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“I Miss My Xcursion”

written by on 09/02/2012

I got my Xcursion on sale from Mothercare and was happy that it ticked all the boxes. Adjustable handles, Excellent sized basket and parent/forward facing options. The car seat was ok at first but by the time our son reached 4/5 months he was finding it difficult to fit comfortably, his shoulders were too broad and his legs were too long. We did find later on comparison that the carseat was small compared to others on the market. The parent facing option was something I loved on here though but soon found little niggles.
After a while there was a constant grinding sound coming from one of the back wheels, then one side of the frame stopped gliding into position when opening so it had to be done manually. The back tires never punctured but seemed to need air rather quickly The front wheels were sometimes difficult in certain situations but knowing what the pushchair could and couldn't do kind of helped past that. There was also a problem with the brakes when trying to take them off it wouldnt release and you would have to jiggle the chair back and forth so it would free the wheels.
Eventually took it back to mothercare for repairs because for all its faults it's a chair that we really liked, only to find it was discontinued and no longer available. So we eventually had a refund and had to find something else but nothing else on the market does what the xcursion did in that price range.