dianne9106
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I was in a car wreck in my DH's car this past week. Fortunately, my DD was not with me and myself and baby (I am 8 month pregnant) was fine. It was a side impact collision on the drivers side to the pillar and rear door. The jury is still out on whether it will be totaled or not.
So, in my DH's car I had our Graco Nautilus in there -it's the pretty one from BRU in Mariposa. Well, I am currently shopping for another one to replace it with and I am undecided. I was not that impressed with the Graco - my DD is not that huge - she will 4 in JAN and weighs about 34-35 lbs dressed and is over 36 inches (not sure on the height). But I really didn't see her lasting in the Graco until the max limits.
Our other seat in my van is a Frontier and we love it! The only down side to it being that it is a pain to move from vehicle to vehicle. My DH was driving my van when I had the wreck and we had a friend pick DD up from preschool, but she didn't know how to install our Frontier, so ended up using a neighbor's seat. Even when DH picked DD up, he didn't get the install just right! And DD will be staying with another friend in JAN when I have the baby - so we want to leave a seat for them.
So - here are my options and thoughts.
1) Get another Frontier
2) Get another Nautilus (it is slightly easier to loan)
3) Maybe order a Radian 80
4) Try the new Evenflo Generations 65 (looks simple to use and move from car to car)
5) or Get the insurance company to pay for a nice seat, then I buy a cheaper Cosco to loan and have as a convertible back up.
** I am not worried about getting a seat that I can pass on to the new baby once she is out of her bucket. While I do like the MyRide 65 - it is whacking huge and will likely not give any room in DH's next car or very easy to loan. **
Thank you so much for your feedback and Help!
So, in my DH's car I had our Graco Nautilus in there -it's the pretty one from BRU in Mariposa. Well, I am currently shopping for another one to replace it with and I am undecided. I was not that impressed with the Graco - my DD is not that huge - she will 4 in JAN and weighs about 34-35 lbs dressed and is over 36 inches (not sure on the height). But I really didn't see her lasting in the Graco until the max limits.
Our other seat in my van is a Frontier and we love it! The only down side to it being that it is a pain to move from vehicle to vehicle. My DH was driving my van when I had the wreck and we had a friend pick DD up from preschool, but she didn't know how to install our Frontier, so ended up using a neighbor's seat. Even when DH picked DD up, he didn't get the install just right! And DD will be staying with another friend in JAN when I have the baby - so we want to leave a seat for them.
So - here are my options and thoughts.
1) Get another Frontier
2) Get another Nautilus (it is slightly easier to loan)
3) Maybe order a Radian 80
4) Try the new Evenflo Generations 65 (looks simple to use and move from car to car)
5) or Get the insurance company to pay for a nice seat, then I buy a cheaper Cosco to loan and have as a convertible back up.
** I am not worried about getting a seat that I can pass on to the new baby once she is out of her bucket. While I do like the MyRide 65 - it is whacking huge and will likely not give any room in DH's next car or very easy to loan. **
Thank you so much for your feedback and Help!