Bought the joolz day yesterday - have i done the right thing?

[rogersmellyonthetelly]

Went to the baby show yesterday at manchester to check out pushchairs, on my list were the bugaboo c3, and the icandy peach jogger, and i also wanted to see the joolz.
I had pretty much decided on the cam before I went, i had one with dd as a toddler, and I loved it but never had one with a newborn.
Honestly wasn't impressed with the new one, fold is now just annoying, as to make it easier to unfold they have just stopped it locking closed, so now you need 2 hands to lift the folded chassis or it just swings open again. Also the basket is slightly larger but still impossible to Access with the carrycot on. Bumper bar is a slight improvement but not enough to make me buy it given the fold problem. So onto iCandy. What can i say? Beautiful to look at but looks heavy and clunky, and not light and easy to steer like the cam. Basket is outstanding but the issues with delivery of stock have put me right off. So I wandered round to joolz. Slightly heavier than the cameleon, but easy to fold, looks pretty, nice fabric, lots of extras included. Basket is smaller but easy to access, and there is an extra shopping basket for when I'm on a serious retail therapy outing which is massive. I ordered the monkey maroon, but all fabrics can be changed so if i want a lighter colour for summer i can change easily. The rain cover is also way better than the cameleon one!

Does anyone else have the joolz, if so do you love it or hate it or somewhere in the middle?

[Ihateparties]

A couple of people on here have them and love them... people with many pram choices if you know what I mean!

[Tiggywunkle]

Interesting feedback about Cameleon3.
Which iCandy did you look at? I assume you realise there are several models. The Cherry is unbelievably light to push - I would say much lighter than my Cam.
I had a Joolz until recently. I didn't like it. I found it too big and cumbersome to lift and all round just too big with a tiny poor to access basket - I had to bend right down rather than just pushing or flinging things under. But to balance me out, there are two MN-er's here who love the Joolz. The seat is huge and I like the extendable footrest. But it was simply too big for me to push, lift and move around. Its certainly one of the best pushchairs around.
The raincover is also good but I have a Joolz raincover for my Cameleon and Donkey rather than the standard ones. I rarely find any raincover works well so often use something better!

I have an iCandy Peach and a Peach Jogger and to be honest I love them both. I own a Cameleon but the Peaches are just soooo much simpler and less faffy to use with better access baskets, better hoods, easier fold, feel more sturdy etc. I struggle to fault them but appreciate the waiting times at present are an issue.

[rogersmellyonthetelly]

I looked at the peach, wanted to look at the peach jogger but they didn't have one out. I don't like the strawberry, particularly the price! I've had an apple and didn't get on with it at all, zips on the seat breaking, recline mechanism went on the seat, just didn't rate it really.
It took a lot for me to pick anything over the cameleon, if it hadnt been for the fold I would have had it, as the basket is annoying but only for. 5/6 months. I was initially worried about the joolz basket but then discovered the xl shopping bag which has the capacity I like so all ok there.

[Tiggywunkle]

To be honest, pushchairs are all about personal choice. You cant really get better than having a good play, pushing them around, folding, lifting etc them all and especially back to back. The Joolz isn't my personal favourite but I do rate it and its one of the top pushchairs. ihateparties knows the MN-ers who have them - and as she says they are pramaholics so know their stuff! A big difference between us is that I am very car based - but I do have pushchairs for walking with into town from home and the Joolz for me fitted into that group because it had lovely air tyres and was great to push. So it does depend on your lifestyle as well.

[rogersmellyonthetelly]

Well transport wise im car all the time, buses here are beyond rubbish. I shop a fair bit, and I also have a horse so it needs to cope with a bit of grass and paths etc at competitions and down the yard. I don't mind it being bulky folded, my boot is cavernous but I do like to see the ends of the pushchair and I like the front to be narrow and easy to steer! It felt soft and bouncy which is good as my wrists are arthritic and get sore if the suspension is hard and jars them a lot.

[rogersmellyonthetelly]

Also I'm a not very recovered ex pramaholic, but I never had a joolz with dd as they were m&p then and were a bit crap I understand!

[Tiggywunkle]

I don't get the impression they are hugely different in design - they are a bit lighter and the seat shape is a bit different. I get the impression the quality / aftercare is better.