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  1. mimieliza

    I think the Cambria is a bust...

    According to the update from KIM, the Cambria requires head support, and has hook-style LATCH connectors. I'm glad I didn't wait for it. I much prefer the Recaro Performace Booster for $20-30 more.
  2. mimieliza

    Mazda 5 peeps - what to do?

    Just bought a Mazda 5 in April, brand new. It has 6000 miles on it. It is meant to be our main family vehicle for at least the next five years. And it finally gets IIHS testing and performs terribly. I researched the hell out of this car, and looked at all the other Mazda models' crash test...
  3. mimieliza

    so many expired seats!

    My oldest is 7.5, and our seats are expiring all around us! Graco SS1 - DOM 2005 Britax Boulevard - DOM 2007 Britax Roundabout - DOM 2007 Evenflo Triumph Advance - DOM 2008 (expires in 10 days!) Once the EFTA is done, we are down to only one backup seat for DS (a 50 lb limit Safety 1st...
  4. mimieliza

    Just ordered a Recaro Performace Booster...

    ...for use in our super-awkward 2002 Forester. Wish me luck! The only booster I've found that works is The First Years B570 Pathways, and DD has outgrown it. All other boosters cause the seat belt to catch in the shoulder guide and not retract smoothly. In a LBB, the belt doesn't touch her...
  5. mimieliza

    Mazda 5

    I finally did it... bit the bullet and bought a new car. Not just new-to-me, but NEW. 2014 Mazda 5 Touring I'm so freaking happy. I love it so much. It has FEATURES, that actually WORK! :love: Seats: FFing Radian 65SL installed with LATCH, and Graco Connext LBB.
  6. mimieliza

    New (used) car shopping... Sienna, Pathfinder, Sorento?

    We are buying a new-to-us car/SUV/van in the next month. Our budget is around $20K. We are looking for something that seats at least 6, but 95% of the time, we will only be seating 4. We need it to last at least 10 years without expensive repairs, ideally. We live in a mountainous...
  7. mimieliza

    ok, car buffs, choose a vehicle for me!

    I just "upgraded" to a 2003 Kia Sedona, but I'm thinking long term now. We will probably purchase something more new-ish in the next year or so. Here is what I need: Under $25k Used is fine, prefer certified pre-owned and under 50,000 miles Needs to accomodate 6 passengers occasionally Must be...
  8. mimieliza

    which boosters can be used with LATCH?

    Does anyone have a list of all high back and backless boosters that can be used with LATCH?
  9. mimieliza

    LATCH limts on 2003 Kia Sedona

    Okay, I'm ready to join the 21st century and drive a car with LATCH, just in time for my kids to outgrow it. :o Can someone with a LATCH manual tell me what the weight limit is for the lower anchors in a 2003 Kia Sedona? The seat I'm installing is a Radian 65SL. Child is 3y9m, 39 lbs, FFing...
  10. mimieliza

    2003 Kia Sedona vs. 1999 Honda Odyssey

    Need quick opinions... I'm debating trading my 1999 Honda Odyssey for a 2003 Kia Sedona. My main reason for wanting to trade vehicles is safety. The Kia has LATCH and top tethers; my Odyssey has neither (and cannot be retrofitted for top tethers in the second row). I have a...
  11. mimieliza

    Are Compass boosters short?

    I bought a Compass B570 booster for DD about six months ago, as it's the only booster I found that has a shoulder belt guide that works with DH's Forester. I went to raise the height yesterday and couldn't, it wouldn't go up any more. I haven't taken it out of the car yet to see if I can get...
  12. mimieliza

    Is this really safer? Heavy child RFing...

    DS is 3 years old and 35 lbs. He is RFing in a Radian XT. The installation is giving me fits. Even with the angle adjuster, the seat overreclines. I start with a good install, but once he's in the seat, his weight, plus his tendency to kick the seat back push the seat into a more reclined...
  13. mimieliza

    Time for another seat list thread...

    I'm feeling the need to confess my out of control seat collecton, so I thought I'd start another "What seats do you have now?" thread. This is for two children, ages 6 and 2 1/2. Expired: Graco Safe Seat 1 Naked: Britax Boulevard (old style, expires in 2013, straps were ruined and never...
  14. mimieliza

    ISO: Recaro Vivo

    Looking for a Vivo - any color, good condition. I have a Parkway SGL that I could trade.
  15. mimieliza

    HBB with best shoulder belt compatibility?

    Which high back booster has a shoulder belt guide that tends to be compatible with lots of different car shoulder belts? Both the Turbobooster and the Parkway SGL just don't work well with my 2002 Subaru Forester. The shoulder belt gets caught up in the guide and doesn't allow the belt to...
  16. mimieliza

    HBB problems in 2002 Forester

    I just moved my DD to a booster in DH's 2002 Subaru Forester. 2002 was the last year of the old style Foresters. Anyway, the seatbelt is set quite a bit forward from the seat, and doesn't play nicely with the belt guide on the boosters. I tried both the Safety Surround Turbobooster and...
  17. mimieliza

    Are there any LBBs that you would NOT recommend?

    We are flying to Hawaii to visit my in-laws, and I'm going to ask my MIL to pick up a low back booster for DD so we don't have to take one with us. Which ones should I tell her to avoid? She will be getting one at either BRU, Target or Walmart. I though I would ask her to stay away from the...
  18. mimieliza

    12 new Radians!

    I'm on the board of directors for my kids' daycare. They occasionally transport kids in a 15 passenger van - very limited trips, like less than a mile, to swimming lessons in the summer or to a plant nursery that has a pumpkin patch in the fall. Anyway, the van has no headrests and many lap...
  19. mimieliza

    What seats do you have that are totally superfluous?

    What seats do you have that get no love? I mean, you have NO USE for them right now. And are you planning to sell or just hang onto them? I have: -Safety 1st Complete Air - I might use it for travel this summer since it is light and has nice LATCH connectors. It may end up RFing in my...
  20. mimieliza

    Nervous with a new booster rider

    DD is in a booster full time in my van now, and I am finding that I am always nervous. She is in a Parkway SGL. She seems to be in between head rest settings - the shoulder belt seems to fit better with the head rest higher, but then the SIP starts around her ears. Also, the slide guard clip...

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