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    Best narrow HBB with LATCH?

    We need to replace a crashed booster and I'm trying to figure out what the right replacement seat is--it's been about a year since I shopped for this one on a tight timeline, so I'm hoping there might be some new options or just a few I missed. Crashed seat is an Evenflo Amp, which fits my 6yo...
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    Seat suggestions for tight three-across in a Subaru Impreza?

    I think I've looked under every rock but just wondering if I'm missing anything else I should try. I need to be able to fit two boostered kids (can ride in five-points too) and one three-year-old who can ride RF or FF (usually rides RF, but fine turning him FF for the limited times we need the...
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    Narrow booster to fit in a three across?

    Hi! My five-year-old (almost 40 pounds, 43") is almost at the minimum weight for a booster and otherwise seems mature enough to handle riding in a booster on occasion, so I'd like to start looking around for a booster to do some training so that we have it as an option for occasional use when we...
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    Replacing a car seat after a fender bender?

    I had a very minor collision where I backed into a parked car coming out of our driveway; we had a Britax Marathon and Frontier in the car at the time, but since the damage to our car was minimal (ding in side, scratched bumper) and we were going about 5 mph it seemed like this clearly didn't...
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    Free: Britax Roundabout 50 cover in Kathryn

    Our Roundabout 50 expired and went off to a trade-in with someone, but I kept the cover hoping it didn't need to go to the landfill so soon. It's the Kathryn (brown and pink) print in very good condition, and includes the cover and the belly pad. Free--just cover the shipping (or no cost for...
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    SureRide vs. Maestro?

    I'm down to the wire to choose a new travel seat, since our Roundabout is about to expire. It looks like it's down to the SureRide or the Maestro; I've found some comparisons from several years back, but would love to hear more recent pros or cons to either of these seats. Our main criteria are...
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    Frontier 90: Should headrest wiggle?

    Just got our new Frontier--yeah! I'm wondering if the wiggly headrest is the way it's supposed to be or if there is something wrong with it, though. (I know I can call Britax tomorrow and ask but thought maybe others who have this seat would know.) The headrest pulls forward and back about a...
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    Roundabout 50 vs. Marathon 70 G3 for flying?

    We can take either to use FFing, and had initially planned to take the Roundabout just because it's lighter. It's not a huge weight difference, though--are there other good reasons to take the Marathon instead? I don't have much experience installing the Roundabout FFing and just wondering if...
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    Headrests interfering with car seat installation--remove or not?

    I'm trying to install our Britax Marathon 70 G3 FFing in the center of our hatchback. The center seatbelt is usually threaded through the headrest if a person is buckled in there. When I install the Marathon, though, the car's headrest forces the car seat shell headrest forward. The Britax...
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    Need a travel seat--IMMI Go?

    We're traveling long distance with two kids for the first time in a few months, and I'm trying to figure out car seats. The IMMI Go caught my eye--it's more than we'd ideally like to spend, but I'm wondering if it might be a good solution for us (and if we get two kids' use out of it, we could...
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    Center LATCH in a Subaru?

    I assumed I could not borrow the outboard anchors, but the manual for our new Subaru Impreza says this: "Do not use lower anchorages (bars) for a seat in the center seating position unless a child restraint system manufacturer’s instructions permit and specify using anchors spaced as far apart...
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    Booster fit in Prius V, Subaru Impreza, or Mazda3?

    We are close to buying a new car and deciding between the Prius V and Subaru Impreza hatchback, with the Mazda3 possibly in contention. We have two kids, currently both RFing, and have tested out those seats, but we plan to own this car for the next 10+ years, which would see both kids though...
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    Making heads or tails of safety data--which tests to pay attention to?

    We're shopping for a new car and down to a handful of options, and I'm having a really challenging time figuring out what to make of the various safety/crash testing data. We have never bought a new car before so I'm not really sure what to expect as far as what a current model should pass and...
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    Narrow convertible to fit next to Cybex Aton?

    I'm hoping to fit a rear-facing convertible in the center of our tight backseat with our infant seat outboard on one side so that we can fit an adult (though obviously not a very big one!) on the other side. Right now we have a Marathon, and while this technically is feasible in that the two...
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    Question Inexpensive harnessed seat with high height/weight limits?

    Some friends are hunting for one and I have no clue what's out there. They need the highest harness height and weight limit combo they can find on a seat that can safely install with a lap belt only. They know about the Frontier but would ideally like to spend less than that, since it's for an...
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    Problems with Cybex Aton base install with seatbelt?

    I'm increasingly curious about the issues we had with our Aton base installation, since the recent CR review identified exactly the issue we had--and then the Car Seat Lady response to this was that they had never encountered this problem in many, many installs. So--now I'm really wondering...
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    Is this seat outgrown? (Photos)

    I *think* he still has a little room rear-facing in this seat, but am not 100% sure I'm measuring correctly. This is our daycare seat and we also need to use it for a trip in two weeks, so trying to figure out if I need to get a new seat before then or if we can push through April with the...
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    Is Eddie Bauer XRS 65 the same seat as Guide 65? And does Apt 40 fit kids comparably to Scenera?

    I'm trying to find a lightweight travel seat that will also fit in our compact car, and the Guide 65 was recommended. However, I can't find it locally to try. I did find the Eddie Bauer XRS 65, which I thought I'd read was a clone of the Guide 65. Now comes the confusing part, though: my 30th...
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    Would you get a new seat? If so, which one?

    DS, age 2.5, is currently riding in a Marathon G3 in our car and a Coccoro in our daycare provider's car. I just checked him today in the Coccoro since he recently had a growth spurt, and he has almost exactly an inch above his head (a little bit more), so he's very close to outgrowing it...
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    Coccoro installation questions

    We've had our Combi Coccoro for a couple of weeks now and generally are loving it, but I've encountered a couple of questions with the installation. Hoping someone can help! - In our car, it's installed RFing in the center with the shoulder belt using the European routing through the blue clamp...

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