Car seat for banana baby in 1st gen Prius

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I'm looking for more recommendations for a convertible car seat for a 2002 prius. I'd like to do extended rear facing. I have a long (90th percentile) and skinny (15th percentile) 10 month old so I have reason to expect that he'll be a tall and skinny kid. I've mostly been looking at height restrictions rather that weight.

oakster recommended the Britax Marathon in another thread (http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=285258) and that could work out nicely, but I thought I'd see what other options there are.

I have been taking a look at this guide: http://carseatblog.com/22818/the-ul...ertible-space-comparison-review-size-matters/
Which is kind of confusing because according to this, if I get a seat with a space rating of "A" that is only 2 more inches space than the Graco My ride that I already own, which really doesn't sound that impressive.
 
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wendytthomas

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Hi there.

I'm not sure when the space article was last updated, but there are quite a few seats that are fantastic for tall kids in tight spaces now.

I'd look first at the Graco Extend2Fit/Extend2Fit 3 in 1, Safety 1st Grow and Go EX Air (the EX is important), and then the Britax Boulevard ClickTight and Britax Advocate ClickTight. Those Britaxes are far taller than the Marathon.

Wendy
 

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