I need some reviews RE: phil & teds sport buggy

[cocobambino]

Thanks guys, Im contemplating whether to buy the cocoon or not he is already 13.5 weeks so theres probably no point is there?

[*Belle*]

Hi

I have the Phil and Teds Classic

Re the coocoon I wouldnt buy one, we didnt use one after 3 months with both our girls, just use blankets or a sleeping bag?

Bootspace - takes up 1/2 my boot (have a mazda 3) - hard to get in and out of my boot as its a sedan

Pushing - great - turns one handed when u only have 1 child in there.

double seats - do you mean toddler seat? when baby is in newborn position and toddler seat up top it ok depending on how much your toddler weighs. Julia was squashing Tara's legs for a while there as she is 15kgs. Also hard to get to the basket at the bottom of the pram

Flimsy? - not at all we have had ours for 3 years now and nothing has ripped or broken.

Lightweight - not really 11kgs is not lightweight after we have been using a Maclaren stroller thats 6.5kgs

Overall rating - meeh 6/10

[jamakin]

pantwearer we only used our cocoon for 4 months - ds was a small bub - but it was great, i would even put him to sleep in it on the kitchen bench when we were at home, lol.. and great for going out or visiting friends.

[cocobambino]

pantwearer we only used our cocoon for 4 months - ds was a small bub - but it was great, i would even put him to sleep in it on the kitchen bench when we were at home, lol.. and great for going out or visiting friends.

Prob not much point in paying that money for one then, Harrison is already close to 8kg and 64cm so he probably already wont fit lol

[jamakin]

yep, i wouldnt waste your money! wait till next time
ds is only 8.6kg now! so i could keep squezzing him in it for a bit longer and get my money's worth!

[PlonkeeMumma]

We have a sports and love it. Use it with the doubles too as my 3yo doesn' walk very fast and i have to dash Osc to school heheh
It's such a great pram - it's my 5th so am quite expereinced at prams! Only reason i didn't get one straight away was that i lived in Townsville and you couldn't get them there 5 years ago!
It turns on a sixpence easily with one hand when fully loaded. Certainly wouldn't describe it as flimsy. teh design is great and they seem to have thought of everything.
I think it folds up nice and small though can't really comment on boot space as we have a terry and they have huge boots so not an issue but my friend used to have a golf and hers fitted in there fine.
Can't sing it's praise high enough!

good luck

Julie x

eta would give it 9.5/10

[ladybird11]

I am trying to love my P&T Sport. It's not bad, but I don't think I'd buy it again if given the choice.

We only bought it as I thought it was the best solution for a newborn and a toddler. Am still awaiting the birth of #2, but have been using it for DD since its purchase. Grr, DF was using the zips and broke off both of the P&T tags .

I find it difficult to unfold, it's kind of hit / miss for me atm. However I have mastered folding it up .
Steering wise it's brilliant, but I find going for walks along the local creek or anywhere on a slight hillside it's quite unstable. (That's probably the case for most 3 wheelers though?).
I have the red one, I think if I could go back in time I'd select the black one in hope that marks / food spillages don't show so easily.
One thing I do miss on it is the lack of space for carrying bags (whether it be shopping bags or a nappy bag) - so I got my dad to make hooks which attach to each side to use for bag carrying, which actually adds to the overall stability.

I have a stationwagon so space isn't an issue for me.

Good luck with your selection!