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natysr
10-06-2007, 05:24 PM
I decided to get Jordan's old Combi Victoria out of the garage and clean it up to get it ready for it to move on to a new home and boy oh boy, The leg room!

This is the seat we replaced with a boulevard. I really like so many things about the Victoria. I loved the multiple recline option, especially reclining on the go without reinstalling it, loved the harness covers, loved the leg room, loved the 7 year life span.

If it only had a slightly taller shell and taller harness height, and EPS foam, and a 65 pound limit....I would have loved to keep it.

It really is a PITA to change the harness height though, there is almost no room to get your hands in there...and I have small hands. Also, the harness pads are sewn to a seperate strap that goes through the harness slot and loops forward through the slot below it, then the actual harness is threaded through the harness pad and into the same harness slot as the harness pad strap. it is weird.

I know that it is a bulky seat, but I really wish they would have improved it rather than discontinue it.

Anyway, since I'm getting rid of it, I thought I would take a few token pictures just for fun.

RF mode
http://alvin.smugmug.com/photos/204735061-S.jpg

FF recline mode 2
http://alvin.smugmug.com/photos/204734998-S.jpg

FF recline mode 1
http://alvin.smugmug.com/photos/204735763-S.jpg

FF upright mode
http://alvin.smugmug.com/photos/204735797-S.jpg

Harness height. His shoulders are right at the middle slot.
http://alvin.smugmug.com/photos/204736460-S.jpg
Patriot201
10-06-2007, 06:30 PM
Wow! It does have a lot of room!
CRS
10-06-2007, 06:33 PM
very cool! thank's for sharing!
cryswilkins
10-06-2007, 06:40 PM
Wow, I looked at those a while back, because our infant seat was a Combi. Too bad it was a dud of a seat. It looks like he is comfy.
ZephyrBlue
10-06-2007, 07:22 PM
Wow, that's a ton of legroom! It looks like a neat seat. Is the FF wt limit 40lbs?
natysr
10-06-2007, 07:32 PM
Wow, that's a ton of legroom! It looks like a neat seat. Is the FF wt limit 40lbs?

Yes, the FF weight limit is only 40.

And the RF is only 30.

The seat really is pretty comfortable and the seating area is wide...it fits my butt in there.

It would also be nice if the FF recline modes 1 & 2 could be used while RF.

But I love the harness pads. They are thin, soft, and are grippy on the back side. They are also relatively long, but the chest clip can be positioned inside the harness pad where the clip comes out slots in the middle of the harness pad. That is great for making sure the chest clip is properly position for a small baby.
mominabigtruck
10-06-2007, 07:41 PM
The victoria looks sooo nice, I really liked my avatar but my mom didn't because it was so heavy and had a puzzle buckle so I sold it on ebay. It was the first higher end seat that I ever bought and I thought it was so great.
Jordynsmama
10-06-2007, 08:45 PM
The victoria looks sooo nice, I really liked my avatar but my mom didn't because it was so heavy and had a puzzle buckle so I sold it on ebay. It was the first higher end seat that I ever bought and I thought it was so great.

Ugh I hate those puzzle buckles. These twins I babysat had cosco ones with those and I spent 20 minutes in the rain trying to figure it out one night.
natysr
10-06-2007, 09:33 PM
Ugh I hate those puzzle buckles. These twins I babysat had cosco ones with those and I spent 20 minutes in the rain trying to figure it out one night.

I actually kind of like puzzle buckles. My friend had one on a seat for her daughter.

The victoria doesn't have the puzzle kind though.
NZ Child Restraints
10-06-2007, 09:40 PM
OMG I had an instuction booklet for that seat but threw it away as the seats were not sold here and someone bought it over with they moved here.
They are nice seats!
SamPacey&Joshua
10-06-2007, 11:50 PM
That is one gorgeous boy you have there!
thepeach80
10-07-2007, 10:11 AM
I hate installing that seat. :p I tried in my tech class and I never could get it rfing. I was ready to chuck the seat intirely by the time I got it out of my car. It looks nice though, very deep.
natysr
10-07-2007, 10:37 AM
That is one gorgeous boy you have there!

Thank you!

My son is 1/2 filipino. I just love amer-asian kids. :love:
natysr
10-07-2007, 10:41 AM
I hate installing that seat. :p I tried in my tech class and I never could get it rfing. I was ready to chuck the seat intirely by the time I got it out of my car. It looks nice though, very deep.

Oh it was such a PITA to install. I had given up and went upstairs to cry and then DH took over. He came up 45 minutes later and said it was done. I check it and I swear it was part of the car. It did not budge a single bit. He installed it with LATCH. And it was even on leather seats.