighbour has one and when I had a play around with it I really liked the way it folds up so easily. However, when I tried pushing it up my front step (sort of a double step but do-able in one go in a four wheel buggy iyswim) it fell to the side as soon as I lifted the back wheels off the floor because then it was obviously just balanced on one wheel. So that's a fail!

I now have literally no idea what we are going to get, we go for long walks along country lanes/tracks, so need something that can stand up to that, but it would mainly be used for me to go into town (about a 5 min walk) and bring back the odd bit of shopping.

We also need something which can take a car seat, not that I particularly want to leave DC in the car seat for too long but after seeing my Dsis struggle with DNs I know that sometimes it will be necessary! Grin

Whatever we get will probably be second hand as we have a budget of about £300, so we will be limited to whatever is available, which is why I'm keen to start looking for the right thing now.

Size isn't really an issue, we have two cars with humungous boots, and I haven't used public transport for about 5 years due to where we live.

So I'm hoping someone will have a suggestion/some advice for me as I'm hormonal and it's really starting to get to me!

TIA

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Ihateparties · 13/04/2012 21:59

The Evo is lovely but I don't think it would stand up to very much rougher terrain. If it's really mostly for town etc. then it looks really great. Really does depend what you'll use it for most as Tiggy says. My favourite pushchair ever, although I still have it, is actually the worst thing for my day to day life.. if I only I lived somewhere smooth!!

Bugaboo wise unless anyone using it is v tall or v small then I felt like the Gecko has less movement in the handle (it's not adjustable) but it's just as nice to push IMO.

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