Convertible car seat that won't break the bank

watermellens

Popping over from 6-9 with a car seat question. I'd love to get a Britax, but they're just sooo expensive and we need to get 2 (one for DH's car and one for mine).

We might get a Britax for mine b/c DS will be in my car more often, but I'm not sure what to get for DH's car.

Any recommendations for a convertible that won't bankrupt us? Thanks!

delg23

Cosco Scenara is about 60 bux and rated highest for crash tests by Consumer reports. It has less padding than more expensive models but my son loves it! 

willisbf

Graco My Ride. Britax wouldn't even come close to fitting in our vehicles...accord and SUV. Before investing, make sure it will fit! Our LO loves his Graco! You can get 2 Gracos for the price of one Britax

lgeorge06

My DD was very long for her age and we needed a convertable car seat-Fast while on vacation and found the Graco ComfortSport at Target. It was reasonably priced ($75-90) and my daughter loves it! A lot of padding and fits well in all our Dodge vehicles. We also purchased a Safety First Alpha Omega Elite thru JCPenney.com and got it for $85.00!! Both are great seats! Good Luck!

 

SnoopyLuv

We got an Evenflo Momentum from BRU for $110 with a coupon and a sale. I really like the seat and we can adjust the harness without taking it out of the car. I don't get the Britax hype and we needed two seats.

angelame1979

If you don't need them now then watch out for the one you like to be on sale.  Also a good idea would be if the manufacterers have coupons etc.  Buy one now and then the other when you can.  We bought one for my DH's car at Toys R Us, he noticed it was on sale and I had a 20% off coupon so we only spent $104 on a $160 car seat.  The one I wanted was on sale at Walmart but retails for $159 or so at Toys R' Us and with free shipping I spent $116.  I have a Graco My ride 65 and I LOVE IT!  My husband has an Evenflo I think and he loves his too!

nanabanana06

My DD loves her Graco My Ride. She loves the little pillow and the cupholders on it. I like to put cheerios in the cupholders on long rides. I loved the fact that it didn't break the bank (which is important to me since I am a single mom). Also, DD looks super comfy. I would of liked to get a Britax. However, I am in love with this carseat. It fits very nicely in my Ford Escort Wagon.

drewiekc

I just posted this in another thread, but both of our parents got the Safety 1st Alpha Omega Elite for their cars for around $110 on Amazon.  It can be converted to a booster seat once they are too big for the convertible.  We really like them, I actually wish we had gotten them for our cars instead of blowing money on the Britax.

giantsgirl55

SnoopyLuv:

We got an Evenflo Momentum from BRU for $110 with a coupon and a sale. I really like the seat and we can adjust the harness without taking it out of the car. I don't get the Britax hype and we needed two seats.

I don't get the hype either...

We just purchased an Evenflow Triumph LX 65 from Walmart. $130 

Need to purchase 2 car seats.

Evenflo go high marks in Consumer Reports and side impact tested. DH call it the "cadillac of car seats" 

KellyD01

I would reccomend the True Fit from First Years. We have those for the all the kids convertibles My DS who is almost 40" tall at 3 is still on the 3rd strap setting. He's also got several inches of shell above his head yet... around 4 or 5 I believe. My MIL has the MyRide 65 and DS has already reached the top of the shell w/ his head.

Forward facing they can go till the top of their ears reach to top of the shell... so he still has room to grow w/ the myride, but he'll outgrow it height wise long before he outgrows it weight wise.