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Mamas & Papas Primo Viaggio IP

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kerry forward
Reviewed: 17 May 2010

Robust car seat that gives piece of mind when travelling but it comes at a cost....its very heavy!

Plentiful padding ensures comfort for baby on the longest of journeys. Easy to fit in the car with or without the iso fix base. Easy to wipe clean. Great harness, easy to click into place, difficult for baby to fiddle with it.
This is a very heavy car seat, heavier than other Mamas and Papas models. My baby is quite tall and grew out of this fairly quickly and i was concerned that she was too light for the next stage seat.
This is a great car seat for those who are ultra safety aware (some call me nerotic.... i call it risk averse). The thick padding provides reassurance when imaging the worst happening. It's easy to fit and feels secure when it's strapped in. It clicks easily into place on the pushchair and again feels secure. The main downside is that it is really heavy and i struggle to lift my chunky little madam now she is a few months old! I think of all the good it is doing my bingo wings and then it doesnt seem so bad :)
Score breakdown



Ease of fitting in car:
4.0
Comfort for baby:
5.0
Safety features:
5.0
Style:
4.0
Durability:
5.0
Value for money:
4.0

kerry forward would recommend this product
jayne - cherie walpole
Reviewed: 28 April 2010

Robust and comfy

Lovely colour choice and easy to fit , not too heavy to lift out of car even with a 6 month old, clicks into base and pushchair frame easy.
My 6 month old is fast growing out of the seat - hood has already had to been removed as her head touched it - my little girl to light yet for next size seat up.
No recline so when baby falls asleep head falls forward.
Great seat by short life span if you have a tall baby !!
Score breakdown



Ease of fitting in car:
4.0
Comfort for baby:
3.0
Safety features:
4.0
Style:
5.0
Durability:
5.0
Value for money:
4.0

jayne - cherie walpole would recommend this product
Angela Kelway
Reviewed: 26 February 2010

Reassuringly safe car seat - good for newborns

Fits with travel systems (eg pliko)
Various colours etc
Comfortable for newborn
Feels very sturdy and well made
Easy to fit without isofix base
Instructions are kept with the seat for reference
Expensive, especially if buying the isofix base too
Can be tricky to get child in and out of
We bought this even though we don't have a car, but we occasionally need a seat for hire cars and fitting into friends and family cars. It has so far fitted in really easily to all cars we have tried. It feels very secure and is fairly easy to fit. It fits well onto our Pliko pushchair too. Would recommend.
Score breakdown



Ease of fitting in car:
4.0
Comfort for baby:
4.0
Safety features:
5.0
Style:
5.0
Durability:
4.0
Value for money:
4.0

Angela Kelway would recommend this product
Irma Gorton
Reviewed: 09 February 2009

QUITE SAFE BUT HEAVY

Isofix compatible
My baby seems quite cosy and well protected
It is rather heavy and cumbersome.
In smaller cars you might find putting the seat belt around it challenging.
All in all we are quite plased with this car seat adn would recommend it to others.
Score breakdown



Ease of fitting in car:
3.0
Comfort for baby:
4.0
Safety features:
5.0

sallymum2boyz
Reviewed: 09 August 2008

VERY GOOD, HARDY.SAFE, EASY TO USE, BULKY

I always felt the car seat was fixid in my car properly with this as theres not much messing around.
Its a pain it you swap cars alot or use taxi's as its heavy and bulky
very safe secure and reasuring,

big heavy bulky
Score breakdown



Ease of fitting in car:
5.0
Comfort for baby:
4.0

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