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rec please~ we need a new carseat~

MorlaMorla
in Orange County Babies

DS is getting big~ so we need to start looking for a "big" carseat.

have no idea where to start the search... please recommend yours... why?

is there a crash test rating? I do drive a lot and long distances..... so I just want to be extra cautious...

thanks!

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Re: rec please~ we need a new carseat~

  • kchoikchoi
    we have a britax marathon and a diplomat and ryan loves both.  britax is one of the safest on the market.
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  • weebabyweebaby
    we couldnt afford a britax at the time that we bought one so we picked up the evenflo triumph.  we ended up LOVING it and have bought 2 more for other cars. :)
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  • kchaokchao

    We are very happy with our Britax seats and actually just bought two more for the grandparents to have.  I have a Marathon in my car, which is good for up to 65 pounds.  We just bought our parents Roundabout 50s, which go up to 50 lbs (regular Roundabout is only good to 40 lbs).

     

    Britax seats in general have excellent safety ratings and are very comfortable.  I don't know anyone who doesn't like their Britax.

    Karen

    https://oc.citymommy.com - a great resource for OC moms

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  • NikiGeeNikiGee

    We have two Britax seats and they're both great.  We have a Decathalon and a Marathon.

    My parents have a Fisher Price Safe Voyage in their car (they do minimal driving).  We did a carseat check probably a year and a half ago and the techs told us that it was basically the same seat as a Britax just without the bells and whistles.

    Good luck! 

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  • beachbrideinCalbeachbrideinCal
    We have 2 Britax Roundabouts. Love them. Got a deal on Amazon on them because they have "collegiate" insignia (i.e., Longhorns, Sooners).  Had great safety ratings and best ratings on Consumer Reports at the time (about 1 1/2 yrs ago). 
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  • jaejaeveejaejaevee

    imageweebaby:
    we couldnt afford a britax at the time that we bought one so we picked up the evenflo triumph.  we ended up LOVING it and have bought 2 more for other cars. :)

    Ditto.  The Truimph has the same ratings as the Britax Marathon on Consumer Reports.

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  • LoveHimSoMuchLoveHimSoMuch
    We have the Britax Marathon in the cow print and love it!
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  • weebabyweebaby
    imagejaejaevee:

    imageweebaby:
    we couldnt afford a britax at the time that we bought one so we picked up the evenflo triumph.  we ended up LOVING it and have bought 2 more for other cars. :)

    Ditto.  The Truimph has the same ratings as the Britax Marathon on Consumer Reports.

    that is what sold us! 

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  • KristelRobinKristelRobin

    We realized that DD had became too tall for her infant seat when they measured her at her 9 month appointment, and we couldn't afford to get Marathons either.  My mom bought a Graco MyRide 65 for her car, and I really like that one.  For DH, we bought a Recaro Como, as well rated as the Britax in Baby Bargains.  It normally costs about the same as the Roundabout, but I found it on Diapers.com for only $149 with free shipping, so it ended up being cheaper than the Graco!  Finally, my car has a Britax Roundabout that is a hand me down from my BFF.  I know she would tell me if it had been in an accident, and it had been in her husband's car and rarely used. 

     Anyway, I like all three seats and would recommend them all.  On the crash test ratings I saw, the Roundabout was the best rated for rear facing.

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  • brennrobertbrennrobert
    Love our britax boulevard.  The Graco myride 65 was getting lots of high marks over on the message boards at www.car-seat.org.
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