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Which Britax is best?

luciagdelopezluciagdelopez member
in Babies: 9 - 12 Months
I know that overall britax has the best safety and customer reviews...so, is one better than another? Some are $200 and some are $300+ so now I am just curious as to what makes the cost difference from one model to another.  Is it just extra features or actual safety?
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Re: Which Britax is best?

  • EEC1979EEC1979
    The Marathon has a higher weight limit (65lbs) than the Roundabout (40 lbs) but the Roundabout is rated better in consumer reports and did better in their crash tests.  I think people think they will get mor eout of the Marathon but I read that most children are like 8 before they weigh 65 lbs and wouldn't be in a car seat anymore anyway.
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    You can go to the Britax website and do a side by side comparison of the different styles to find the one that best suits you.   www.britaxusa.com

     

    We are getting the boulevard

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  • May524May524
    We got the marathon.  I wanted a higher weight limit than the roundabout. 
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  • crystalpopcorncrystalpopcorn member
    Ditto PP about going to the website. ?We have the boulevard because I wanted the extra side impact protection. ?All of our friends have the boulevard too. ?It is expensive and big. ?It might be tight in small cars.
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  • AggieDeeAggieDee

    Consumer Report Safety Ratings Scores:

    Roundabout - 81

    Marathon - 58

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  • SarahFinSarahFin member

    We have the Marathon for our big SUV and the Roundabout for our sedan because the Marathon is a tight squeeze in our car when used rear-facing.

    We wanted at least one seat with a high weight limit.  For us, it's not about needing a seat that will accommodate a 65lb child, but one that will accommodate a child over 40lbs.  This way, by the time DS outgrows the Roundabout, we may have a second child that can start using it and DS can still use the Marathon and a booster (or whatever).

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  • livinituplivinitup

    We got a Marathon as a present and bought a Roundabout.  We kept the Marathon because the reviews online said how much people loved it.  And the ratings that brought it down were still "good" and had to do with latches and our cars have the latch system anyway.  We bought the Roundabout because of the better rating (and great reviews, too) .. thinking we'll do a booster when the time comes.  My sister's twins were in their Britax Marathon until age 6 becuase they were within the weight/height limit for so long. 

    Overall, I found all of the ratings very confusing.  We just split the difference. 

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