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The only seat with a higher harnesss is the Britax Frontier 85 (about 1.5-2" higher). It is about $225 on a normal sale (ie a price you can find pretty much any time), and sometimes comes down around $200 on a really good sale. There's nothing even close in the $100 range - the Evenflo Maestro and Apex 65 are (AFAIK) the highest harnessing seats in that price range, and neither harness is as high as the Nautilus harness.
I suppose you might be able to find a Regent somewhere that could be marked down a lot since they are discontinued. They show up on swap every so often.
But if he is on the second to last notch, he could have a long time still before he outgrows it completely. He has 1/2 inch on that notch and then the highest one, is that right?
You might find this interesting: http://sites.google.com/site/carseatmeasurements/
I'm a numbers kind of gal, so like to compare things frequently and love all the measurements. So glad that so many people have gone through all the effort to make it happen!
The second to top and top slots in the GN are a full 2 inches apart. If you have a half inch left until you need the top slot, you have 2.5 inches of torso height left. That pretty much guarantees you the 1.5 years you have until 4 years old, and probably, more likely means you have 2+ years left until he outgrows the Nauti. Even big children lke yours usually do start to slow down on the growth eventually But even if he does not, like I said, I would be completely shocked to not have the seat last another 1.5-2 years, probably a bit more.
I *know* how hard it is to hear this, but since you have, at a minimum, well over a year, I'd probably try my best to wait and see....things can change quickly in the carseat world, and 12-18 months from now, we are likely to have some really awesome new extended harnessing choices. Save your money until then, until you actually need another seat right now.
But if you do get a Frontier 85 I'd go with the blue one. Cause it just looks soooo nice. I figure I can pick a cute cover once I settle on an appropriate seat.
The Nautilus Elite has extra padding, called a body support. It is not weight-dependent.
I meant the Turbo Elite.. It has a pad too like the GN. I don't use it because I figured it was for smaller kids.. Maybe it would help in the winter keeping their tushys warm..
I will have to check my manual..
http://www.gracobaby.com/Products/Pages/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=1774834
I'm sorry; I actually meant the Turbo Elite as well. It has a body support pad that is not weight dependent.
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