good price for used Joovy caboose?

Angela · Jan 10, 2011

Just found a Joovy Caboose on CL for $75. How does that price sound for used?

Maggie · Jan 10, 2011

Depends.

Is it just the regular one with the small canopy? Or is it the Ultralight with the oversided canopy?

I've had both and the ultralight is so much lighter and easier to push than the standard one. The standard is so hard to push with more than 1 kid, I got rid of it b/c I couldn't push it when my 3 year old jumped on the back.

Regulars run about 120ish new, Ultralights run more like 230. So if it's an ultralight, that's a steal!!

If it's a regular, depending on the year, that's a reasonable price.

ETA: The standard doesn't push as nicely as the ultralight, but it's loads better than my Graco DuoGlider. Ugh, THAT is a beast.

Minnesota · Jan 10, 2011

That's how much we paid for our used Joovy Caboose on Craigslist, and that thing has been worth every penny and more. What a workhorse it is! And they are so sturdy that even 'well-loved' they still work great. When our kids have outgrown it, I could easily see us turning around and selling it on to the next person for exactly what we paid. Definitely a no-regrets purchase!

Holly · Jan 10, 2011

I paid that much for mine, I got it from a used baby item store. Mine was the regular, not ultralight, and we liked it a lot.

Angela · Jan 10, 2011

It's the regular and has a small tear in the foam on the handle. It's looks to be in good shape other than that. Do you think the foam can be fixed somehow? Also any ideas how well it works for infant seats?

Holly · Jan 10, 2011

Does it have the bar that you use in place of the tray when putting an infant seat up front?
If so, they work pretty well. The one I had didn't have the infant seat bar but I bought one separately. I put a Keyfit (original, not 30) on it and it fit perfectly. There is also straps to buckle over the infant seat to keep it snug. I think the Joovy site has a guide that shows how each infant seat fits on it.
I don't know if it would be easy to replace the foam handle.

ETA, here is their car seat compatibility picture guide.
http://www.joovy.com/pages/carseat.htm

Angela · Jan 10, 2011

Holly said:
Does it have the bar that you use in place of the tray when putting an infant seat up front?
If so, they work pretty well. The one I had didn't have the infant seat bar but I bought one separately. I put a Keyfit (original, not 30) on it and it fit perfectly. There is also straps to buckle over the infant seat to keep it snug. I think the Joovy site has a guide that shows how each infant seat fits on it.
I don't know if it would be easy to replace the foam handle.

ETA, here is their car seat compatibility picture guide.
http://www.joovy.com/pages/carseat.htm

Yep, has the bar. It says it fits the snugride 32 and SS1. I'm assuming that means it will also work with the 35, right?

Holly · Jan 10, 2011

I bet it would, they just probably haven't updated their list yet.

Dillipop · Jan 10, 2011

ajtastad said:
It's the regular and has a small tear in the foam on the handle. It's looks to be in good shape other than that. Do you think the foam can be fixed somehow? Also any ideas how well it works for infant seats?

The foam tore on my handle and my friend who was borrowing it just used electrical tape wrapped around it to fix it. Kind of like wrapping a baseball bat or tennis racket. It looks great now.

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