EvenFlo Triumph gets a thumbs up
I recently purchased the Evenflo odessey V for my 6 month old daughter. After putting it in the car I realized hoe narrow it is. I can't imagine it would fit her up to 40 pounds. Also, it seemed to sit up very high and I almost banged her head everytime I put her in the car.
While at Babies R Us today I saw the Triumph on sale for $129. I didn't know anything about it but loved the plush fabric and other features. I had a %15 off coupon so I bought it and plan to return the first one we bought. So far it seems great. The straps are easy to adjust, it is roomy, it fits nicely in our small car and our daughter seems to like it. She feel asleep in in and looked comfortable - not all hunched over.
The biggest pain with moving up to a big girl carseat is that she can't sit well in shopping carts and highchairs. I recently found a shopping cart belt/seat thing at Babies R Us and it seems to work well. I highly recommend one.