Uppababy vista vs bumbleride

SpecialK777 · February 2010

I am trying to decide between these two strollers. I love the uppababy I just don't know if I can justify spending that much money on it. I do love that it has the bassinet though which I think will be helpful when i go over my parents or sisters house cause I could just bring that in and use that for the baby to sleep in. I also love the wheels of the uppababy. I feel like the wheels of the bumbleride might wear down easily. I like how both of them you can either have the baby face toward you or away from you. I just don't know if it is worth spending 600 on a stoller. Any suggestions welcome!

jCamsquared · February 2010

I'm not sure if you mean the Indie or the Flyer, but I'm guessing the flyer based on having the baby face toward or away from you. We are 99% sure we're getting the Uppa Baby. My second choice was a Bumbleride (probably Indie, but I like the Flyer too).

The biggest deciding factor for me is that the Uppa Baby comes apart - I like that when we put the car seat on, that's all that's on the frame. I don't like the strollers that you add the carseat onto the stroller. It's too bulky for my liking.

I'm not sure if that helps you, but that is my opinion :-)

kates2480 · February 2010

try posting on the baby gear board too.

StephanieC1109 · February 2010

My sister has the uppababy and there is someplace in Mass where they sell them discounted. I'm going to have her respond to this.....

jquirke9881 · February 2010

I have heard raves about both, so I would assume it is just a personal preference.

jCamsquared · February 2010

StephanieC1109:
My sister has the uppababy and there is someplace in Mass where they sell them discounted. I'm going to have her respond to this.....

I'm not your sister, but the place is their showroom in Hingham. I just emailed them about it earlier this week. Some days they will have tons of strollers, some days they will have none. They recommend calling ahead to find out. Prices range from 250-450 for a refurbished or new stroller, without the bassinet. They may not come with all of the accessories. There is only a 30 day warranty instead of 2 years.

mrsjsousa · February 2010

I was looking at the uppababy too, many mother's who told me they had them said not to buy it if the bassinet was a deciding factor as after 2 months they didn't get any use out of it (even though I love the bassinet look)...and another thing to think about is if your out & about how many times are you actually going to wake the baby in order to get them in the bassinet, possibly not many & you'll just use the car seat adaptor to snap it in. I had my heart set on the uppababy for a long time, I was only looking at the 2010 version as they improved all the gripes Mom's were having about the seat not coming to a complete upright position, etc...so none of them are discounted and it would be $659 or around there plus the car seat adaptor so around $700...I ended up getting the BOB, yes I am already buying strollers at 14weeks prego, I know wacky, but I loved the way it handled, it has the car seat adaptor and I can run with it...but now I am looking at buying the Baby Jogger City Select, which is $500, but it turns into an awesome double stroller if your planning on having more than one baby down the road, this one just came out, and the additional seat is $160 & you can buy a bassinet for under $100 with it too if you really wanted it, so lots of options, I have heard Mom's raving about this one already, as it doesn't take up the space a normal double stroller does, and has so many options, and Baby Jogger, an Australian company is solid as far as it's products go...happy shopping!

https://www.babyjogger.com/city_select_lp.aspx

jCamsquared · February 2010

mrsjsousa:

but now I am looking at buying the Baby Jogger City Select, which is $500, but it turns into an awesome double stroller if your planning on having more than one baby down the road,

The Uppa Baby does that too :-)

Reekraut · February 2010

You should also check out the baby jogger city select if you like the UppaBaby. Pricewise it is pretty comparable (once you add the bassinet for the BJ City Select), but has many more configurations & has a better 2nd seater option than the UppaBaby. The Baby Jogger City Select (not a jogging stroller) has a one step fold. I'm trying to decide between this & the UppaBaby myself. Magic Beans in Wellesley has both on their floor & they are really good about walking you through the two strollers. Good Luck!

SpecialK777 · February 2010

I looked into the city select and loved that fact that it had so many different ways you could position the seats. The only bad thing about it was from the reviews I saw it says that it is not good for babies until they are six months cause it does not fully recline which would not work for us. Also we are both tall and the handle on the city select did not go as high as the uppa baby. Other than that I really did like the city select though. Thanks for your advice

mmurph8 · February 2010

We bought an Uppa in 2008 before my daughter was born and I have nothing but great things to say about it. I just recently got it retro fitted to use the new rumble seat as we are expecting in August. I haven't actually used the rumble seat yet, but stopped a woman in the mall not that long ago that was using it and she raved about it. I say go for the Uppa. I also love the fact that they are made locally so if you have any problems they seem to be fixed quickly and conveniently (from reviews I have read).

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