Convertible Car Seat Q- if you have 2

ctnj

Did you get a cheaper/just as functional seat for the car you use less frequently?

We use my car the most; however DH still uses his some with baby- daycare pickup, around town.  Also at some point DH will have another car that we may take more frequently and I envision we'll want additional children- so I just don't know if I should get two comparable car seats?

MRSGOLABONTE

We most definitely got the cheaper one for DH's car. She's in it probably five minutes a day on the way to DC. It also came in a plastic bag that's perfect for travel.

aubreysmom1

We were going to get a cheaper one for DH's truck, but then we got a great deal on another Britax that we couldn't turn down. I think the cheaper car seat would have worked out just as well, but it was just easier to get something we were both used to...

becki777

We have a Cosco Scenera for our secondary car seat, and I honestly have no issues with it. We change cars and move seats a lot, so he will often take longer car rides in the cheaper seat. He is just as comfortable and its still easy to use. I think I paid less than $40 for it with a sale + coupon.

starz080

We have two and they're both the Evenflo Triumph Advance.  We use both cars about the same amount so it was worth it to get our first choice for both cars.

kjennnn

We have a Britax Advocate for my car,and a Britax Boulevard for DH's car. We use my car a lot more, but DH does do DC dropoff and occasionally drs appointments, etc...my thoughts were that an accident can happen in either car, so I felt better with him in our top choice carseat. We did go a step down for the second car b/c we got a great deal on it.  We also plan on having a second baby so I knew the carseats would get a lot of use.

becki777

kjennnn:

..my thoughts were that an accident can happen in either car, so I felt better with him in our top choice carseat. .

A cheaper seat does not mean it is not as safe, it has less bells & whistles but all car seats pass the same safety standards. A $300 car seat will protect your child just as much as a $40 seat. 

kjennnn

becki777:

kjennnn:

..my thoughts were that an accident can happen in either car, so I felt better with him in our top choice carseat. .

A cheaper seat does not mean it is not as safe, it has less bells & whistles but all car seats pass the same safety standards. A $300 car seat will protect your child just as much as a $40 seat. 

Not saying that it isn't.  I just meant that there were features in the seat I chose that I wanted (side impact protection, etc), so it didn't make sense for me to buy one with and one without since the features I chose were very important to me. That being said, we got a very good deal on our 2nd Britax. If we had to pay what we did for the first one we would probably have looked for the least $ seat that still had the features we wanted.