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Graco Vie4
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Price range:
$99.99 - $104.99
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Summary: CR Best Buy
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Type: Single - Traditional
About - Graco Vie4

The Graco Vie4 is part of the stroller test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, traditional stroller models like the Vie4 are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.


Ease of use:
Ease of use is based primarily on ease of safety harness use, folding and unfolding, adjusting backrest, lifting and carrying, engaging wheel brakes and car seat removal and installation (only for compatible strollers).

Maneuverability:
Maneuverability was assessed by trained staffers on how well the strollers maneuvered S-turns through cones, narrow sections, grass, dirt trails, uphill, downhill and curbs while walking.

Safety:
Safety is assessed by testing for compliance with the most current version of the standard, ASTM F833-11, and stability and usage tests designed by Consumers Union.
About This Brand

From a metal-products company in the 1950s grew a baby products company with the creation of the popular baby swing, Swyngomatic. Graco now manufactures a full line of juvenile products, from nursery products and activity centers to strollers and car seats. Available everywhere and online.
www.gracobaby.com
 

Features & Specs - Graco Vie4
info 5-pt harness Yes
info Suitable for 6 mos. and under Yes
info Car-seat compatible Yes
info One-touch brakes No
info Adjustable handle Yes
info Stands folded Yes
info Weight (lbs.) 22
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User Reviews - Graco Vie4
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By from
(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
 
5.0
Love this stroller
10/5/2011
Pros
Comfortable
Durable
Easy To Set Up
Easy To Steer
Sturdy
Cons
Best Uses
Air travel
Infants
Long Trips
Newborn
Short Trips
Toddlers
Comment:
I love this stroller! We are replacing it, but only because we are having a second child and need a double. It steers easy, and it's not too big. It has a big storage basket, so that's a nice feature. We used it for airline travel with two round trips from Germany to the U.S., and then one way from Germany to the states, and it was fine at the other end every time, no scratches, scrapes, ect. The material on it is really nice to wipe clean and didn't stain for us, even though our little girl dropped things all over it. It's just an all around great stroller.
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
By from
(6 of 7 customers found this review helpful)
 
3.0
Good, sturdy, heavy, not for traveling
8/28/2010
Pros
Comfortable
Durable
Easy To Steer
Sturdy
Cons
Bulky
Cumbersome
Heavy
Plastic scratches dents
Best Uses
Infants
Long Trips
Newborn
Sleeping baby
Steering
Toddlers
Comment:
I like the sturdiness of this stroller and it appears very comfortable for my daughter, as she loves riding in it. She's also slept in it before (it folds down so she can lay down). It is easily maneuverable for its size. However, it is very bulky and you would have a hard time fitting it into a small trunk. Our disappointment was taking it on a flight. While it was great in the airport (lots of storage space!) the plastic was all dented and scratched up when we got to our destination. In the first week of its use it looked old and beat up. I wish we would've bought a simpler aluminum-frame umbrella stroller for travel. It does have plenty of storage space underneath, storage for the parent and the child, and a small compartment on top I use for my cell phone. The storage comes in handy when shopping at the mall. Putting it together was easy enough.
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
By from
(10 of 15 customers found this review helpful)
 
1.0
Awful - do NOT buy this!
7/28/2010
Pros
Inexpensive
Cons
Bulky
Cumbersome
Hard to fold
Hard to unfold
Slanted for baby
Best Uses
Comment:
I bought this because of CR's recommendation, the store did not have it on display. Unfortunately, when I got it, I found that it is AWFUL - the stroller is slanted downward so the baby falls toward his feet, AND the ONLY thing holding the baby in is a 5 point harness. So, if you put the baby in and he's a bit sleepy, he wakes up as you strap him in. Also, i don't like that it is only a strap on his crotch that holds him up in the slanted basket. <br /><br />Unfolding this thing is ridiculous - you have to lift it up and swing it open with one arm if you're holding the baby - there is no way to stabilize it with your foot. It's heavy, so this is not easy, either. I regret this purchase. I don't understand why CR would recommend it - it makes me wonder more about their other ratings!
How long have you owned it:
Three-to-six months
Bottom Line
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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