Bugaboo v I-Candy & best price?

[Katiesa]

Hi ? I am sure that questions on prams are always being asked but just wanted to quickly ask people?s opinion on the I-Candy Peach versus the Bugaboo. My hubbie and I have just started researching buggies and these two seem very popular and have the whole travel system. Importantly also, as we are thinking of going abroad when we have our baby for a holiday, they both ok to put the baby to sleep in so we wouldn?t have to get a holiday travel cot. We went into Peter Jones to try then both out and I think the Bugaboo wins, but just wanted to get opinions. It is definitely the one I see the most of in E.D. Also - if we did go for the Bugaboo does anyone have any recommendations for where to get the whole package at the best price? Peter Jones was very expensive and didn't for the cost include the carseat. I?d love to hear your thoughts.

[Sanne Panne]

I've researched the Peach as a double buggy and heard from lots of mums (and read on review sites) that the kids grow out of the seats very quickly (sometimes as early as when they're 18 months). The single version has the same seats so you'd have the same problem. I believe the Bugaboo seats are bigger.

Edited to add: sorry, no answer to your other questions, you could have a look at kiddicare.com but you may get better advice from the other mums and dads here.

[Gimme]

If you read Which? reviews, the Britax Vigour 3+ or 4+ travel system beats the Bugaboo Chameleon and the i-Candy Apple hands down. You can also get the whole Vigour travel system package (frame, top notch car seat, isofix and pram bassinet) for under ?500 if you shop around (we paid ?497 for the lot at Kiddicare.com).

We have a Vigour 3+ and it is fantastic: really manoeverable, looks good, easy to use and sturdy (and the pram and car seat components slot straight in rather than having to deal with fiddly Bugaboo adapters). And you can switch between child facing you or facing away. And it doesn't have inflatable tyres like the i-Candy (which we didn't fancy due to possibility of puncture).

Admittedly (for the purposes of openness), Which scored the Bugaboo Bee and I-candy Cherry to be as good as the Britax Vigour (all given a mark of 78% against the 69% they gave the Chameleon). It all depends what's most important to you in a buggy but you'll probably find that the Bugagoo and I-candy only have slightly higher social cach? to go with the much higher price tag.