Recommend your convertible carseat that is NOT a Britax

mrsolsenk12

We are looking at possibly getting Hayden a new car seat. I am not 100% happy with his seat and it was part of yesterday's recall so that has me on the hunt. I know the Britax seats are wonderful and highly recommended but I don't have $200 minimum to spend on a seat. I know there are cheaper options out there that are great as well. So hit me with them!!!

epphd

We have an Evenflo Symphony and I honestly don't like it.  We rented a car on a trip recently, and also rented a seat. It was a Cosco Scenera and Sam LOVED it.  I'm thinking about getting it for "trips" - but probably for every day too.  The Symphony will probably be better forward facing and as a booster, but rear facing it is huge and seems to sit too upright - even though it is level with the ground.  The Scenera is a steal at $50-60 depending on pattern and retailer.

 

firsttogo

I will be interested to hear replies as we use Radians, but need second ones for GP's cars.

MyColonyNJ

We have The First Years True Fit - got if for $99.  We have it for Lil J and have not used it RF.  He is 5 and still is very comfortable in it.  It has a neat way of adjusting the harness level without having to retread the entire seat - which is great when thay are FF, since you don't have to uninstall the seat.

We will probbaly buy another one for Cora soon

emiannie

We have Evenflo Triumph Advance carseats and love them.  They've been great so far.  :-)

oct11bride03

We have an Evenflo Triumph 65 https://www.evenflo.com/product.aspx?id=317&pfid=3704 and have been very happy with it. We actually have three of the same model - one for each of our cars and one for my mom's car.

Quizzle

We have an Evenflo Triumph Advance in my car and a First Years True Fit in DHs. We're quite happy with both. I think the Tru fit is an easier install and looks more comfy, but the Evenflo is easier to adjust the tightness-looseness, at least rear-facing.

naflmj

We have an Evenflo Triumph 65 for our SUV and it's my favorite of our seats. We also have a Combi Coccuro which is great but won't last quite as long, and a Scenera for grandma and daycare (also a fine seat but won't last as long). 

dulcinea03

Add us to the Evenflo Triumph group. Love them RF. Haven't tried them FF yet.

xtencornfield

We have an Evenflo Momentum 65 and a Safety 1st Complete Air 65. Like them both and while they are just under $200, we used 20% off BRU coupons making them more affordable.

mrsolsenk12

xtencornfield:

We have an Evenflo Momentum 65 and a Safety 1st Complete Air 65. Like them both and while they are just under $200, we used 20% off BRU coupons making them more affordable.

That is what I am looking to do. BRU has their 25% trade in promotion going until Monday so we could make the seat we choose more affordable.

Thank you all so much for the recs! I have several websites with several of these seats open in other windows on the computer for DH to look over when he gets home from work.

CardsfanSM

ditto Evenflo Triumph

muppet.fan

emiannie:

We have Evenflo Triumph Advance carseats and love them.  They've been great so far.  :-)

Ditto. We have them in both cars and love them, especially the way the straps are so easy to adjust. 

oct92004bride

Evenflo Triumph Advance we like them but the one in my car works better than the one in Dh's? The one in his car the knob to tighten the straps is difficult to turn?

SeaSoul

We have 2 Evenflo Triumph Advances.  The biggest reason we chose this seat was b/c it was top-rated by Consumer Reports for its category.  Secondly, it is much less expensive than some other popular seats.

We've been very happy with it!

skoorbnibor

epphd:

We have an Evenflo Symphony and I honestly don't like it.  We rented a car on a trip recently, and also rented a seat. It was a Cosco Scenera and Sam LOVED it.  I'm thinking about getting it for "trips" - but probably for every day too.  The Symphony will probably be better forward facing and as a booster, but rear facing it is huge and seems to sit too upright - even though it is level with the ground.  The Scenera is a steal at $50-60 depending on pattern and retailer.

 

just be aware that the scenera is a big pain with straps twisting and a pain to change, tighten and loosen.We use this carseat RARELY it is in my moms car, but I cannot stand it. 

I think there is a 1st years that is popular, too. Also there is another Evenflo model that people seem to like.

kimberic

We have True Fits and love them. So easy!

We have Sceneras for my moms car. I had trouble installing them too. There is a piece that you have to pull out on the bottom that isn't very visible and I had trouble threading the belts and got them in the wrong place the first time. They aren't very cushion-y and wouldn't want to use them as an every day seat.

Waiting4baby08

We have the Britax Boulevard and were recently getting a new one for our other car.  We were decided on the Evenflo Triumph until we saw the Graco My Ride 65.  We tried Gwen in both at the store and she seemed to love the Graco.  We bought it and ended up switching it to our main car.  I like it better than the Britax.

dusk42

Truefit and a Scenera for travel/DH/babysitter