Cheap Convertable Seats

Loves2sing

New member

• May 4, 2007

• #1

I was just wondering which cheap Convertable Canadian Seats you would recommend? I was just talking to a friend about this, and we realized that there aren't a whole lot of cheaper seat options. The only one that i could think of that I would recommend would be the Evenflo Triumph. What about you guys though?

 

Jewels

Senior Community Member

• May 4, 2007

• #2

Cosco Scenera. It is about $99 at Walmart but does go on sale for $89 You might want to look at Zellers and watch Canadian Tire for sales; both Zellers and Canadian Tire sell quite a few Cosco seats. The Triumph has a shorter shell so it doesn't last as long RF. It also has the harness adjuster nobs on the side to tighten and loosen so it can sometimes be difficult to tighten and loosen. Now I am not a fan of the AO/AOE but I think if I was going to spend that much money on a Triumph then I would just get the AO/AOE from Walmart/Superstore for $150 (I think it would also be able to be used RF longer).

For a FF only seat that converts to a booster, Walmart has the Bolero for $120.

 

Loves2sing

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• May 4, 2007

• #3

I am not actually looking, but i was just wondering what people would say. Have you seen the new Triumph though? The seat is a lot bigger now that it used to be. Jen, (Aiden'smom02) had one for her DS Aiden who is now 5, but the new one is a lot bigger than the one she had for him.

 

Jewels

Senior Community Member

• May 4, 2007

• #4

JennasMommy said:

Have you seen the new Triumph though? The seat is a lot bigger now that it used to be.

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No I haven't, is it out in Canada already?

 

Loves2sing

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• May 5, 2007

• #5

Yeah, Jen, (aidensmom02) and I saw it at TRU a couple weeks ago.

 

Jewels

Senior Community Member

• May 6, 2007

• #6

JennasMommy said:

Yeah, Jen, (aidensmom02) and I saw it at TRU a couple weeks ago.

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Oh, I was just at Toys R Us but I didn't check out the Evenflo seats I was looking at the MA, boosters and the SS1's! I'll have to look for it the next time I am in the city.

Did it look nice? How much was it?

 

CDNTech

Senior Community Member

• May 6, 2007

• #7

Jewels said:

Oh, I was just at Toys R Us but I didn't check out the Evenflo seats I was looking at the MA, boosters and the SS1's! I'll have to look for it the next time I am in the city.

Did it look nice? How much was it?

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It wasn't the new, new one. I got one of the very first Triumph's that came out (yes, imported from the US) and the current ones have taller top slots than the first ones produced in 2002.

Aiden is just over the top slots on the current Triumph (in the store... so probably quite a bit more over them installed in the van), but he definitely had more room in the current model than he did in his. His Triumph was outgrown in height by 2.5 - 3 yrs old.

I haven't seen one of the new ones out yet... but they look nice from what I've seen online... infinite height adjuster and 3" taller shell. Should be a nice contender for some other seats on the market.

 

Loves2sing

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• May 7, 2007

• #8

Guess I misunderstood about our conversation in the store! Sorry! Well, it was new to ME, in my defence. The only other one I had ever really looked at was Aiden's old seat. I do want to check out the actual new ones though. They looked cool on the other thread.

 

Jewels

Senior Community Member

• May 7, 2007

• #9

JennasMommy said:

Guess I misunderstood about our conversation in the store! Sorry! Well, it was new to ME, in my defence. The only other one I had ever really looked at was Aiden's old seat. I do want to check out the actual new ones though. They looked cool on the other thread.

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They do look nice, but I am not sure how great they will be for a RF seat

 

CDNTech

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• May 7, 2007

• #10

Jewels said:

They do look nice, but I am not sure how great they will be for a RF seat

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With an extra 3" of shell, they should be really nice... as long as the knobs don't get jammed into the back of your vehicle seat or if you use the memory harness to adjust the harness. I really loved that memory harness!

 

JaRylan

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• May 12, 2007

• #11

aidensmom02 said:

With an extra 3" of shell, they should be really nice... as long as the knobs don't get jammed into the back of your vehicle seat or if you use the memory harness to adjust the harness. I really loved that memory harness!

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Is there any word on when the new one will be available in Canada?

 

Loves2sing

New member

• May 16, 2007

• #12

I'm guessing this fall? It's *suppossed* to be headed to the States this spring, so my guess is we'll probably be a couple seasons behind.