Cosco Juvenile Avila Convenience Stroller

 (5 customer reviews)

I purchased this stroller thinking that it would be a good mid-level stroller - lightweight, but not an umbrella. We took it out of the box and spent 45 minutes trying to get the thing put together (there were three of us). Compared to other strollers (we have owned 5 before, ranging from Chico umbrella models to Mountain Buggy doubles) there were lots of parts and certain steps of the assembly instructions were almost impossible to execute. Once we had it put together, we realized that there was no way to put the child in and out of the stroller except by removing the front cup-holder piece, which is not something the stroller is designed to accommodate (you can literally remove it, but it's difficult enough to do that this can't possibly be the intent behind the design). So getting larger toddlers in and out of the stroller isn't easy. But the worst thing about this stroller is that it is unstable. As one turns corners the wheels on the outside part of the turn have a tendency to...Read more

I was really happy with this stroller when I first got it. It has a nice, big basket, thick supportive straps for baby, and is very light-weight and easy to fold and transport. However, the stroller pulls to either side when pushing it, making it extremely hard to manuver. It's a lot of work just to get it to go straight. I've resorted to lugging around the jogging stroller just to avoid using this one!

There are other strollers around same price but use better materials. Cosco seems to have interesting designs a notch up from $20 generic umbrella strollers but with terrible workmanship and material selection. Assembly was fairly easy although the illustrations and directions in the manual don't resemble the stroller parts, probably written for a previous model but were too lazy to alter. I don't have issues about the baby's snack tray banging on the ground when folding up the stroller. A highlight of the Altura is that it can be collapsed with one hand and that's true, I achieved it on first attempt, although I wish it would fold up more compactly.

However the following really irk me: the safety belt.. it just goes around the waist and does not go across the chest, so if you are blessed with an active inquisitive baby he might be able to escape the restraint, beware! Next the overall structure seems flimsy, I tightened every joint and it still rattles as if parts were...Read more