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Sweetypuffs
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We are in Chicago. I have a 1997 BMW318is 2-door coupe. My Swedish in-laws recently shipped me the carseat we had been using when we visited them in January (In Sweden). They had borrowed it from friends. It is an AKTA GRACO Duoflex Comfort. I do not know what year it is from. It's kind of worn and their youngest child is about 7 years old so if it was used since that child was an infant it's quite old. I'm not sure if it's still usable. Also, I'm not sure about the recline issue. I have it in the middle of the backseat and rearfacing. It's just the right size that two adults could sit on either side. So it's a lot better than the Cosco Alpha Omega Elite we had in there (my mom sprung that monstrous thing on me as a surprise). Apparently the gauge that tells if the seat is reclined too much is broken, so that right there seems to indicate it isn't usable. I'm thinking of buying the most up to date version of the AKTA GRACO Duoflex Comfort from a Swedish website but am worried that they make them bulkier now. They look a lot cushier and I don't have room for that. So the basic questions: Is it too old? Does it need to recline for rear-facing? And is the most recent version the same size? Thanks.