Maxi-Cosi - Fame Modular Stroller

I have the Maxi Cosi Fame. It has so many nice features and i love it so much!

Not the Fame! And the car seats are always good.

I realise you’ve probably already made your purchase, but personally I’d avoid it. We bought the full travel system and all seemed good, but we have experienced the following issues over the last 7 months. - the battery bank is terrible. If you use the led lights even for a second the battery bank itself basically remains on at all times, this means within 4-5 hours the battery is flat even with the lights now being off. Maxi-Cosi sent a replacement battery, same thing happens. I have seen reports of people being told by customer care that the ‘correct’ thing to do is to unplug and charge the battery EVERY SINGLE TIME you use the lights of use it to charge your phone. It basically doesn’t go to sleep like a normal USB power bank does which is basically all this thing is. - the extendable flap on the hoods of both the bastinet and the upright seat is extremely poor quality. I assume it’s made of cardboard rather than a stiff plastic as it creases and warps and makes the lovely shape of the hood look ugly. - the material around the hinges on the hood for the bastinet is very thin, ours has little wear marks/holes in in it after 4 months where the hinge rubs the fabric every time you move the hood up and down. - the wheels and brakes are fiddly. Sometimes they won’t engage or disengage first time and require 2-3 clicks to get them working. It’s a lovely looking, but ultimately flawed and rather heavy/bulky system. If I would have known I’d have bought something else.  As for the seat being suitable from birth, no chance. Ours is 6 months old now and even in the lowest setting the shoulder straps are too high, the buckle is also extremely fiddly to get assembled latched with a wiggling child sat in it. I should say ours is a ‘large’ baby being in the 83rd percentile (basically larger than 83 other babies if he was in a random group of 100 babies his exact age)

Hi I have one of those high end strollers (Maxi Cosi Fame combo), travel stroller (Yoolz Aer+) and car seat system (Maxi Cosi Pebble 360 Pro2 + FamilyFix 360 Pro). I‘m an older mom (late 30s) and it‘s my first and only child, so I decided to splurge and buy the things I like. I appreciate the aesthetics and quality. I‘m very grateful for the fact that I can afford these things currently and am aware that many people can‘t. 🩷✨

Love love love! BUT stroller seat is 100% NOT suitable from birth. Definitely need the bassinet. My little girl just turned 6 months and is sitting well so thought we’d move into the stroller seat now but the straps are very high even at their lowest point! So we’re keeping her in the bassinet a little longer. Naturally this also depends on babies size but you don’t know this yet obviously!! My little girl isn’t particularly big so easier to stay in there a little while longer as she still has room. Honestly I love the entire thing this is the only downside we’ve come across so far. The bassinet is stunning; the extended hood and air vents are lovely. It’s also great having the adjustment to move it higher and fit more stuff in the basket underneath. It is quite big and bulky but the bassinet folds quite flat too which is handy and I honestly don’t have many bad things to say about it!!!!

I live in a large city with extensive public transportation but also have a car that I use relatively frequently, so a travel system was key for us. I found a MaxiCosi travel system on super sale with some cash back options so purchased it for verrrrry cheap. If I lived in the suburbs and didn't need a hearty stroller for days out on the town, walking/on subways/buses, I might regret the purchase as it folds quite large and takes up basically the entire trunk of my station wagon. But it does suit my needs very well, and when we make car trips we just take the size into consideration as we pack up to go. Personally, I wanted one new so that I wouldn't have to clean all the textile components before use.