Via Infant seat?

I read the review on it and it seems great, does anyone else have one?

Don't have one, but I was reading about it just a day or two ago. The biggest stand out turn-off for me is that it can't be used without the base. I don't use an infant seat without the base often, but when I do, it's worth it. I don't want to HAVE to bring the base when I fly, or HAVE to move the base to get a ride one time in someone else's car.

yea i read that, i dont even take the infant seat out most days and we only ever use my van so its no issue. I hate to spend over $100 on an infant seat. i wish i could commit to using a convertible from birth.

If you are looking for a reasonably priced infant car seat, the baby trend flex loc is great. $88 with 97 cents shipping at Walmart:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Baby-Trend-Car-Seat-Galaxy/5544272

I have its predecessor (Compass Light & Portable infant seat). In general I like the seat okay. It is kind of annoying that you can't install without the base. And, the lockoff on the base is really stiff and hard to use. Also the handle isn't allowed to be straight up in the car. Other than those three things I really do like the seat. Of course, I'm not totally sure what has changed and what hasn't changed between the seat I have and the current Via seats, so this might not be all that helpful to you.

I had one that I won from here for my third child. For my first 2 I had a Snugride (20 lb.). I was really excited to win it because it was nice and new, seemed stronger and deeper than the Snugride, had the ability to use the handle as an anti-rebound bar, and had higher limits.

I wasn't too concerned about not being able to use it without the base because we had a convertible for her to use on the rare occasion she would be in dh's car and she never rode anywhere in anything else. What I didn't realize, though, was it also does not work at all with my strollers (Metrolite stroller that came with the Snugride and a Sit 'n Stand). While I don't use the snap-in feature often, I ended up getting the Snugride out to use a few times when I knew that feature would be helpful.

A major issue for me was that the harness adjuster got snagged on the back (wouldn't fully tighten) a number of times. I finally called their customer service, and they sent me a replacement which does not have the issue (I used the Snugride in the interim) and I have not heard what they found out from the one I sent. With the first one, not only was it a pain for me, it's a safety concern. It got caught a little before it would have been tight enough, so someone who didn't know better might think that since it couldn't be pulled tighter it was tight enough. For this reason I never let anyone else put her in and even though the new one never showed the issue, I explained the possibility and the pinch test when I passed it on.

Last, even though the stated limits were higher than the Snugride, my daughter outgrew it by height at the same time as she outgrew the Snugride (4 months, just like my other 2 - we have big kids!).

So, I really wanted to love it, I still like the feel of it and the ARB feature, but if I had paid for it I would have been disappointed overall because of the above issues. And if I hadn't still had the Snugride I would have been SOL a few times.