The concept:
Four-wheel travel systems have gone a little out of fashion. Partly because people tend towards three-wheelers, partly because many funky makes like Bugaboo like to go for the make-up-your-own-kit approach to building a pram, buggy etc, partly because thinking now says you shouldn't leave your child in their car seat for long periods of time.
HOWEVER… the travel system is a useful one-stop pushchair you can use from birth as a high seat facing you (with the car seat clicked easily in), a pram (the chair usually folds up to create a lay-flat pram-type base), and a pushchair until a child is ready to walk alone.
The price and versatility of this Britax model - especially given that it includes a newborn (to approx 12 months) car seat - suddenly make the travel system an appealing and cost-effective option once again.
Even if you rarely use the car seat clicked into the top, getting your car seat and pram/pushchair in one go has to be appealing to busy, cash-strapped parents-to-be. The style of this model also aims to give the cool 3-in-1s twice its price a run for their money.
The wheels are lockable and the ride is well suspended for an easy, bouncey ride. The adjustable handle height range (93-110cm) makes it great for all adults likely to push it around.
It's an easy travel system to fit together, and the option to use the car seat with a normal seatbelt or an Isofix fitting (you'd need to buy the Isofix bit for your car seat seperately) makes it all the more appealing.
It's not a small beast when it's folded down, but travel systems like this come into their own in those first few months, before you child starts demanding books and toys that need to travel with you, so make the most of that.
Plus, the lay-flat options and its solid feel (and huge basket underneath) make it a bit of a 'hub' for all your shopping trips, outtings, and even those times when you're at home and your baby just wants a quick nap downstairs (no need to lug out the Moses basket from the bedroom).
