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A baby car seat with wheels, what is it called?

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aiti72 · 30/03/2008 18:44

A car seat that clicks nicely to its base in a car and can be picked up and clicked to its wheels (and so makes like a stroller), what is it called? I've seen them around and would like one (so as not having to wake up the baby every time we get out of the car), but don't know what to ask. We don't need a bulky travel system as we have a proper buggy when the baby gets too big for the seat, this car-seat-on-wheels system looks very handy for short trips to a grocery store. Can anyone point me to the right direction?

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LIZS · 30/03/2008 18:47

travel system/buggy - Maxi Cosi do one which is lightweight I think

QuintessentialShadows · 30/03/2008 18:48

No I cant, but I remember having to rush and help a lady in a car park who was trying to get the car seat (with sleeping baby in) from the wheeled frame and into the car. The baby seat was stuck on one side, and as she had the baby in, she could not put it down, and she had no hands free to try and force the clip open, so I went to help her. She was saying it was the damned stupidest thing she had ever bought, as it always happened, and most of the time she was alone, and got stuck not knowing what to do, as she could not get the carseat off it.

sazm · 30/03/2008 18:50

you could get a maxi cosi car cabrio and a zapp frame??? or theres one on ebay thats a car seat with a free chassis,its an inglesina i think.

aiti72 · 30/03/2008 20:49

QuintessentialShadows, it must have been a bad product cos I had one of these things with my DD and it was, along with Baby Einstein dvds, the best baby product I can think of . Just need to know what the damn thing is called here in the UK..

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aiti72 · 30/03/2008 20:50

Thanks, sazm, I'll check those out.

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Fillyjonk · 30/03/2008 20:50

no i know what you mean , friend with twins had one

dunno what they are called

Kindersurprise · 30/03/2008 20:51

Oh, I posted on another thread recently about this. I will see if I can find it.

needtoasksomething · 30/03/2008 20:51

is it called isofix?

JingleyJen · 30/03/2008 20:54

we used this system carrycot used as moses basket as well as pram, car seat clipped onto chassis when required, now use the pushchair option as DS2 is older.

Kindersurprise · 30/03/2008 20:54

This is the maxicosi one

Maxicosi Taxi it is called.

LIZS · 30/03/2008 20:58

No Isofix is the built in carseat fastening system like Latch in US. There is also a larger carseat on small wheels with retractable tow handle available in US. What car seat do you propose to have as that may predetermine what frames/chassis are compatible.

katyt1 · 30/03/2008 21:10

i saw this in a magazine a few weeks ago. no clue as to name tho.
Ok i can't make the link work but search google images for sharon stone + sons and you'll see her & nanny pushing 2 boys in the car seats with wheels.

aiti72 · 30/03/2008 21:10

LIZS, I'd take any good car seat, the lighter/easier to handle the frame it attaches to the better. Do you know the name of that larger car seat sold in US?

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katyt1 · 30/03/2008 21:11

oh link looks like it works now...

LIZS · 30/03/2008 21:15

Sit n Stroll. There may be others but probably don't meet BS regulations so aren't available here.

Kindersurprise · 30/03/2008 21:26

Britax do a whole range of lightweight travel sytems. Here

Bewilderbeast · 30/03/2008 21:40

maxi cosi cabrio fix fits to quinnt buzz and a bugaboo, it probably fits to some others as well. It was an excellent car seat.

sazm · 30/03/2008 21:40

oh i found the one i was thinking of!!!
this one has swivel wheels
here

theres also one with bigger chunky tyres
here

LIZS · 01/04/2008 16:06

Saw one of these today, not sure if available in UK or if imported .

aiti72 · 02/04/2008 16:16

Wau, how do you find these things, LIZS!? That's exatcly what we'd need to avoid the bulky travel system.

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LIZS · 02/04/2008 16:20

lol just clocked it in a car park and googled !

aiti72 · 02/04/2008 16:21

Sazm, your first link was perfect expect for the price, 44 pounds for a car seat and a chassis sounds so cheap it makes me wonder if it's safe in a car... Funny thinking, I know.

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sazm · 03/04/2008 19:41

why dont you go for the quinny zapp frame with a maxi cosi cabrio seat, it came out the best in the which test.

matfx · 09/12/2018 22:08

I've seen add-on wheels with a strap here www.moobe.nz

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