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Seeking car seat advice

magspmagsp member
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Hi!  My twins are a little over two.  We have gotten by with car seats in just one car -- but now we need to get two more for our other car, which is much smaller.  Anyone have advice?  Obviously we want safe, but affordable and something that isn't enormous is ideal.  Thanks!
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Re: Seeking car seat advice

  • cadencaden member
    Are they forward facing?
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  • magspmagsp member
    Yes - they are forward facing
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  • cadencaden member
    Assuming you drive a 4-person vehicle I would think any car seats would fit 2-across forward facing. I'd just check out Baby Bargains to see what they recommend at the various price points. I know Sunshine Radians are good for people needing narrow seats, but since you don't need 3 across you could probably go with whatever BB recommends. I haven't personally shopped for car seats in 3 years though so I'm not familiar with what else is on the market.
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  • cukimerrydollcukimerrydoll member
    Where are you located? Some health insurance companies have programs that will give these to you for free. :)
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  • asheyindasheyind member
     Hi there,

    I agree with Caden..since your kids are forward facing, fitting two FF
    seats in the back wouldn't be an issue at all. Your criterion for
    buying a seat should be the safety standards and the how long it will
    last you..

    Radian is a great seat.. but I wouldn't recommend it here because its
    a convertible its more useful for someone who is first going to use it
    Rear facing..

    I would rather buy a combination seat like Britax Frontier 90.. or a
    Recaro performance Sport that can be used FF now and as a high-back
    booster later. Frontier is a Big seat and since you are looking for
    something smaller... good and cheaper options would be Evenflo Maestro
    and Evenflo SecureKid... which have some great features like 2x crash
    test standard and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for Child
    Restraint Anchorage Systems.

    Here are the links to these sites:
    https://www.evenflo.com/product.aspx?id=380&pfid=5060
    https://www.evenflo.com/product.aspx?id=315&pfid=6601
    https://recaropromotion.com/performanceSport.html

    Taking a call would be much easier if you are able to draw comparisons
    between diff seats..Here's a website that would can help you compare
    car seats.. https://www.carseatvs.com/compare

    This comparison between Maestro and performance Sport is a good
    example:https://www.carseatvs.com/Evenflo-Maestro-vs-Recaro-Performance-SPORT
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  • nuttycoconutnuttycoconut member
    You can go on the FB page called Car Seats for the Littles that's run by car seat techs. Tell them the type of car you drive, and your kids' weights and heights and they will tell you the safest seat within your budget that fits in your car. 


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  • JodiArielJodiAriel member
    What do you drive?  What car seats are they in currently?  How much do they weigh and how tall are they?  I am a CPST.

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