Hi all

DH and I have been looking at prams and have decided we "think" the Strider is the one for us (well we are tossing up between that and the Valco Rebel Q but I'm going to start another thread on that ). We are looking at second hand Striders because, through our research we've discovered we actually have very little idea about what we need/want in a pram and we if we can buy what we "think" we want/need at good secondhand price then it means if we hate it we can justify buying exactly what we want (and knowing it is actually what we want) after the baby is here brand new. Does that even make sense?

Anyhoo, my question is in regards to the Strider DLX. A lot of Striders on the secondhand market that I've seen are DLX. What is the difference between a DLX and a Plus? Our main reason for wanting to know this is if the handle on the Strider Plus is the same on the DLX as DH is 6' 7" and I am just over 5 foot and of all the prams we looked at we really liked the handle that bent to adjust the height rather than the telescopic handle. It just felt right for both of us (nothing else did LOL). So in addition to any other differences, what is the handle on the DLX like?

Sounds petty I know but we are still entertaining the idea of just buying brand new anyway but there is so much baby stuff out there we don't want to go overboard. We saw one in blue on sale for $463 as they are phasing out the colour and I lurrrvvveeddd it even though DH said "blue is for boys, what if it is a girl." I think it was a gorgeous blue and fine for either. I'm trying to be sensible though...you shouldn't just buy a pram because it is a pretty colour .... or should you?????? LOL.

For those that have Striders, does anyone have a Ford Focus sedan or similar and how does it fit? We live almost 500kms from Perth and drive DH's car on the long trips so haven't had my car down there to test it out. I'm worried that even though the Focus has a pretty large boot it won't fit but in all honesty I'm worried that no pram will fit. I'm surprised at how big they actually are even when collapsed. I wish they were all more compact and easier to collapse .

Thanks in advance for your help, it is much appreciated!