Mamas & Papas Armadillo Flip XT Pushchair

Love love love this pram!!

It was the first one we looked at and fell in love with it. We have the three bears pattern but they are all lovely and really modern looking. The basket is huge (massive plus for me) and has sides so nothing falls out.

The best part to this pram is that it can be parent or world facing, we still have our 17 month old parent facing as she likes to chat to us.

The pram folds easily, not quite one handed but not difficult and is relatively compact for its size.

We couldn’t have picked a better pram if we had looked around before buying.

We bought the Flip XT because we could see it would mean we wouldn’t need another buggy once baby became a toddler. The edge of the seat folds down so a toddler can reach the footrest, which is also close enough to the ground for a toddler to climb into independently. We also really loved the big hood (I don’t know why all prams don’t have this) and the fact it is easily put up and down with one hand. Although my mum does have trouble twisting the handle to fold it away. It was also one of the lightest prams we found, although it is still fairly heavy but I don’t think you can get away from that when you are buying a travel system pram from birth. The seat is also able to be switched very easily from front facing to outward facing, but it doesn’t fold as well if it is in the front facing position.
Although this pram functions well and my baby seems comfortable in the cushioned seat, I do look at some of my friends prams with envy, as I feel this doesn’t quite cut it in the visual aesthetics department. Also, the tray underneath is very flimsy and if I put anything slightly heavy in it, it hangs quite low to the ground.
I’ve had this 7 months now and I’m still happy with it, but I have had to buy another lightweight buggy for my mum to use as she just finds this too heavy and struggles to work the closing mechanism, which is sad because I thought for sure this pram would be the one and only one we would need.

I love this pram! I have the teal colour and I love it! Easy to attach car seat easy to attach carrycot. Only issue I have is the steering sometimes it locks into place and it’s hard to push it out other than that I love the pram :)

We’ve had to send this back twice. Once to check it didn't have a fault where it flipped forward while in use and then a part snapped so it was repaired for us. Find it doesn't feel particularly strong and here play in the handle while pushing it. The biggest down side for us has been the lack of softness or suspension the minute it is off a completely flat surface. Particularly with the pram attachment! Our poor newborn was bounced about pretty badly!
That said, it really lives in our car boot and folds nice and small for days out and about.

When we bought this pram there was very little on the market that folded as easily and compact and its purely for that reason that we bought the pram. It's not too heavy and easy to drive around. I wish the basket, which is massive, wasn't so weak and could hold heavier bits, I wish the hood would stay down when the seat is in the 2nd position (it some times flys back one click) and wish the frame was a bit more solid. If I were to buy a pram today I feel there's much more available to suit our needs but not at this price.

Easy to use and compact to fold and done with one hand
Can also have a base seat or car seat to be attached for quick shops with little ones
Rain cover included had to buy foot muff as an extra
Easy to dismantle to put in the washing machine.

Love this pushchair, worth the money & very quick & easy to put together & take apart. Fits in car lovely, just wish I could access the basket a bit more as it’s a struggle. & being left handed & my partner right handed, I struggle more so collapsing into a foldaway position. But lightweight & can do one handed.

The pushchair generally is more flimsy than some others - but the good side to this is its much lighter.
I found the folding easy, and it will fold with the chair bit still attached to the frame which is a massive bonus
Steering is excellent, but wheels can easily get clogged with mud
Basket is a really good size, but accessing the basket is not always easy
Works well with adapters to use with car seat (we had cyber Aton q)
Not so ideal for small babies, I feel like it’s become better as daughter is now more a toddler (18months), and feel like I’ve still got lots and lots of use left in it still

Nice looking pushchair but not built to last if you like to go for lots of walks. Ours broke twice where it just got stuck when folding and we had to bring it back to the supplier to get fixed.

I have been using this pushchair since my son was born. It has been 7months now and it still looks as sturdy as it was. The pushchair comes with a large hood that protects my baby from sun light. The seat peddling is really nice and comfy. I love the lie flat position. It allows my baby to nap comfortably during the journey. However, there are a few things put me off. It is very difficult to fold and very heavy. I find it hard to travel on tube and train. The second thing is when using the lie flat position, the pushchair stops rolling when it hits the curb. It's really awkward when you are trying to cross the road and the driver looking at you stop on the road.

I bought this pushchair when expecting my first child as I thought it was perfect to be used from birth till my child was at least 3-4 years old. My little boy is now 2 and still fits perfectly in the pushchair! The seat is comfy and the different reclines are perfect when my little boy is sleeping. We love the sun canopy as if it is particularly windy or very sunny it can practically cover all of my child and protect him, it also means if it is raining slightly you don't have to mess around putting the rain cover on.
It is very easy to fold and unfold and fits easily in my car boot, which is one of the reasons we picked it. The only thing that bugs me about it is the fact that you cant adjust the handle bar, and it is getting quite heavy to push around as my child grows. All in all, we are very happy with this!

I love my armadillo, best pushchair I've owned with both of my children. Would recommend to all my family and friends. Absolute value for money. Bit tough to keep it clean though

Pretty pleased with this pram. We got it as an ex-display in purple and purchased a maxi-cosi car seat with adaptors so that could also fit into the frame. Genius!
I love the steering, the cosy travel cot, how small it folds down once you move onto the stroller part plus the very protective hood that covers Baby entirely and even has a little window!
I was however mortified when it flipped backwards. It had missed the recall so we had to send it off for repair. It was fixed for free and we were given a £50 voucher!

I love this pushchair. We purchased it for our little one when he was 8 months old as our Pram was too big and bulky taking up the entire boot of our car.
The pram folds compact both parent and world facing. LO is now two and three months and still parent facing as we enjoy the conversation while he is in it. The pram seat is high up therefore making interaction easy. The seat is very roomy and large we are no where near out growing it.
This pram had a few issues when it first came out with the clip mechanism failing on few pushchairs. Though we were one of those that sadly had the faulty pushchair I cannot fault Mamas and Papas customer service they were wonderful and we have had no problems with the replacement pushchair at all. I couldn’t recommend this pram enough it is stunning.

I have had the armadillo flip xt for over a year as much as it's a beautiful buggy I am totally unsatisfied by the flimsiness of the Base and the lack of strength the basket has it breaks constantly. mamas and papas have been terrible in returning the product or refund so am stuck with a faulty
buggy.