I felt like this deserved its own thread.
My sister being the wonderful person she is agreed to go christmas shopping and carseat drooling with me.
We tried out the Radian XT at a baby boutique first. I was surprised by how much I remembered that I didn't like and the SL had those same features/issues.
Then we went to TRU and tried the Symphony, Myride, and Complete Air. I didn't like either of the first ones. I wasnt going to try the last one but my sister said why we were here...and I had never put Seth in it. At that point I had decided I was going to just get an Radian80SL or a Marathon since I knew I liked both.
BUT I put Seth in the Complete Air and just loved the fit of it. He had been in more than a half a dozen seats by then and was cranky. He just laid back int he Complete Air and grinned. My sister kept playing with the other seats and I just left him in it and sat beside him and read the manual. He feel asleep after about 15 mins.
I just had to get it, kinda like the Frontier. It wasn't my favorite seat but J and C loved it. He has been sitting in the CA by the computer now about 20 mins since I took the pics and hasn't fussed a bit.
I love the black cover so much more than the harvest (which surpised me). Very nice IRL. Pics don't do it justice.
The more I play with it, the more I like it but I love that he loves it. (His sister still hates it though
)
When it rang up for $186.99 plus tax that just sealed the deal.
Install was easy in an 04 Ford Freestar Capt's Chair with a rolled up towel. Went in rock solid with latch.
S is now 23 lbs, 31 inches and about 3/4 of inch above the bottom slot. Plenty of leg room.
(Slot to high for RFing in this pic. I had to put it on its lowest setting to get it below his shoulders.)
My sister being the wonderful person she is agreed to go christmas shopping and carseat drooling with me.
We tried out the Radian XT at a baby boutique first. I was surprised by how much I remembered that I didn't like and the SL had those same features/issues.
Then we went to TRU and tried the Symphony, Myride, and Complete Air. I didn't like either of the first ones. I wasnt going to try the last one but my sister said why we were here...and I had never put Seth in it. At that point I had decided I was going to just get an Radian80SL or a Marathon since I knew I liked both.
BUT I put Seth in the Complete Air and just loved the fit of it. He had been in more than a half a dozen seats by then and was cranky. He just laid back int he Complete Air and grinned. My sister kept playing with the other seats and I just left him in it and sat beside him and read the manual. He feel asleep after about 15 mins.
I just had to get it, kinda like the Frontier. It wasn't my favorite seat but J and C loved it. He has been sitting in the CA by the computer now about 20 mins since I took the pics and hasn't fussed a bit.
I love the black cover so much more than the harvest (which surpised me). Very nice IRL. Pics don't do it justice.
The more I play with it, the more I like it but I love that he loves it. (His sister still hates it though
)When it rang up for $186.99 plus tax that just sealed the deal.
Install was easy in an 04 Ford Freestar Capt's Chair with a rolled up towel. Went in rock solid with latch.
S is now 23 lbs, 31 inches and about 3/4 of inch above the bottom slot. Plenty of leg room.
(Slot to high for RFing in this pic. I had to put it on its lowest setting to get it below his shoulders.)
