Have to agree with you there - awkward to fold, heavy, doesn't fit well in the car (though amazingly does just fit in a Smart car boot - but nowhere to out seat/bassinet. Works for now with the car seat but time will tell). Good build quality but its a pram at the end of the day. 2-5x the price of the competition.

And yet, the brand is powerful and the ladies love them. As with you, the path of least resistance was "yes, let's get that one".

To be fair, the wife can't tell the difference between my golf clubs and thinks they're all the same, so I suppose it's fair enough.

Still mulling this over however now thinking about going the Zapp/Zapp extra route + sling. Reason being that we have to take something and to take the Bugaboo will mean buying the travel bag - £100 give or take. I can get (without the VAT) a Zapp extra for ~£165 - so for an extra £65 I get a full travel stroller which I won't feel too bad about should it get broken.

The Xtra is slightly larger folded than the zapp, however still much smaller than the Bug, and smaller wheels etc mean it's easier to take apart and carry.