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| Value for Money | 3.1/10  |
|---|---|
| Reviewer Rating | 3.2/10 |
| Overall Rating | 3.8/10  |
Full review by
suziestone04
on 29th Apr 2008
User Rating : 7
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Good Points: Looked very contemporary and smart, great for long distance walking, smooth ride for baby due to good tyres (when not punctured), plenty of underpram storage, easily removable wheels for cleaning and/or storage.
Bad Points: Fixed front wheel makes it harder to turn, child harness inside the seat not adequate, puncture.. after... puncture..after puncture...you need to complete a course in the krypton factor to essemble the rain canopy.
General comments: As soon as i saw this pram I knew it was the one for me. It was smart, eyecatching and above all looked adequate to complete the 6 mile walk a day i was planning to do after having my baby.
Unortunately the walks were short lived and i used the car instead, However we soon realised this was not a pram that was intended to be squeezed into the boot of a car! It was unbelievably heavy to lift and huge when folded!
I wasn't too happy with the way the baby car seat 'fixed' onto the brackets on the pram-they never seemed quite safe enough and when my daughter was old enough to sit in the pram itself the small straps inside the pram were just so inadequate.
I'm on my second daughter now and still using the same pram. Also i do go on 4-6 mile walks everyday and to be honest this is where this pram comes into its own...i have yet to see a pram i think is as good as the m&p 03 series at going over rough ground for miles and miles, its fantastic! It has never in the 5 years i have had it, had any major problems at all.
The rain canopy is a little cumbersome, it comes in 2 parts (I shove it under the pram when not in use) The first few times i put it on it felt like i was auditioning for the krypton factor! but when you get used to it, it becomes fairly easy.
The only gripe i have is because the tyres are pumped up i got puncture after puncture after puncture.........
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Review by
Guest.
on 17th Mar 2008
User Rating : 3
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Wouldn't recommend this pram. Harness too short for bigger baby. Brake failed after six months.Poor after sales service. Main hinge on chassis broke after a year. Car seat isn't great.
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Review by
Guest.
on 7th Dec 2007
User Rating : 0
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Mamas and Papas are a hideous company to deal with....stay away! My advice is read plenty of pram reviews before you make a decision and take note of the reviews written here!
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Review by
AnnaMay
on 12th Nov 2006
User Rating : 8
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This pram is a really sturdy, strong pram. I am now using mine for my second child, 4 years on from the first. I've always washed it down after each use, and kept it well oiled/WD40-ed, and it still looks and "drives" like new. We've had no problems with it, with the exception that I had a puncture once. The whole wheel had to be replaced at a cost of £25 or so, but M&Ps express delivered one to me within a few days - and that was sent out to Germany for me. All in all, a good investme ...
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Review by
Trixy43
on 22nd Jan 2006
User Rating : 2
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I thought that Mamas & Papas were just about the best you could get when expecting my 1st child. Clever advertising & cool design meant I spent nearly £400 on a Series 03 3 wheeler pram. What a waste of money! I can't lift it into the boot of my car as it's too heavy & it's huge even without the wheels & hood on so unless you drive an estate you can't fit much shopping around it. If you manage to get it in & out of the car to do some shopping you'll be limited as to where you can shop as o ...
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Review by
Phileva
on 24th Dec 2005
User Rating : 4
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Don't buy the Series 03 International . We spent over £400 for a pram that has just lasted 2 years. It's almost unsteerable unless you are strong due to the weight of the pram. It's really hard trying to get in touch with Mammas & Pappas...what customer care!
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Review by
mully
on 18th Oct 2005
User Rating : 0
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All in all the Mamas and Papas Series 03 International pushchair has been a disaster, and put me 100% off Mamas and Papas products. We bought all the accessories for this pushchair, with a final bill around the £400 mark, for a pushchair that is virtually unsteerable. It doesn't fold properly, and is way too heavy, even the accompanying travel system car seat is poor quality.
In the end Mamas & Papas gave us no customer satisfaction, and we bit the bullet and put this piece of junk in t ...
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Review by
twinningz
on 13th Oct 2005
User Rating : 0
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I bought the mamas & Papas series 03 International pushchair brand new. I cost £300, and broke the second time using it. It took 2 months to sort out, and they gave us the wrong pushchair back. Eventually after they admitted it was faulty. We had it exchanged for the same model. The 1st time using it, we had the same wheel faults again. Sent it back, and they returned it fixed apparently. It broke again within half an hour. Now they have my £300 and I have no pushchair, and they won' ...
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Review by
Lynley
on 6th Jul 2005
User Rating : 1
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Mamas & Papas Series 03 International - We have been back and forward to Mamas & Papas with this buggy. The brake has broken at least 5 times and eventually when we were offered a replacement buggy it veered to the left and the brake broke again after a very short time. Mamas & Papas say that the buggy was only guaranteed for 6 months even though we have had it back there for repair so many times (we have only had the buggy a year) and refuse to give us a refund or a new replacement. At the mome ...
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Review by
shirls1
on 28th Jan 2005
User Rating : 0
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Bought this Mamas & Papas Series 03 International pushchair while pregnant with our first child. It looks really good. I did not mind the weight as it felt sturdy. Our problems started when we opened the box. The brake was broken, which was repair number 1. When it came back we found it veered to the left. It went back for repair, the chassis was straightened and the rear wheels replaced, which was repair number 2. It came back, the problem was better but it still veered to the left. It ...
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Review by
clk1980
on 20th Sep 2004
User Rating : 4
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+1
Mamas & Papas Series 03 International - Bought this pram for our 1st child. Knew it was very heavy when bought but fell in love with it. Once baby arrived, after having a c-section found it extremely hard to push around (especially up hills). The frame is very heavy and bear in mind once you've added baby and shopping, even now I struggle like mad pushing it up the hill on the way home from the shops! The harness is designed terribly as the straps come from the base of the backrest and our 1 yea ...
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Review by
benjg
on 27th May 2004
User Rating : 9
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When we bought this Mamas & Papas Series 03 International pushchair we knew it was heavy, but I felt that for the purpose intended it was needed. I love the easy folding and the fact you can take the back wheels on and off in the push of a button. The seat is padded and the footmuff is so soft. I love this pushchair and would happily recommend it to everyone who walks or jogs or lives near a beach or rough terrain.
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Review by
joseflee
on 8th Mar 2004
User Rating : 4
Respect :
+5
The Mamas & Papas Series 03 International was chosen for our newborn baby - and it was great - but it soon outlived its usefulness when that newborn started to get heavier!
It's a sturdy model but very heavy and as a consequence, no good if you want to use it as a in-and-out-of-the-car type of buggy. Having said that though, it is a very good buggy for rough tracks because of the suspension and the pneumatic tyres.
Before purchasing this buggy, I wished I had tried wheeling it around with ...
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