Comments about Evenflo Evenflo Aura Elite Travel System in Greenville:

We bought this for our first child on recommendation by someone for the nifty middle 'pistol' handle and cupholders. Our attraction was the cute animal print (evenflo aura elite 'oh so big', not this green job shown), cupholders, color and transverse childseat handle. After 9 months I've come to realize this thing is a beast by any measure. Bulky, heavy, and huge, this system is a space hog in every respect. It does turn on a dime and roll smoothly but at the same time requires a 747 ground crew to coordinate through any doorway or store entrance. I drive an SUV and this thing takes up half the trunk, where as the seat takes up most of the back seat area. The transverse handle on the child's seat is a great idea but the weight makes me look like a bricklayers helper ferrying a load of bricks up a skyscraper as I walk bent to one side trying to balance the enormous weight. The latches work great and easily lock the seat in the base or stroller but by the time you get the seat near you just want to drop it in place out of exhaustion. Getting the seat out of the car is always a bizarre, difficult maneuver- again, due to the weight. Another issue is the seat doesn't synch with shopping carts at all. That's a real pain. I never use the pistol grip and am miffed that it was recommended as a selling point. Aside from the cupholders I do have to give it credit for such a large storage space underneath but I would gladly trade that for a smaller, lighter stroller.

No baby seat is perfect and every parent has to decide which features appeal most. In my opinion light and compact win out over parent friendly features (e.g. cupholders, large storage space underneath, shock absorbers). Light and compact used to be a problem (I've always feared the umbrella strollers) but the newer umbrellas, while pricier, are also now very sturdy. If I could redo everything I probably would have bought a Combi travel system even with the complaints I've read about the car seat/base. As my baby is nearing 1 year and outgrowing the infant seat I'm currently looking to replace the stroller with the Combi Cosmo. I eagerly anticipate the difference in size, weight and portability. After the Combi's I'd consider the McClarens and Chicco's.

Comments about Evenflo Evenflo Aura Elite Travel System in Greenville:

We bought this for our first child on recommendation by someone for the nifty middle 'pistol' handle and cupholders. Our attraction was the cute animal print (evenflo aura elite 'oh so big', not this green job shown), cupholders, color and transverse childseat handle. After 9 months I've come to realize this thing is a beast by any measure. Bulky, heavy, and huge, this system is a space hog in every respect. It does turn on a dime and roll smoothly but at the same time requires a 747 ground crew to coordinate through any doorway or store entrance. I drive an SUV and this thing takes up half the trunk, where as the seat takes up most of the back seat area. The transverse handle on the child's seat is a great idea but the weight makes me look like a bricklayers helper ferrying a load of bricks up a skyscraper as I walk bent to one side trying to balance the enormous weight. The latches work great and easily lock the seat in the base or stroller but by the time you get the seat near you just want to drop it in place out of exhaustion. Getting the seat out of the car is always a bizarre, difficult maneuver- again, due to the weight. Another issue is the seat doesn't synch with shopping carts at all. That's a real pain. I never use the pistol grip and am miffed that it was recommended as a selling point. Aside from the cupholders I do have to give it credit for such a large storage space underneath but I would gladly trade that for a smaller, lighter stroller. No baby seat is perfect and every parent has to decide which features appeal most. In my opinion light and compact win out over parent friendly features (e.g. cupholders, large storage space underneath, shock absorbers). Light and compact used to be a problem (I've always feared the umbrella strollers) but the newer umbrellas, while pricier, are also now very sturdy. If I could redo everything I probably would have bought a Combi travel system even with the complaints I've read about the car seat/base. As my baby is nearing 1 year and outgrowing the infant seat I'm currently looking to replace the stroller with the Combi Cosmo. I eagerly anticipate the difference in size, weight and portability. After the Combi's I'd consider the McClarens and Chicco's.