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mountain buggies. worth the money or just get an urban detour instead??

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AnAngelWithin · 09/05/2007 16:52

i love the look of the mountain buggies but i have never seen one in the flesh so to speak. I would like a black and pink one as I wanted something a bit more girly, but they are about £400. I could get a plain black one for about £350 and make a pink insert for it with fabric i have already got. Or I could just get a plain black urban detour from mothercare for £160 and again make the pink insert myself. I will only really be using it for walking the dog across the fields, unless it turned out to be a superbuggy then I would use it all the time and have to sell my pink loola I don't really want to spend a lot of money on it if its practically going to be the same as the urban detour. DH said he doesn't care which one I get or how much it costs. He likes the P&T but i don't. It's me thats going to be using it. Also, dd is 15 months, and she will probably be my last!! )she says!! ) I put her in the urban detour the other day in mothercare and she looked a bit big in it. Will the mountain buggy be bigger? And if so will that means its generally bigger all round??

Opinions please. Thank you.

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NotQuiteCockney · 09/05/2007 16:57

Mountain buggies are quite big - I love mine, and find it much easier to use than a normal hard-wheeled pram. (That being said, I don't generally go on buses or in cars. I often walk for an hour or more with it.)

DS2 is 2.5, and fits nicely in it.

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AnAngelWithin · 09/05/2007 17:14

thanks for that. i go on a train once in a blue moon and ive got a little maclaren for that. i dont like it that much but its ok for the odd trip out. i walk everywhere else.

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tartanchatterbox · 09/05/2007 17:20

I have the double buggy urban detour and ma so impressed that I'm thinking of selling my hauck 3 wheeler and getting a single urban detour. It is so easy to manouver, it spins on itself. It is lightweight, and having black means you can accessorise with any colour you want.
My tall 3 yr old still sits in the double buggy comfortably. Even my huge 7 year old sat in it when we went for a walk in new shoes and she got blisters!

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AnAngelWithin · 09/05/2007 17:46

ok 1 vote each! c'mon ladies!! i need to make a decision preferably by the weekend so i can go shopping! lol

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FioFio · 09/05/2007 17:47

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Marne · 09/05/2007 17:52

I love the urban detour, i bought a 2nd hand one for muddy days and i have to say it is the best pushchair i have pushed, if i needed another pushchair i would buy the urban detour.

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misdee · 09/05/2007 17:53

hmmm really cant compare the two.

urban detours are the best budget 3 wheelers IMO, but Mb are the best 3 wheelers overall.

personally i dont like the plastic-y look of thwe newer urban detours, and prefer the MB.

oops · 09/05/2007 17:55

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NomDePlume · 09/05/2007 17:57

I had an urban detour and it wa sgreat. Roomy enough for a bigger child, a dream to push, but also padded and cosy enough for a tiny baby. If we had another child I;d def look at one again.

NannyL · 09/05/2007 19:07

ok i vote mountain buggy

have used both mountain buggy and urban detour...

i know severla people with mountian buggies that have 'done' 2 or 3 chidlren and still have enough life left in them to 'do' a few more!

with a mountian buggy you do get what you pay for, and should you have anymore chidlren it will go on and on pretty much forever IMO!

My old family had a mountian buggy. they also had a massive house with woods at the end of the garden and a beach at the bottom.... for 5 years this buggy was used pretty much daily to walk the dogs... over rough ground, then trhough the woods.... was then dropped down the tree that we would climb down onto the beach.... and then continue journey along the beach... for 3 years it did that with a buggy board on the back... and its still going strong!

as well as walking the dogs it was used for all other 'normal buggy stuff' as well!

In fact until i nannied for them (when the buggy was 4 years old) it was the ONLY buggy they had ever owned... but then they needed to purchase a Maclaren to fit in my car!

accessorizewithbabysick · 09/05/2007 20:38

I moved from a bugaboo to a MB urban & love it! I have pushed a friend's urban detour, no contest, the MB is so well made and designed, very easy to push, perfect in every way. If you're doing walks across fields, the terrain would prob. suit you more by the sound of it. They're just a very solidly made pushchair. My 3 year old was in it up until his brother was born and still plenty of room, very spacious.

BTW, I bought my plain black one on ebay for £320 inc postage and that was new. Given how well they're made, you could easily get a 2nd hand one. But do check which year it was as things changed in 2005 I think (adjustable handlebar for the urban etc).

bran · 09/05/2007 20:54

I love my Urban Detour, but it's an older model which I think handles better than the newer ones. But MBs are still better. I think if I was starting again I would probably go for a MB, because I used to walk miles with ds, but I haven't regretted having an Urban Detour either.

Pollyanna · 09/05/2007 20:57

well worth the money in my very considerable experience I have had alot of pushchairs for my 4 dcs, and my 2 favourites (and the only 2 I have left now) are my single and double mbs. I haven't tried an urban detour though.

hub2dee · 09/05/2007 20:59

Took our Terrain across v. bumpy fields to access bluebell-covered wood a week or two ago. (Proof : see last shot). It's sturdy, and can take the abuse. There's no twisting or pausing if you can just keep pushing ! It'll handle mud and ruts. It's the only buggy we've needed and it's been on the tube / buses etc. no prob. Miles sturdier than umbrella folds etc. You can perfect a one-handed 'big flick' open, though you need two hands to close it. Opening and closing take all of 2 seconds. I'd recommend it whole-heartedly. Order one from the States and save some wonga.

accessorizewithbabysick · 09/05/2007 21:09

Your dd is so gorgeous, hub!

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AnAngelWithin · 09/05/2007 21:12

now see ive asked about getting one from the states and a lot of places wont do it. said they can't because of their agreement with mountain buggy?? also what about customs tax??

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hoxtonchick · 09/05/2007 21:16

buy a mountain buggy, you really won't regret it.

hub2dee · 09/05/2007 21:19

They aren't allowed to send direct I think because of the Master Distributor Agreements I imagine Mountain Buggy sort out for their different regions IYSWIM. You could either (a) go to the States and buy one there ! (b) Get it sent to one of those companies who forward items to purchasers (I know they exist, I don't know names, I haven't used them) (c) Get a friend coming back to bring one in for you. IIRC buggies are duty free. You will be liable for VAT. hth.

thanks babysick.

hub2dee · 09/05/2007 21:21

wotcha hc. Hope all well. Fancy a Hampstead Scream ! one day ? (Or whatever they call the one for toddlers) - mb has moved but maybe we could grab her too ? merryberry where are you ?

1dilemma · 09/05/2007 21:23

my oh my last time I saw that little girl she was in a shoebox!! What a cutie, lovely face. Is that the Winnie the Pooh forest?

1dilemma · 09/05/2007 21:24

There is also the nipper but it's not pink

1dilemma · 09/05/2007 21:24

There is also the nipper but it's not pink

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