New Recaro ProSport...90lb limit!!

agurlsride

New member

• May 23, 2010

• #1

So...the ProSport is up on Recaro's site (preliminary info of course), it boasts a 90lbs harness limit for children up to 50" tall and a booster limit to 120lbs and 59" tall, It looks like a nice seat, I hope it lives up to those stats cuz if it ends up with the same 17" harness height I'm gonna scream, I've been wanting a Young Style for years and never bought one because of the 40lb limit.

 

monstah

New member

• May 23, 2010

• #2

Linky!

 

wendytthomas

Admin - CPST Instructor

Staff member

• May 23, 2010

• #3

Young Sport. The Young Style was their booster before the Vivo. No harness.

If the harness is high enough I would be vaguely tempted to get one for Piper. LOL I love the look of their seats. They look so comfortable.

Wendy

 

carseatcoach

Carseat Crankypants

• May 23, 2010

• #4

90# and 50"? I'm glad that it will be available for kids who need it, but hopefully there won't be too many.

 

agurlsride

New member

• May 23, 2010

• #5

wendytthomas said:

Young Sport. The Young Style was their booster before the Vivo. No harness.

If the harness is high enough I would be vaguely tempted to get one for Piper. LOL I love the look of their seats. They look so comfortable.

Wendy

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Uh...yeah, oops...thats what I meant....thanks for the correction

 

agurlsride

New member

• May 23, 2010

• #6

chickabiddy said:

90# and 50"? I'm glad that it will be available for kids who need it, but hopefully there won't be too many.

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LOL...that would be a portly little child...I'm trying to picture my 9yr old at 90#s, she is 50" tall but just barely weighs 50#s

 

carseatcoach

Carseat Crankypants

• May 23, 2010

• #7

My 8yo is 50" and 60# and she's not a skinny kid (she's not fat, but she is quite solid and has inherited my bubble butt). She would not be healthy with thirty extra pounds.

 

fyrfightermomma

New member

• May 23, 2010

• #8

Im just glad it looks like the original! I wanted it to be like my current one, I just needed more height. Hopefully it's still super easy to install. This most likely will be Sophie's seat when she goes FFing (she's pretty much maxed out the harness of the YS)

 

christineka

New member

• May 23, 2010

• #9

It looks like a neat seat even if the weight limit is unrealistic. I won't be buying because I don't need it. It may be a good combo seat to recommend for shorter torsoed kids. My kids don't need any higher than a 17 inch harness height and there are many like them.

 

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abigaylebelle

Active member

• May 23, 2010

• #10

I like the looks of it. The harness limit is pretty unrealistic, probably much like the 70lb limit on the recaro convertibles. I would rather have too high of a limit than too low.

 

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babyherder

Well-known member

• May 23, 2010

• #11

Oh, oh Britax! They're not gonna have the highest harness weight for a regular car seat anymore! They better start working on something new. Do companies make these ridiculous high weight limits for bragging rights or something???? I mean, I won't discourage them but most people would not buy the product so why spend the money making it?

 

AtTheSouthDam

New member

• May 23, 2010

• #12

Okay, 90# is overkill but I may have to get one for DD2. I will never have to worry about weighing her again

 

BabyKaykes

New member

• May 23, 2010

• #13

::sigh:: Just when I have all the car seats I'll ever need for DS. I've wanted one of these for soooooo long!!! But they took too dang long to up the weight limit.

Oh well, better luck next time around.

ETA: Just going over the links on their site...The vivo/vivo lite are now listed under "retired products"???

 

wendytthomas

Admin - CPST Instructor

Staff member

• May 24, 2010

• #14

Right. They're being replaced by the ProBooster.

Wendy

 

murphydog77

Admin - CPST Instructor

Staff member

• May 24, 2010

• #15

Man, I realize I'm tired and grumpy and complainy in general tonight, but that website was not helpful! Let's see some decent pictures! Sheesh. And that ProRIDE convertible looks like it's straight out of Russia. I don't know. I love Recaro's fabrics, so they're gonna have to wow me with plush to overcome the clunk.

 

TerisBoys

Well-known member

• May 24, 2010

• #16

It looks like the lapbelt guides are slightly different - more like the Combi Kobuk with arms instead of Recaro's odd notches.

Can't wait to see a bigger picture!

 

joolsplus3

Admin - CPS Technician

• May 24, 2010

• #17

If it has a long enough harness adjuster strap, I may be in trouble

 

Spam

New member

• May 24, 2010

• #18

I'd really like to know the top harness height. IF it's still 17" I'll be sad and A will end up with fr85 when he outgrows the mr. I the look and feel of recaro's seats.

 

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arly1983

New member

• May 24, 2010

• #19

joolsplus3 said:

If it has a long enough harness adjuster strap, I may be in trouble

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NVMBR02

New member

• May 24, 2010

• #20

I hope it is narrower than the FR85. i would love to have another option for Ds.

I also love the look of the Recaro seats!