Joie - Litetrax 4

Yeah we have a Litetrax 4 and it hits the middle ground for us. I can’t fit the 3yo’s bike in the boot with our travel system now he’s on 14” wheels, but I can with this. It’s also sturdy enough for the 3yo to occasionally hop in while I wear the 1yo, which is handy on days out.

I have the Litetrax 4. The one handed fold is amazing, especially when you are alone with baby. It also clicks very easily from carseat into the stroller, which is great when they’re small and fall asleep in the car.

To add, we often go on walks on winefarms/veld etc and it holds well. It’s not a 4x4 pram, but copes with the slightly rugged roads.

All three of those are solid choices, just aimed slightly differently - so it really comes down to *how often you’ll fold and carry it vs how long you’ll use it*. * **Bugaboo Butterfly** \- great for city + car use. It’s one of the lightest and folds with one hand, genuinely compact in the boot. The seat is nicely padded, reclines well, and feels higher-end in steering. Main limitation: smaller basket and the seat doesn’t face you, so it’s best once baby’s around 6 months+. * **Joie Litetrax 4 / Evo / Literax 3** \- sturdier, heavier but super durable. Larger basket, good suspension for smoother rides, and often fits older toddlers comfortably. The trade-off is portability - lifting it in/out of the car gets tiring fast. * **Maxi-Cosi Eva 3** (or **Leona 2**, if similar spec) - sits between those two: compact fold but feels a bit more “full pram” than Butterfly. Parents tend to like the adjustable handle and reversible seat, though it’s slightly bulkier when folded. Given your situation (city driving, smooth surfaces, minimal walking), I’d lean **Butterfly - Eva 3 - Litetrax**, in that order. You’d get the easiest day-to-day use without feeling flimsy. If you can, check which models your car boot actually fits - Butterfly and Eva 3 are both under 55 cm folded height, which helps for smaller cars. Hope that helps narrow it down a bit! I've been working on a personal project for a while to help parents compare options like this so I've learned quite a bit about different strollers - happy to share if you're curious.

I got older models off marketplace on baby 3! So far my fave single stroller is litetrax, double is Hauck Uptown Duo! Light but sturdy, big baskets, enough to last & I’ve taken them to beaches, old towns, cities - plus I live in a pretty hilly area!

La Joie Litetrax est top :)

Moi j'étais parti sur la marque joie, je les encore d'ailleurs. Je l'avais acheté pour ma fille, qui a 6ans aujourd'hui. Et je l'utilise encore pour mon petit dernier qui a 2ans. A l'époque, j'avais pris le temps regarder surtout les besoin pour faire une sélection. Ensuite j'ai pris mes références et les prix. J'ai fait un comparatif de prix dans différents magasins et l'occasion. Je me suis aussi renseigné sur les avis surtout négatif, pour voir quels son le problème les plus récurrent. Mon choix c'est arrêté sur la joie litetrax. Je devais pouvoir l'utiliser partout, aussi bien ville que dans les endroits chaotique. C'est la poussette 4x4. ( ou j'habitais avant, la municipalité néglige pas mal la ville. Les routes ne son pas refaite et mon ruiner les de ma loola et de ma poussette canne à cause des trous ) Je devais aussi être capable de poussette porter toute seule la poussette avec ma fille dedans, soit en montant ou descendant des escaliers. Donc je l'avais prise, avec un cosy qui a des adaptateur pour la poussette et qui été dos à la route dans la voiture. Je l'avais payé moins de 300euro l'ensemble, pourtant elle été neuve.

C’est ce que j’ai, be n’étais pas convaincue au début jusqu’à ce que je parte en vacances avec et à la Réunion, j’ai pris toutes sortes de terrains, plus ou moins escarpés, graviers, herbe…

Joie travel system is made by the same company as Nuna. They are almost exactly the same thing. I love ours and we saved about a grand getting the Joie instead

I love my Joie travel system. It’s made by the same parent company as Nuna and it’s really nice and sleek looking but much more affordable. We bought it with our completion discount and saved extra money. It’s not a swivel car seat but it’s a latch car seat so it’s very easy to get baby in and out of car. I just bought a diaper bag from Target 🤷‍♀️ I think social media makes you think you need something fancy but really just any diaper bag works

So I went to a store that sells only Nuna and Uppababy and was educated on both brands and how they work. I wanted a stroller that has good tires for walks (my parents live on a rocky dirt road), ease of transport (easy to fold up and put in the car by myself), and a travel system where I could just stick the car seat on the stroller. First of all the sales rep was literally body slamming these strollers and they were staying put and barely moving but still light enough for me to pickup and fold. Parts can be replaced and serviced which I loved since I’m planning on this stroller to last me five years. And they both automatically come with longer warranties than other brands. They are high end with lots of extras- but basic if that makes sense. Everything was easy to do (one button does this, one does that, anything that is light gray is a moving part, etc) just straight forward. There weren’t 8 different things you needed to do in order to switch out a seat or take the sunshade out. Plus there were some cool features like the magnetic buckle on the stroller and the magnets that easily hold the sunshade down on the car seat. Then I went to Target and tried out Joie, Chicco, and Graco. I want to say that there is absolutely nothing wrong with buying any of these strollers. They are all good in their own ways, I was planning on purchasing a Joie system and probably still would if I hadn’t went to that first store. Yes I was a little biased because I just tested out $1600 travel systems. Everything just felt lighter- which could be great for many people. I wouldn’t trust these strollers to hold up if they were body slammed by a sales rep. None of the wheels compared to the ones on the Nuna and Uppababy models I was looking at and I am not sure they would comfortably make it down a dirt road. I had a lot of trouble figuring out how to use the strollers and I was scared of snapping something if I twisted or pushed or pulled the wrong thing .They are less expensive and the quality just was not as high and it was noticeable. Because I live in the sticks and will be spending a lot of time alone with this stroller I just feel more comfortable with something more heavy duty. I also found so much other stuff second hand that my budget allowed me to splurge on the travel system. I hope this kind of helped? Want to reiterate I would never tell someone not to purchase a less expensive brand of stroller, but to answer your question there is absolutely a noticeable difference between budget and high end travel systems.

Highly recommend a Joie travel system - it’s made by the same company as Nuna and the quality is sooooo similar, but a fraction of the cost. They have a bunch of different tiers and mix and match car seat stroller combos where you can pick how many features you want, baseless/base car seats, if it can be double or single. Super customizable! Also, European safety standards.