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    ? - Subaru Legacy wagon or Outback wagon, what year?

    My dh needs to replace his vehicle, and he's heavily leaning toward the Subaru Outback wagon. We'd like to buy used to save money; we're looking to spend between $10,000 and $15,000 total. I'm wondering if there are any compelling reasons (especially safety ones) to choose an Outback over a...
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    Belt path for Regent - behind or in front of harness straps??

    I have a question about installing the Regent with a seatbelt, long belt path. When the seatbelt goes around the back of the seat, does it go right next to the plastic of the seat, under the harness straps in the back? Or does it go behind the harness straps in the back, with the harness...
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    How long would my 3yo fit in a Radian??

    I currently have a 3-1/2 yo in a Regent and a 6-1/2 yo in a HBB (Graco). (Also a 9yo in a HBB, and a 12yo.) I would really like to put the 6yo back in a harnessed seat, and my dh is very, very close to being convinced. I drive an '05 Honda Odyssey, and my dh drives a'92 Dodge Dakota (though...
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    What would be the best RF seat?

    Here's a hypothetical question. Let's say you only wanted to buy the fewest possible number of car seats for your child, but keep them RF as long as possible and harnessed as long as possible. I'm assuming the 2nd seat you would be them would be a Britax Regent? And what about the 1st...
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    Can I tether an outboard seat in the 3rd row of an '05 Honda Odyssey?

    I've asked this before, but it got buried in other threads. My 2005 Odyssey has top tether latches only in the 2nd row outboard seats, and 3rd row center. Because I have 4 kids back there, I don't think I could put most seats in the center and still fit the other kids. So, can I put a FF...
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    Are my kids safe enough??

    I admit, I have become a bit obsessive about car safety these past few months, since finding these boards. I really shudder to think of some of the dumb carseat decisions I've made in the past 12 years before I knew better, especially with my oldest child. Anyway, I just wanted to have some of...
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    winter driving/snow tires

    I need some info about winter driving and snow tires. This is our 2nd winter in Colorado after being in a sunny climate for several years. I have driven in the snow before, since we used to live in Utah, but it's been awhile. Last winter we didn't get much snow, so I had no problems, but...
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    I got my carseats checked today and received some "interesting" advice...

    I'm wasn't sure if this belongs here, or in the Coffee Break forum, but anyway, my city had it's monthly car seat check at the fire department today, and I went to make sure I had my Britax Regent installed correctly, and to have someone get it in a bit tighter. Which the guy did... it now...
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    something I read elsewhere about seatbelts -- Is it true?

    While surfing the internet, I read on another message board somewhere one poster's comment about why she used a 5-point harness instead of a booster seat for her child. She said she was told at a car seat check that 40 lbs is the minimum weight required to engage the lock on a seatbelt in the...
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    Why does LATCH only go to 48 lbs?

    After installing a Regent in our car today, using the LATCH system for the first time, I'm very curious as to why the LATCH system is only rated to 48 lbs. Am I correct in assuming that this is soley due to the way the LATCH bars on the car are manufactured, and not really anything to do with...
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    Need help choosing B. Decathlon or B. Regent for tall, solid 3yo

    I need to buy a carseat ASAP for my youngest daughter, who has outgrown her Fisher-Price Safe Embrace car seat (goes to 40" or 40 lbs), and has been sitting in a Graco Turbo Booster for the past week now. She is only 3y3m old, so I really don't feel good about her being in a belt-positioning...

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