Generations 65 thoughts & Pictures!!!

Mommy2Marcus · Feb 13, 2010

So...I am really liking this seat. I even thought for a minute about just buying 2 of them. However being the car seat nerd I am, I just HAD to have 2 different seats!

So....here are my thoughts on the seat & some pictures of it installed & of Marcus in it!

First off, I LOVE how low to the vehicle seat that this car seat is. It will make it MUCH easier on my MIL. I just could NOT get over just how close the the seat this one sits. It seems to have good top slots. I got right at 16", like right AT a hair under. It fit Marcus really well to. I also found it really easy to install the seat. I had it fully installed in less than 2 minutes. Deffinatly a nice budget seat that I would fully reccomend to anyone!

Here are the pictures of it installed in my 1997 Subaru Impreza. The model is 3 years 4 months old, weighs 35lbs & is about 39ish inches tall with a 14 inch torso! If anyone wants anymore, just let me know. I will try to get them tomorrow when it is daylight.

Look how LOW it sits on the seat! I LOVE that.

Marcus' fit. I like it!

Strap Height (2nd slot with about 1 inch before he becomes even with it)

Another one with him in it to show how low it sits.

GREAT seat!

bobandjess99 · Feb 13, 2010

I think for the majority of parents, who ARE going to have their 1, 2, 3 year old FFing anyway, or the lucky parent with an older child who still fits in it, like yours, it's an okay seat, and cheap. Low slots though, for those of us not graced with a small-torsoed child, and pretty useless for a parent who maxes out Rearfacing in the larger seats on the market.

babygirlsmom1005 · Feb 13, 2010

I got one for Madeline (4+ years old) at BRU on clearance and then used 25% trade in coupon. I do like the seat and she has a good amount of room to go in it.

ETA: if I was going to have to pay full price for it, I wouldn't of gotten it and would have jumped on the Evenflo Maestro instead.

2BunniesMommy · Feb 13, 2010

I got DD1 Thursday for MIL's car. I finally got to play with it an hour or so ago. DD1 fits great in it, about the same as Marcus actually, 2nd slot with about an inch to grow there. Only thing I don't like is that the pillow needs to be removed unless on the first slot. I get that for the insert, but was disappointed that was the rule for the pillow also. DD1, 16 mo old, is on the 2nd slot if the insert is in, 1st if it is out. (No, I would not let her ride in it or ffing at all, but I had to try her in it just to see how small a kid would have to be to meet the requirement...smaller than her I see)

Did you install it reclined or upright? Since Libby was 37 lbs last time I checked, I am just going to teach MIL to do it upright so I don't have to teach her something else in 3lbs..whenever that happens, and worry about confusing her. Libby just goes around town with her, never any long drives or anything so no need for her to be able to sleep or anything. Libby can buckle it herself, so that will be a plus for MIL, she will just have to tighten her up once she is in and adjust the chest clip. I did need to move the crotch strap out, boy was that easy! So much easier than the GN, which I could not do and DH had a really hard time with also.

I am sure it will fit Libby until I am ready, and she is ready, to start riding in a booster with Grammy. She will still be harnessed in her GN and FN with us at that point. If this is a good fit as a booster for her at that point, great, if not we will get a TB for Grammy's car.

So far I like it too, but still no install.

Mommy2Marcus · Feb 14, 2010

2BunniesMommy said:
I got DD1 Thursday for MIL's car. I finally got to play with it an hour or so ago. DD1 fits great in it, about the same as Marcus actually, 2nd slot with about an inch to grow there. Only thing I don't like is that the pillow needs to be removed unless on the first slot. I get that for the insert, but was disappointed that was the rule for the pillow also. DD1, 16 mo old, is on the 2nd slot if the insert is in, 1st if it is out. (No, I would not let her ride in it or ffing at all, but I had to try her in it just to see how small a kid would have to be to meet the requirement...smaller than her I see)

Did you install it reclined or upright? Since Libby was 37 lbs last time I checked, I am just going to teach MIL to do it upright so I don't have to teach her something else in 3lbs..whenever that happens, and worry about confusing her. Libby just goes around town with her, never any long drives or anything so no need for her to be able to sleep or anything. Libby can buckle it herself, so that will be a plus for MIL, she will just have to tighten her up once she is in and adjust the chest clip. I did need to move the crotch strap out, boy was that easy! So much easier than the GN, which I could not do and DH had a really hard time with also.

I am sure it will fit Libby until I am ready, and she is ready, to start riding in a booster with Grammy. She will still be harnessed in her GN and FN with us at that point. If this is a good fit as a booster for her at that point, great, if not we will get a TB for Grammy's car.

So far I like it too, but still no install.

I installed it upright & didn't try the recline. I need to move the crotch strap out also, but didn't notice it untill it was installed. I just changed it...WOW, that was SUPER easy! LOL! I had to move the Nautilus' as well & had a hard time with it. What a PITA!

As for the pillow, I usually take them off anyhow as Marcus generally does not like them. It will also set others up for misuse as you know everyone likes pillows & cushions.

I to am pretty sure that this will last Marcus untill I am ready to start booster training him for my MIL's car. I will start around the time he is 6 & use this if it is a good fit, if not a TB for me as well.

All in all, it is a really good seat for the price point. I am glad that I bought it. I hope that my MIL likes it to.

2BunniesMommy · Feb 14, 2010

I don't even know if Libby would like it with the pillow, I just like how it looks better. She loves the soft parts and calls them so warm and is perfectly happy without the pillow.

babygirlsmom1005 · Feb 14, 2010

Got mine installed.....Madeline is 4 years & 4 months old, 36 lbs and 41 inches (I don't remember her torso height right now but you can see, she has a touch more than a inch before even with the top slots - and since all she does is grow legs....it'll be awhile). This is the first seat we've been able to install in the back of DH's truck (1990 Chevrolet Silverado X-Cab).

ginny4 · Feb 14, 2010

does the generations adjust similar to the EFTA knobs? if it does it looks like it will do a number on the vehicles seat. yikes. is that a problem for you?

babygirlsmom1005 · Feb 14, 2010

ginny4 said:
does the generations adjust similar to the EFTA knobs? if it does it looks like it will do a number on the vehicles seat. yikes. is that a problem for you?

I adjusted it while she was sitting in it and didn't have any issue - what type of number would it do to the seats? (I have never played with a EFTA so I'm

)

ginny4 · Feb 14, 2010

marcie i was referring to the OP mostly with the knob possibly causing damage to the seat. your seat is different on the way they sits on the seat. it kinda overhangs & has more room for movement as it turns.
i know some have had problems with the EFTA knobs digging into the seat (especially RFing) & when you loosen & tighten the harness it rubs the seat raw & possibly overtime make a hole in the material. some folks may not care but other do. thats why i mentioned it

babygirlsmom1005 · Feb 14, 2010

ginny4 said:
marcie i was referring to the OP mostly with the knob possibly causing damage to the seat. your seat is different on the way they sits on the seat. it kinda overhangs & has more room for movement as it turns.
i know some have had problems with the EFTA knobs digging into the seat (especially RFing) & when you loosen & tighten the harness it rubs the seat raw & possibly overtime make a hole in the material. some folks may not care but other do. thats why i mentioned it

Got ya

(I was like uh-oh - DH does care about things like that - old vehicle or not)

joolsplus3 · Feb 14, 2010

The sticky-out part of the dial sticks forward, so it won't mess up seats the way a rearfacing Triumph's knobs do (They can dig into cloth seats and actually rip the upholstery...)

Eta, lol, whoops, didn't mean to be a buttinski.. <blush>

Mommy2Marcus · Feb 15, 2010

ginny4 said:
does the generations adjust similar to the EFTA knobs? if it does it looks like it will do a number on the vehicles seat. yikes. is that a problem for you?

It is the twist knobs like the EFTA, which I LOVED! And while they do sit closer to the seat & look like they're digging in, I however did not notice any problem when I was tighening the harness at all. It was a smooth rotation. It might over time, but I dout it. I might have to reinstall it tomorrow, if it is not raining or snowing, to see again.

joolsplus3 said:
The sticky-out part of the dial sticks forward, so it won't mess up seats the way a rearfacing Triumph's knobs do (They can dig into cloth seats and actually rip the upholstery...)

Eta, lol, whoops, didn't mean to be a buttinski.. <blush>

It's ok. I was at work so not here to answer.

Kat_Momof3 · Feb 15, 2010

I hate when the pics are already gone by the time I get to a thread...

joolsplus3 · Feb 15, 2010

Kat_Momof3 said:
I hate when the pics are already gone by the time I get to a thread...

They are still there. Must be a setting on your computer?

Kat_Momof3 · Feb 16, 2010

I don't know what it was... yesterday, both IE and google chrome were back and forth on displaying pics... but today... they're showing them all... I didn't realize it was a problem with the computer as so many other pics did fine... until I saw you say this on your other thread.

SIGH...

Marcus is just PRECIOUS... Madeline is just gorgeous... and you guys both need to take "display only" pics of your kids testing it out in booster mode... see if it does as iffy as the 40lb limit Generations/Bolero did or if it's better.

KaysKidz · Feb 16, 2010

Any issues with head slump?

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