UPPAbaby - Vista V3

2. Vista (but I wish I go the Cruz) and Joolz Aer for car/travel once she was older.

We have the Mountain Buggy Nano which does “fit” the Cosco Scenera. For whatever reason, our 3yo has decided it’s her preferred stroller over our Uppababy so we’ve used it A LOT in the past few months. As an everyday stroller, it’s just ok. I miss the Uppababy’s much smoother ride. The big plus is that our kid really likes it. It’s a little small. I’m 5’8” and it’s a hair too short for me. Both my husband and I have accidentally engaged the brake by taking a big step. The folding/unfolding mechanism is not intuitive, and requires two hands and emptying out nearly all the storage, so it’s best used like a regular stroller that you happened to bring on a plane or in a car, it’s not something that makes trains and buses that much easier other than being lightweight.

We have a Cosco Scenera seat mainly for getting to and from airports, occasionally to get around the city. Our strollers are an Uppababy Vista, which can accommodate the car seat in the basket, and the Mountain Buggy Nano which has a universal infant car seat attachment system and a supposedly popular toddler carseat attachment hack. All that being said, we almost never go anywhere that requires that we lug the car seat with us at the destination. It’s too much equipment. These clever travel ideas don’t account for all the toddler stuff we have to carry around anyway, so getting either stroller perfectly packed so that they can go into a car trunk without raining out a bag’s worth of stale cracker crumbs only happens if we’re flying. What we actually do is 1) check if the destination has coat check or stroller parking to leave the car seat there, 2) figure out how to get there via public transportation with the travel stroller and/or a toddler carrier (apparently I’m often the only person that’s ever worn a 2yo because people were constantly surprised to see my giant monster of a child looming over them), or we put off going until kid is out of the car seat and ready for a booster/harness. Our wishlist of city destinations isn’t that long, just take the subway.

We have an ikea crib and ingenuity bassinet (which is LARGE!! we loved this for our daughter who was always 95% percentile in length. She was able to stay in bassinet until 5 months. Clek liing infant car seat! (Canadian!) We have the guzzie and guss oxygen2 travel stroller (canadian and we LOVE!) because it fits in overhead on airplane and it lays flat for infants! We also have the uppababy vista! But honestly I would've gotten the Cruz if the vista hadn't gone on sale on black Friday. We love this stroller for all our walks in the city. For a convertible car seat we have the britax poplar. Honestly this one you should pick based on what will fit in your car the best!

I have a Veer 3yr old and a 4 month old. Costco trips are great, heavy af though.. takes up a lot of space. Could do without and just stick with the Uppababy stroller with the double seat attachments

We arent sure about #2 and it will probably be a couple years if it happens, so went with the Cruz with bassinet and Aria carseat. We have a car so wont be using Uber much. Plan to get the yoyo for subway travel. Uppababy has a service center relatively close by in Brooklyn which is super helpful if anything goes wrong. There were also some recalls on Nuna items recently, so between those factors and recs from friends, we went with the Uppababy system. Very happy so far. Ultimately your stroller choice is very lifestyle dependent.

This is exactly what I did too! Used Uppababy Vista and then a new Aria car seat. The aria car seat did go up $150 because of the tariffs but was still more reasonable than others, and compatible with the UB Vista.

Depends. I live in a city. A cheap stroller won’t last for the amount of time I’ll need it for. The uppababy ones were crucial for me. If you’re in the burbs I’d largely agree with you.

Agree- I actually have all 3! Got the vista and urban glide used for less than $400 combined. I liked the vista for the first 6-9 months for self facing//errands/cozy winter ganoosh but LOVED and continue to love the urban glide for older baby and toddler. Such a smooth ride and gets over curbs, snow, ice, trails, etc. But definitely think of where you are storing/how big your trunk is. We’re lucky to have a covered porch but have compact cars.

I hadn't really used FB in years, but it is seriously amazing for baby stuff! I got a halo bassinet for free, an Uppababy stroller for $250, and sooo many clothes for like $1-2 each or free. People genuinely just want to get rid of things!!

The Uppababy Vista is great (smooth ride, great for in/out with the car seat early on, lots of storage space below, the snack tray) except it is HUGE, like takes up the entire trunk of your crossover SUV huge, and their parent organizer is terrible (velcro doesn't stay put and eventually damages the stitching on the leather grips). I keep it setup in the garage exclusively for walks around the neighborhood now. You can also almost use it as a jogger. I switched to the Uppababy Minu travel stroller in the car (bought for traveling along with the travel bag). The steering is not great but it's nice and compact and the sun shade is very large. I'll have to go back to the Vista when baby #2 arrives which will most likely mean also upgrading my car so we can all fit!! Plan all along was to give the Minu to my husband after baby #2 arrives so he can have his own stroller for the infant so that's why the double Ubbababy investment. Go to Nordstrom and look at all of them in person. Tell them what your priorities are (compact, full size, travel, multiples, etc.) and they will show you your best options and answer all of your questions. Also measure your trunk! 😅