Hi, I have a 3-year-old (34 lbs and 37 inches) and a 5 months old who currently uses a Marathon. I want a seat for my older son, and it is low enough for him to get in and out easily. I am trying to decide I should use Radian and maybe later to a booster seat, or buy a Regent instead. The other car we have is a 2000 Toyota Camry. We mainly uses the Pilot for our kids, but occasionally we will switch to the Toyota. We don't travel very much, just once or twice a year to grandparents house or on a vacation trip. Please chip in if you can, I would appreciate that.
I bought a Radian65 ( I can still return it) but is quite difficult to have a good install using safety belt on my Honda Pilot, it is not impossible, but very hard. I also like to be able to sit in between my two kids with a marathon on one of the outboard seat. With Marathon RF and Radian FF both on the outboard of the second row right now, it is quite comfortable for me to sit in the center seat.
I tried a Regent at the store(out of stock of Regent though), and like it because it can go all the way to 80 lbs and it is so spacious. But also, it is very big. I had the tech install the Regent on my car using safety belt, it seems to be easier than Radian. With Marathon RF, I can still sit in between the seat comfortably. But I wonder when both of them are FF, if I will still be able to sit in between.
The price difference will be $80-100. I can afford that but not without hesitation. The other factor is that Regent seems to be out of stock everywhere. Anyone knows anywhere that has Regent in-stock and if there's any on sale? Or should I just keep my Radian?
I would like to know your inputs on this. Thank you!!
I bought a Radian65 ( I can still return it) but is quite difficult to have a good install using safety belt on my Honda Pilot, it is not impossible, but very hard. I also like to be able to sit in between my two kids with a marathon on one of the outboard seat. With Marathon RF and Radian FF both on the outboard of the second row right now, it is quite comfortable for me to sit in the center seat.
I tried a Regent at the store(out of stock of Regent though), and like it because it can go all the way to 80 lbs and it is so spacious. But also, it is very big. I had the tech install the Regent on my car using safety belt, it seems to be easier than Radian. With Marathon RF, I can still sit in between the seat comfortably. But I wonder when both of them are FF, if I will still be able to sit in between.
The price difference will be $80-100. I can afford that but not without hesitation. The other factor is that Regent seems to be out of stock everywhere. Anyone knows anywhere that has Regent in-stock and if there's any on sale? Or should I just keep my Radian?
I would like to know your inputs on this. Thank you!!