After way too much time on the computer and trips to BRU and BBB, I think we almost have our choices for our convertible car seats. We have a 2009 Honda Fit and a 2010 Odyssey. We only have one baby, cloth diapered 13 mo, 23lb, 29" to get a seat for each car. But we have a fat and tall mom and Granny to fit along w/ Hobbit dad and 11 yr old brother. In neither car is it an option to scoot the front seats up. We still want the Fit to be our running around even w/ Granny car b/c it gets twice the gas mileage in city than the Odyssey.
The Odyssey we are leaning toward the Evenflo Symphony 65. We had hoped to get a Radian and switch it later to the Fit FF, but we couldn't get it arranged RF in middle w/o losing space. Smart Seat didn't fit. We tried the basic True Fit, just placing it in seat not installing all the way, and front needed to be moved.
The Fit is hard to Fit rear facing. Width is also a big concern when trying to fit baby, bro, and Granny in the back. The seats angle at edge of seats. CA was too big front to back, despite reading it is smaller (might be doing something wrong). We got a Britax Boulevard CS that actually fit all the way to edge of seat w/ base not having gaps. Seemed solid. Also the front seat could be all the way back. All the way to the edge worked great in the "sardine test" w/ bro and Granny. Britax may be a winner.
Question: Would the Roundabout 50 or 55 work just as well for $100 cheaper than the Blvd? Would the 50 be a better choice than 55? Weight limits are higher on RA55, but the dimensions look smaller than RA50? I know the boulevard will last a little bit longer, but I'm not sure the difference in time is worth the $100 in price. I could see the Blvd being harder and harder to get ds in as he gets closer to the limits. So I was thinking about the roundabout now, then putting the money toward buying the next FF seat earlier. We'd need a narrow harness/booster so most likely looking at expensive Radian, Frontier, or ProSport. That $100 makes a dent in the next seat's cost.
Thanks for any opinions. We're looking forward to finally getting choices made!
The Odyssey we are leaning toward the Evenflo Symphony 65. We had hoped to get a Radian and switch it later to the Fit FF, but we couldn't get it arranged RF in middle w/o losing space. Smart Seat didn't fit. We tried the basic True Fit, just placing it in seat not installing all the way, and front needed to be moved.
The Fit is hard to Fit rear facing. Width is also a big concern when trying to fit baby, bro, and Granny in the back. The seats angle at edge of seats. CA was too big front to back, despite reading it is smaller (might be doing something wrong). We got a Britax Boulevard CS that actually fit all the way to edge of seat w/ base not having gaps. Seemed solid. Also the front seat could be all the way back. All the way to the edge worked great in the "sardine test" w/ bro and Granny. Britax may be a winner.
Question: Would the Roundabout 50 or 55 work just as well for $100 cheaper than the Blvd? Would the 50 be a better choice than 55? Weight limits are higher on RA55, but the dimensions look smaller than RA50? I know the boulevard will last a little bit longer, but I'm not sure the difference in time is worth the $100 in price. I could see the Blvd being harder and harder to get ds in as he gets closer to the limits. So I was thinking about the roundabout now, then putting the money toward buying the next FF seat earlier. We'd need a narrow harness/booster so most likely looking at expensive Radian, Frontier, or ProSport. That $100 makes a dent in the next seat's cost.
Thanks for any opinions. We're looking forward to finally getting choices made!