Need new seat for 4yo

Hi there!

I need to buy a new seat for my DD and was hoping to get some opinions. She's 4yo, 45 lbs. and 43" tall (14" seated shoulder height).

She is currently FF in a Britax MA, which will be passed on (RF'ing) to my DS who is 7 months old, 21 lbs and 29" tall.

We have a 2010 Mazda 5 and I'm looking for a safe seat that will keep my DD harnessed for as long as possible, but that will (hopefully) work as a booster in future, since she's a big girl and is growing quickly.

I'd appreciate any help you could provide. :)

Thanks!
 
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LittlePeanut

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Seats I would consider in your position are the Frontier XT which will harness to 65 lbs or a torso height of 20" or the Graco Nautillus which is 65 lbs or 18-18.5" torso. Both convert to very good high back boosters and the Nautillus converts to a low back booster as well. One thing I'd consider are expiry dates, the FNXT has a 9 year life from DOM on the whole seat and the Nautillus is 9 years on the booster cushion only and only 6 years on the harnessed portion.

The Nautillus runs $170-250 depending on sales and patterns. The FRXT runs about $300 with few sales seen.
 

LittlePeanut

New member
Another option I would consider would be a Radian XT which will harness to 65 lbs and 18" torso. Once she outgrows this in a couple of years, it can be passed down to your DS to keep him harnessed RF to 45 lbs. At that point, she should be mature enough for a dedicated booster which are fairly inexpensive. I imagine your MA would be expiring around that time if you have used it for your DD.
 

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