Reviews for phil&teds dash buggy

First off, I love how beautiful this thing is. To quote my mother in law, "It's the Mercedes of strollers." Oh so true. I love how classy it looks. The fabric is high quality. The colors are stylish. The design is attractive. If I had to rate it solely based on looks, I would give it 5 stars easily. The stroller also drives beautifully. It pushes without much exertion at all. I had my 33lb boy, and my 40lb girl in the thing, and it was still nearly effortless to push. I could even guide it with one hand -- which is not something a normal double stroller lends itself to. The handle adjusts to two different levels. I can push at either height easily. The wheels are larger than the normal stroller, and are inflated like bicycle tires instead of being a hard plastic like most stroller wheels are. I'm sure this is one thing that really helps keep the stroller moving smoothly. I have, however, somehow managed to get a hole in the front tire already. I'm sure it's an easy fix, though it's certainly a pain to deal with this early in the game. The only real negative I can find is when the doubles seat is attached I do find I have to lean over a bit in order to avoid hitting my legs on the stroller. I don't mind too much, though I do feel a very slight strain in my back when I first start pushing. Ultimately, it's a tiny trade off in order to have a more compact double stroller. The second seat is a very great concept. It is detachable. If I want a single stroller, I have one. If I want a double stroller, I have one of those, too. My only qualm is that the second seat only holds smaller children. The weight limit is up to 33lbs -- and the child can't be very tall and still have their head fit on the padding of the seat. It's GREAT if you're planning to use your stroller with a smaller baby and an older toddler, but not so great if you have two older toddlers. It is, however, very well padded. It's also a simple task to put the extra seat on or take off. I also LOVE the 5 point harness system for both main and doubles seats. It is much more secure (and simple to latch and unlatch) than most stroller seat belts I've come across. I never worry about my child undoing the belt and falling out, either. LOVE it. The handle break is wonderful, too. I MUCH prefer it over a foot break as I frequently wear sandals and it's hard to unlock the foot breaks without closed toed shoes. Plus, there's never a question as to whether the break is engaged. Sometimes the foot break will be half engaged and you just wonder why it's more difficult to push the stroller. With the handle break, there's off and there's on. There's no in between to confuse. I do wish I didn't have to press a button on *both* sides of the handle in order to use the break. That makes it impossible to engage the break with one hand -- which sometimes would be extremely helpful. The storage for the stroller, I'll admit upfront, is lacking. It's not a problem when using as a single stroller. However, when the second seat is in use, especially if a bigger child is in tow, the storage basket is used to rest their legs in. This leaves virtually no storage for other items. There are additional accessories that can be purchased from Phil and Teds -- namely saddle bags that go on either side of the stroller. They're not cheap, but I am seeing now they are a necessary addition if you want to have enough storage while out. Another accessory that I may find myself purchasing soon is the mesh sunshade . There is no sunshade at all for the backseat. A lot of time the front seat or the person pushing the stroller shades the backseat some, but in the Arizona sun, I need to know my child isn't sitting in constant sun. Overall, I love it. There are a few extras I would like to get, but at this point I'm pretty satisfied.