Buying a pushchair for Grandparent's Use

We bought secondhand and it’s great but already I’m finding if I want to put it in the car it’s not the easiest. Brilliant for dog walking and distances though. So do think about all things.

Another vote for a second hand pushchair- good for your pocket and the seller.
Two points- make sure you can fold/ unfold it easily and check that it will fit in your car with minimal fuss.
Some models seem to require that you drive a minivan and/ or have engineering qualifications.

I would suggest you ask the babies parents their preference before purchasing a pushchair.

I agree with twinny
DD1 paid £30 for an almost new version of her pushchair that had cost hundreds!!

I would look at the "offroad" ones personally.

There are now lots of Facebook and websites for second hand baby stuff which is sold really cheaply. We bought a bouncer for our new grandson at about a fifth of the full price. No damage or wear and tear on it at all. My daughter-in-law was given a pushchair for free by a friend whose baby had outgrown it. Just a thought.

Try to find one that is easy to fold down (& put up again). My DH and I bought a nice sturdy pushchair for our DGC but struggled to fold it down to get it into the car boot!

Thanks for your thoughts Visgirl and seadragon. Silver Cross seems to have a good reputation. I really like the face to face seating option too - it feels so important that little ones experience that contact and communication - it's so lovely that you sing seadragon!

I'd make a plea to get one that had the option to have the wee one facing you. I see so many tinies sitting slumped with unseeing eyes staring into the exhaust of an idling car where you could be facing each other having a lovely chat or singsong together. Mind you DGD did ask me to stop singing when she was about 2 years old....

Have a look at these newer travel pushchairs. We bought a "Stick" Silver Cross one for our 1st GC that was about 6 years ago, but these newer ones that you can fit into a overhead Plane locker are better, and they don't take up as much room.
Both my DD and DIL have them now. Size of a back pack much easier to use as well.
Quite a few on the market, all a sensible price, have a investigate.