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The Peg Perego Primo Viaggio Travel System. It's really bad.
by prfstars | Oct 30 '01
Pros: Big basket, large wheels, not much else.
Cons: Everything else.

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Product Rating: 1.0



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Hilarious blast from the past. (Reply to this comment)
by asafono
You probably even think the inscrutable thousand-point seatbelt will keep your child safer, or help him get into Yale someday.

Yes - that's it! this justifies the higher price!

Seriously, we had overall positive experiences with a Perego stroller (not a travel system), but we "inherited" it from friends - I would not have paid a new item price for it.
Dec 20 '07
7:45 am PST

do not agree (Reply to this comment)
by padamopoulos
The primo viaggio is much better than all those gracos and evenflos that resemble moving kitchenets with all those baskets and cup holders.

I own it since May 2001 and I'm very satisfied. The carseat comes out easily if you hold it correctly (try to hold it from the front and the back and not from the grip when you are pulling it out from the base)

As for the stroller itself it has been perfect up to now at least.
Aug 12 '02
1:08 pm PDT

Re: The best stroller we've purchased (so far)... (Reply to this comment)
by prfstars
Brett, that's my next stop. Target. I want big wheels and a huge basket, and I no longer care if the fabric has some sort of pastel circus print on it.

It takes a few babies to figure these things out though, doesn't it?

Thanks for your comment,
Melissa
Jan 09 '02
10:21 am PST

The best stroller we've purchased (so far)... (Reply to this comment)
by AggieBrett
...is a big Graco all-terrain model that I found on close-out at Target for 40 dollars one day. Out of the FIVE strollers in my garage (hey, we have kid #4 on the way...), that's the one I always reach for when it's time to stroll. Those giant wheels make it easier to use on any surface, and the basket underneath is like a pickup truck-- I think it actually will hold a full sized piece of plywood.

Or maybe that's our minivan. I know I own SOMETHING that will haul plywood if the need arises.

Cool review. Expensive stroller. Congrats on the baby.
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Jan 08 '02
8:31 am PST

Yikes, (Reply to this comment)
by cjrmen12
your description of the sound of the wheels just left a really graphic image in my head. Thanks. LOL
Nov 10 '01
4:54 pm PST

Wow! (Reply to this comment)
by AmyLEnsor
A crappy canopy that doesn't stay in place, wobbly wheels that squeak (and probably lock up when you jog to get across the street)...this sounds just like my Evenflo. Well, except that my Evenflo broke the first time I tried to raise the seat back, and as a result the seat back is permanently in the flat position. I still use the darn thing, though.
Nov 09 '01
11:01 am PST

Excellent summary (Reply to this comment)
by sundogg99
Even though my kids are far too old to require a stroller... er, excuse me, a travel system, this review makes me not want to buy one for them.
Nov 02 '01
7:37 am PST

Re: It's not that bad... (Reply to this comment)
by prfstars
I'm certainly willing to accept that I may have gotten a lemon, but given the number of problems with mine, I'd be shocked if they were all flukes.

I can't compare this to other travel systems because this is the first one I've ever purchased. When I compare the components to comparable strollers and carseats though, they don't measure up. The stroller is heavier and bulkier than my comparably priced Aprica, and the carseat's quality and usability are no match for the $70 Evenflo model in my husband's car.

And I've got to admit-- the Primo Viaggio's failings sure do make it a fun thing to complain about.

Thanks for your comments.
Oct 31 '01
11:03 am PST

Great Review (Reply to this comment)
by pamelita3099
I enjoyed the title, it was really to the point.

Pam
Oct 30 '01
9:14 pm PST