Mountain Buggy or Phil & Teds

Im not sure on the options out there, as with most toddler seating prams my girls weight is nearly at the heaviest weight for them so when next bubs is born we have to find other options.
But I have heard fantastic reviews on the P&T. I love the idea of mountain buggy with the bassinet option but when you have a second bub and bubs is in the pram I dont like how they dont go flat layback but thats my opinion.
With Haleigh we didnt think about a second baby (stupid very stupid) and we got a steelcraft reversable pram and it was completly flat layback, and it was great for first 4 months, then we got a bertini 3 wheeler, and 6 months later found out we were pregnant so we arent sure what we will do yet.
All I can say is play with the display prams to get the feel of them as some are harder to move than others and you may like what others dont.
Our 3 wheeler is as light as a feather to push compared to our steelcraft which is great but it is huge and bulky and we cant take it in the car comfortably, so thats another factor to take into acount.
Sorry I rmbled on a bit lol.

Mountian buggy girl here all the way i have had mine since my 5 year old was born and its still going strong wouldn't buy anything else MAdison just loves it  I must say to i never drove a car till madison was 7 months old so walked everywhere when i lived in auckland and now wanganui and have never had a fault with our one and the wheels are still in great nick.

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I agree with Sarah Beth about consumer too. Anything that I know about, when I read their reviews I think they are a load of rubbish. Sometimes I wonder about their produts they choose to review too. Usually the ones that I would like to see a review on they havent included.

Anyway, also wanted to say thanks for the posts too, I am having the same dilemma choosing a buggy, its so hard when you have no idea what your needs are going to be like later on!!

miss, have you looked at Maclaren buggies? They can lie back and fold up like an umbrella stroller, not sure how much they cost though.

With both of my older children I went with the Peg Perego umbrella fold down strollers and I loved them, they were light and easy to use - they had 3 levels for baby and the basket was a good size. With this number 3; I've done alot of research (mountain buggy, Valco and Phil&Teds) - I've decided to go with the mountain buggy "Urban" purely for the fact that I walk everywhere, don't really drive alot and feel that this will be perfect to walk the kids to school and if I'm feeling inspired to walk around Cornwall Park...I'm not to fazed by the attachments and have chosen this purely on what I researched and have seen in the shops.
I think you do need to look at your lifestyle and what's going to be best for you and baby.

This has been an interesting post to read up on.

Researching buggies has been my mission over the weekend. I had it down to the mountain buggy or the E3 V2 Phil & Teds.

After going and having a play in the shops (where the poor sales lady thought she had a guaranteed sale!) we've decided on a Phill & Teds.

The main pros for me was the lay flat option (we will be buying a cocoon too as bubs is due in Winter, so more cosy) but the big one was the toddler seat. I liked how it could go at either the back or if you have another new born laying flat, it could go up the front. When it was attached it didn't look as "crowded" as the mountain buggy toddler seat.

Now just have to wait for some sales!! I've found it on a website for $579 and in the shops for $649, so will give it a couple of months!

Haleighsmum, try Babystar on Adelaide Rd for P&T, it worked out the cheapest option for us, matched winkalotts, but they seem to have a special on them all the time. We got ours for $650 including storm and sun shade in a single, and I think the double with storm cover was about the same price. This was in August, but they seem to have the same deal most of the time
We have used it for 8 weeks ish and I wouldn't swap it for anything, have been using the cocoon which is just great

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Wheres Adelaide St?
Sorry I have only been in Wellington for 11months and we out in the Hutt so I not familiar with everywhere.
Oh the one I saw on winkalotts was cheaper than that. unless it was a misprint in prices.

haleighsmum wrote: Wheres Adelaide St? Sorry I have only been in Wellington for 11months and we out in the Hutt so I not familiar with everywhere. Oh the one I saw on winkalotts was cheaper than that. unless it was a misprint in prices.

Adelaide St is in Newtown, off the Basin Reserve towards the hospital. Babystar is generally pretty expensive, but in this case worked out best for us. Worth looking at if you are in the area, as I said they matched Winkalotts at the time we bought, but may have changed now. They also do Mountain Buggy so you can do a direct comparison
Also we have bought our accessories, cocoon, seat cover and shopping panniers on TradeMe at good prices. If you get a classic colour P&T the resale value is great, and (I really like this) if the buggy is beyond selling when you finish with it, P&T will take it back, fix it up and donate it to a charity, I think like children's homes, hospitals, that sort of thung

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I also know this is an old thread, but just thought I'd pitch my two cents in - even though the mountain buggy we now have is an older model, and now that the tires are fully inflated (it had been sitting around for a while before it got to us)... i love it to bits !!