wow, that was a long sentence!! :-p

i have a valco jogger but didn't like her not facing me, so bought an emmaljunga off ebay for $50, and you can reverse the actual bassinet/pram to face either way (not the handle)...

it is SOOOOOOOOOOO much better being able to have her facing me, and also the pram has great suspension so its much better to get her to sleep in... i don't know how you would go getting it in and out of a car though, as it does seem quite large and cumbersome.... i just use mine for walks around our town, so haven't had to dismantle it for the car yet...

i definitely think the prams facing outwards is a fad and soon they will go back the old way of facing in, or at least the option of facing inwards... when our DD gets bigger and is a toddler then i think i will start to use the valco again....

best of luck finding a pram that suits