I was one of the "I hate the P&Ts" gang until recently when I bought one out of desperation for my two DDs - the tandem I bought was terrible. I bought the Sport - couldn't justify the extra $$ for the Vibe. Having said that, the brake on the Sport really is awful - its very jerky and stiff to get on and off and it usually wakes DD#2 because of the way it throws the pram around a bit - and that is one of the improvements on the Vibe. If you're not planning on doing what I did and having two very close together, and therefore needing the toddler seat of the P&T, I would recommend paying that little bit extra than the Vibe and get the Mountain Buggy instead. Its what I had for DD#1 and it is sooooooo much better than the P&Ts. And I would definitely not compromise and get a cheaper pram than either the P&T or the MB - having done that myself and ended up getting the more expensive pram anyway, I really do think that you get what you pay for.
Hi - we were set to buy the Vibe but ended up getting the Dash. It was narrower and easier for me to lift than the Vibe. The brake is much better than on the old Sport model - which is a great improvment. The Vibe looks great but it was just a bit too big for what I wanted, plus the demo model had scratches all over the metal and when I asked about it they said it was because it is matte aluminium whereas Quinnys etc us shiny aluminium. Will be interested to see if other people scratch the metal on the Vibe when using the toddler attachment in the front.
So we are now waiting for the Dash to come in - we have it on order and I think they said late July.
Last edited by Katiegirl; July 9th, 2008 at 08:41 AM.
we have the sports (so old school i know!! lol) but they other 2 werent out when we bought last year. But they look fab!
Only problems i have with the P&T's is when the seat is zipped up to sit upright it is lobsided and the screws keep coming out of the guards making them rubb on the wheels making me sound like a bad shopping trolly
Otherwise love it and can wait to use the toddler seat in 3 months!
A good friend of mine did a lot of research before buying her second pram (for her second baby) and bought the P&T. She is a Choice subscriber and apparently they rated the P&Ts the safest, which was enough for her!
So when my sister became pregnant, she did reasearch too and also decided P&Ts was the best - now that it is my turn, I don't think there is even any choice for me! P&T it will be!
thankyou all so much for your good advice and input, very helpful!
we headed out today thinking we would get the vibe, but after seeing it and comparing them all it was down to the dash or sport, after an hour or so ( i decided we wernt leaving till we had finally bought something!) DH decided he perfered the sport, and thought things were more likely to go wrong with the brakes on the dash.. its also cheaper. i didnt really mind either way. so the sport it is!
all in all i am glad we went with P&Ts, i'm very happy with it, so far its been great to push around the house! can't wait to use it properly!
thanks again!
same thing , i went in to the store ready to buy the vibe , after about an hour comparing the vibe and dash and sport , the sport won ... its more narrow than the other 2 and the vibe was just too big and the dash's toddler seat didnt sit right when it was up the top .. i love my sport and use it all the time .... and bought the toddler seat at the same time !!!
i got the blue camo one as it was the only one ds would sit in , every other model he screamed the walls down !!
Charmalea - sounds like we were thinking the same!
we got the black and charcol one as we don't know what sex bubs will be and thought it would suit both. your lucky your ds made the choice for you! so many colours to choose from and i'm hopless at making descisions at the moment!
glad you love your sport too!!
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