what's the best stroller for newborn to toddler?

[smiles4u]

I brought a Valco Titan for DS2 and used it from 5 months, so not newborn, but it is very suitable for one. I just gave it to SIL to use for her bub and he fits fine in it. It doesn't lay completely flat, when fully reclined it still has a bit of an incline but I found that to be very good because of his reflux. It was only $140, but I think the new ones are about $160. It is umbrella fold and we took it everywhere with us. Not too heavy either.

:yeahthat:we had the same one for our DD and funny enough we bought it when she was 5mths old just as she was at the ends of her severe colic, we found the Beema pram we had not necessary for her at that age and we still used the Valcro Titan stroller until she was about 4years old (and it's still going strong)

[dusty]

Great to hear your experiences/advice!
Mel I just realised I was looking at a hood for a Bee that cost $99 not the whole stroller *&$%^! Whoops, they do look very groovy and practical though.

I saw a Valco TXR yesterday reduced to $109 from $219, its 9.5kg

The other stroller I liked was the Steelcraft Eden layback for $180 which is 7kg or the Steelcraft Profile on sale for $150 7.5kg.

I think weight it an issue as we fly a fair bit so I'm erring on the side of the Steelcraft.

I can't work out why there are some strollers like the Maclaren Vogue that are $499 but look exactly like the ones above. Am I missing something?

[melbel]

quality is usually the key to the price tag thing...you will find in general the cheaper prams may look almost identical but the build quality will be different, most maclarens look almost identical but small things such as the gauge of the aluminium etc etc make the difference......if you have a read around of the strollers and prams forum or even have a look at the productreview website you can quickly see which prams hold up to the wear and tear and which seem to have a lot of niggly issues and recurring faults. For example steelcraft prams in general are known for having a lot of vibration though them compared to other prams..... Maybe punch a few models into the productreview site and see what people say about them.....