We went to our nearest Target and the cheapest one they had was a $500 Steelcraft thing. I knew things were heading downhill from there as I was relying on Target to demonstrate that it is possible to get something half decent for a not so overblown price hehe.
We are looking at a 3 wheeler one which folds up quite nicely. It stumped me in the shop though, easy to fold but I couldn't figure out how to unfold it so i walked away from it and left it on the ground. Its also pretty light. I think wifey has come around (she has no choice really lol) to the fact that its a complete waste of money (ie the $2k ones) and the money is better spent elsewhere.
Let me pass on the lessons I have learnt.
For kids gear like prams, bike and toy;s Ebay, gumtree, vinnies , salvos etc are your friend. Let someone else take the hit on buying new. All insanely expensive up front - then they get ditched after a year or two. That is when you pounce. After the baby arrives there will be numerous offers at play groups, mother groups etc to offload their stuff. Just get the bare minimum.
My advice, get the smallest pram you can get away with. Those big wheeled numbers look great, but when you have to lift them, take them in and out of car etc, heavy and take up loads of space. Something like a McLaren is great - they are small and they are light, and they last - they have limited space - but the less space you have - the less shit you carry. I guess a pram like that mightn't work for a new baby though.
I do have an old McLaren, that has done some Kms (even been bike touring in Spain) - still works fine, brake only works on one side, but thats ok. Happy to pass on for nix - you pay postage.
