The Carrera C from the Spanish manufacturers Jane is a welcome addition to their popular range.
The original Carrera was very similar to the Carrera C but had 2 umbrella style handles.
The C in Carrera C stands for Continuous, as the handle on this model is a single, closed handle.
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Advantages: Lightweight, compact when folded, closed handle Disadvantages: not suitable for regular off road use
...C from the Spanish manufacturers Jane is a welcome addition to their popular range.
The original Carrera was very similar to the Carrera C but had 2 umbrella style handles.
The C in Carrera C stands for Continuous, as the handle on this model is a single, closed handle.
What's so good about that? Well, anyone who has ever tried to push a pushchair with two handles whilst holding the hand of a toddler, or carrying a bag knows ... ...or Rebel) or the lovely Jane Auto Carrycot. All of these options can still be used on the Carrera with the pushchair seat in situ, giving it a great versatility.
Here’s the technical specification, geeky but very useful (nothing worse than deciding on a pushchair and then finding out it doesn’t fit in your boot or you need muscles like a bodybuilder to lift the thing!):
Size folded: 36x91x36cm.
Weight: 7.2kg.
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The Carrera C from the Spanish manufacturers Jane is a welcome addition to their popular range. The original Carrera was very similar to the Carrera C but had 2 umbrella style handles. The C in Carrera C stands for Continuous, as the handle on this model is a single, closed handle. What's so good about that? Well, anyone who has ever tried to push a pushchair with two handles whilst holding the hand of a toddler, or carrying a bag knows that it is a complete nightmare; it develops a shopping trolley mentality and completely refuses to go in the direction you want. A single handle makes it easy to steer one handed. The handle is also adjustable, making it comfortable for people of any height to push without stooping.
But lots of pushchairs have only one handle don’t they? What’s so clever about that? The really clever bit is that the Carrera C still folds like a buggy, the handle collapses in the middle when folding, giving you a very compact pushchair to stash in the boot.
The Carrera C has nice medium sized solid wheels, the front wheels can be swivelling or locked, the rear wheels feature adjustable suspension, for when you need a little more ( or a little less!) bounce. The frame itself is made of aluminium tubing, so it's nice and light at 7.2Kg. It's very easy to collapse and free stands when folded, so no more struggling to hold a wriggly child under one arm whilst trying to hang on to your pushchair with the other. When folded, there's a nifty little carrying handle built in to the top of the seat unit, ideal for public transport.
The seat of the pushchair itself is generously wide and features multiple backrest positions suitable for newborn babies right through to grown up 3 year olds. The backrest position is easy to adjust and can be done one handed. The fabrics used are breathable for added comfort for your little one. Talking of fabrics, the Carrera comes in a variety of colours, some of which are soon to be discontinued and replaced with new ones, at present it is available in Tejano ( a denim blue with beige trim) Titanium ( cream and taupe) and Antracita Vega ( black and silvery grey) The Carrera has a co-ordinating removable fabric hood for extra protection from the elements.
The seat unit itself can be removed fully from the frame, which is very useful if you want to team the Carrera with a car seat (Matrix or Rebel) or the lovely Jane Auto Carrycot. All of these options can still be used on the Carrera with the pushchair seat in situ, giving it a great versatility.
Here’s the technical specification, geeky but very useful (nothing worse than deciding on a pushchair and then finding out it doesn’t fit in your boot or you need muscles like a bodybuilder to lift the thing!): Size folded: 36x91x36cm. Weight: 7.2kg. Handle bar height: adjustable 91-110cm. Suspension: on all wheels. Material: 100% aluminium, painted/varnished, 25mm in diameter
There is a mesh shopping basket included with the Carrera, not huge but then for a pushchair that folds this compactly, it wouldn't be possible to have a huge space, it's certainly big enough to hold the rain cover which is also included in the price.
All the usual accessories are available at additional cost to match the Carrera, such as parasol, bag, and foot muff for those who like the fully co-ordinated look! Of course, universal accessories can be used and work just as well if you prefer.
The Carrera retails at around £259.00 for the pushchair, with hood and rain cover.
Jane stockists can be found at www.johnstonprams.co.uk or by telephoning 028 9077 0779.
Advantages: Easy to steer, folds *really* neatly - looks fab! Disadvantages: Car seat a little difficult to fit
Wow! This has to be the best purchase we made for our little one. It looks good when out and about . Available in 5 different designs, all of which are understatedly stylish - a great asset as I doubt it's simplicity will ever really date and it means you don't have to worry about your, or your baby's, outfit clashing with a busy, fussy design (as if you would!). A premium is charged for the 3 "asymmetric" colour options, but when I compared them ... ...and therefore more comfortable for their passenger. As for cleaning - we took the system on holiday to Spain and the car seat cover got very grubby on the plane. We were relieved to find a quick wipe over with some soapy water made it as good as new!
In shops it is a dream, with the wheels unlocked it steers so nicely that I see mums with bulkier prams looking on in envy as we wind our way down aisles they can only dream of getting down! The frame ...
Blueballoon 04.05.2005
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Advantages: Extremely light, compact when folded, stylish appearance Disadvantages: Foot muff (additional accessory) a little awkward, long lead time on delivery
...happy to say that the Jane Carrera C has done us proud so far. We combined it with the Auto Carrycot which I won't go into too much detail about, as that comes under a separate section. However I will say, that it attaches to the Carrera very easily (without having to remove the pushair part at all), and offered us loads of advantages. In the first few months Max was facing us in what looked rather like a traditional pram set-up (but with a much ... ...colours and descriptions in the Jane catalogue are very miselading - Titanium looks a very dreary grey. For the first 6 weeks the shop lent us the Carrera in the Tejano fabric, as our one took an absolute age to arrive. Tejano is a sort of denim and cream fabric, which I didnt really like the sound of, but I was pleasantly surprised - it was actually rather nice. However, I must say I personally prefer the Titanium.
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jobi1kenobi 28.02.2004
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Advantages: Continuous adjustable handle, comfy for baby, lie flat seat Disadvantages: Very hard to open, can be heavy to push, bad service from manufacturer
Jane Carrera C with Matrix
The biggest draw to buying this travel system was the matrix lie-flat car seat which is lovely and cosy and well made. I wanted the matrix as we do alot of driving out to family who live far away and I thought it would be better and more comfortable for the baby to lie flat. The Carrera C itself seemed like a good buggy too and was fine when I tested it out in the shop. We went for the asymmetric design which was alittle ... ...birth of my baby when Jane said that the buggy was discontinued in my fabric choice (Sky Tech) and orders had been fulfilled. NO THEY BLOOBY HAVENT. We never got the changing bag.
My baby was 3 weeks old in a borrowed buggy that I didn't really like. Not quite how I imagined things to be. A friend rang round and found one in a sale which she bought and I paid for.
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Not so bad with just the baby and a changing bag. I really liked it at ...
BlueKitty 30.06.2006
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Advantages: COMPACT - fitted into boot of out new VW Polo Disadvantages: Difficult to Open + POOR service from Manufacturers
...did their best] the manufacturers Jane decided to 'give' our order to somebody else. We finally received the pushchair over 2 months from the order date. And the foot-muff arrived a month after that!
I had read reviews about how easy it would be to 'open' the pushchair with ONE HAND! That is absolute nonsense - I am a reasonably strong male and I often struggle with it using both hands and that's after almost a year of regular use
We would have ...
steve1955 25.12.2004
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Advantages: Light portable frame, Easy to steer, Good safe flat positoned car seat Disadvantages: Difficult to assemble, heavy oversized car seat.
I bought the Jane Carrera Pro Matrix system as a new mum and after much research. Although it does handle beautifully to steer and looks good it is a right pain to assemble/disemble. The flat car seat is brilliant for baby and once you get the hang on installing it is relatively easy but it is sooo heavy and big that its not portable as a carry cot. It is also very tempermental to lock into the pram frame and a completely nightmare to then unlock ... ...weight and size and the rubbish pram mechanism. When using upright, the car seat is rear facing and no matter how tight you pull the seatbelts to hold it in place it still wobbles around so we are still using it in the flat position (Baby now 5 months old).
We have perservered with this system as its not cheap but I am about to switch to just using it as a buggy, forget the travel system, and will invest in a new permenant car seat to last the next ...
SnowieB 24.08.2007 (23.08.2007)
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