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convertible car seat

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We are finally upgrading to a convertible car seat (we live in the city without a car, so we've been able to get by on the infant/travel system car seat until now).  I am looking for something that is fairly easy to use and not huge (we will have a compact car).  Any advice or recommendations are appreciated - thanks!
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Re: convertible car seat

  • brewcitybridebrewcitybride
    Love our Brittax Roundabout 55. Got that when DD was 11 months, had it rear-facing until she was almost 2, and now she's 3 1/2 and she's forward facing and still loves it. You can get brands cheaper than Brittax, but I did a lot of research on carseats, and Brittax seemed to be a really good quality brand for the price. I got it on sale for $170, which I didn't think was too horrible.
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  • Ms5586Ms5586 member

    Absolutely love our Evenflo Triumph 65 LX.  I have a ford focus, and DH is 6'6", and can still drive with J rear facing.  The strap adjustment system is amazing.

    https://www.amazon.com/Evenflo-Triumph-Convertible-Seat-Easton/dp/B006PB2B3M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1345665384&sr=8-2&keywords=evenflo+triumph

    You can go to BRU and test out different seats to see how they fit in your car too. 

     

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  • memali26memali26 member
    imageMs5586:

    Absolutely love our Evenflo Triumph 65 LX.  I have a ford focus, and DH is 6'6", and can still drive with J rear facing.  The strap adjustment system is amazing.

    https://www.amazon.com/Evenflo-Triumph-Convertible-Seat-Easton/dp/B006PB2B3M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1345665384&sr=8-2&keywords=evenflo+triumph

    You can go to BRU and test out different seats to see how they fit in your car too. 

     

    We have the same seat and it is great. We drive a VW Jetta, and it fits well RFing behind the driver. My 2.5 year old is still RFing in it, and even thought she's in the 80+ percentile for height still has room to grow before we need to turn her. 

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    Love our Britax Boulevard 70 CS. My mom has the First Years True Fit premier and we LOVE the Britax over her seat....hands down!
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  • LizzieTimLizzieTim

    We LOVE Britax for Convertible and Convertible Booster, but they are pretty big and heavy. We also have the Cosco Scenera (as PP mentioned) in my mom's car, it's lightweight and does the job for short trips around town, but is not very comfy or cushy and probably wouldn't be good for a longer trip.

    I used to live in NYC and heard a lot of moms talk about Sunshine Kids and Radian (sp?) for lightweight and compact city living... might be worth looking into 

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  • tracyl0826tracyl0826 member
    Thanks ladies!!
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  • SunnyD2011SunnyD2011 member
    We decided on the Evenflo Triumph. Great price and comfy. No complaints! But I have read that it is wide, but I have nothing to compare it to.
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