A few days ago I wrote about a new buggy we’d been sent to test and gave you my first impressions! We immediately liked what we saw with the new version of the Maxi-Cosi Loola and now that we’ve been using it whilst out and about I am here to give you an update and tell you that our opinion hasn’t changed.

The updated version of an old favourite from the Maxi-Cosi brand is officially launched today at the Birmingham Baby Show and we’ve thoroughly enjoyed giving it the road test before anyone else! We’ve found it suitable for city living, travelling round on London transport and because it’s perfect from birth right up to around age 3 (15kg) and can be used with our Maxi-Cosi CabrioFix infant car seat (any of the infant seats from Maxi-Cosi are compatible), it makes a superb travel system!

The new Loola comes with some fab accessories and has some further still that can be purchased separately. We got to try out the buggy with it’s rain cover, the baby nest and car seat adaptors… So, how have we got on?

Well we live int he City and the Loola is a fab buggy for London life! I used it on all manner of public transport and at various different stations with no problems whatsoever. It’s quite light and easy to manoeuvre while fitting through every space needed.

So public transport is not a problem and the buggy is light and small making it easy to carry but obviously with children you need to take lots of things out and about with you too so a buggy needs to be able to carry lots. It has to have space for extra shopping you might pick up throughout the day too! I always load a buggy up to the max so I was interested to see how this one would fair.

I used the buggy both forward and parent facing and found it extremely easy to switch from one to another, with just a simple push of a button each side, a turn around and then it locks into place. I liked the recline and found it smooth which is good if you have a light sleeper! The baby nest is intended to be used from birth but Jimmy is one and still fits into it which is pretty handy as the weather hasn’t been great this week despite a hint of summer a couple of weeks ago! A footmuff can be bought separately but as with the change bag, I haven’t used it so can’t comment on it. I also found using the car seat instead of the buggy seat was very handy and simple to apply.

I like lots about the new Loola including the way the handle bar changes to three different positions for differing height pushers, the simple rain cover and the peep hole which allows you to look at the baby from where you push!

The only slight problem I have had with the Loola is that it doesn’t fit easily into the boot of my 3 door Corsa. It’s easily small enough width ways but the length when folded means I have to jiggle and wiggle it, but it does go in! I do however, like the fact that it stands upright on it’s own and can easily be tucked away in the house!

We had lots of fun using the new style Loola and I can absolutely recommend it as a good buy! It does everything you would need from birth and my daughter who is nearly 3 and a half was also very comfortable when she sat in it. It’s very practical to boot – match it with a Maxi-Cosi infant car seat and a footmuff and you wouldn’t need to buy anything else. I think this buggy could be used as a main buggy and a holiday buggy all in one, it’s a package which is very well thought out and good value for money! We like it!

I have not been paid to write the Maxi-Cosi Loola review but I was given the product for the purpose of review.