We have a 2008 Toyota Sienna and a 1991 Honda Accord without locking seat belts.
We have 2 FPSVD (man. in 2007), but 1 of the seats styrofoam shell is broken, so it's out of commission. Currently, the FPSVD is in the Accord for DS1 (4 years old), but he's got less than 1/4" till the top slot height.
In the Sienna, DS1 is in a Frontier, DS2 (3 years) is in a FF Radian XTSL, and DS3 (15 mo) is RFing in a Radian XTSL. And we'll need a Radian for #4 coming in August (hopefully).
So, the puzzle. In the fall DH will be doing some school pick-ups and drop-offs for DS1 & DS2, so he will need a seat for each of them. I was planning to leave the FPSVD in the Accord for DS2 (since it hasn't expired yet, does anybody know how long of exp date?), and we will need to put another 5pt in there with higher height for DS1. The different ideas were:
DS1 is a very good rider, but I cannot get the seatbelts to lock by pulling them out (hence the reason I don't think they do), so I really don't feel comfortable even thinking about a booster. On top of that, he LOVES his 5pt harness!
I'm sure there was a lot of extra info, and forgotten too, but I have no idea what would best thing to do. Money is an issue, but we did plan on buying a 2 new seats, and our kids' safety is more important than saving a dollar!
We have 2 FPSVD (man. in 2007), but 1 of the seats styrofoam shell is broken, so it's out of commission. Currently, the FPSVD is in the Accord for DS1 (4 years old), but he's got less than 1/4" till the top slot height.
In the Sienna, DS1 is in a Frontier, DS2 (3 years) is in a FF Radian XTSL, and DS3 (15 mo) is RFing in a Radian XTSL. And we'll need a Radian for #4 coming in August (hopefully).
So, the puzzle. In the fall DH will be doing some school pick-ups and drop-offs for DS1 & DS2, so he will need a seat for each of them. I was planning to leave the FPSVD in the Accord for DS2 (since it hasn't expired yet, does anybody know how long of exp date?), and we will need to put another 5pt in there with higher height for DS1. The different ideas were:
- Move DS2's Radian to the Accord and buy DS2 a cow Frontier. Buy #4 a new Radian
- Move #4 to DS2's Radian, get DS2 a cow Frontier, and get a new seat for the Accord (which one, though?)
- Leave everyone where the are and buy a seat for the Accord and one for #4.
DS1 is a very good rider, but I cannot get the seatbelts to lock by pulling them out (hence the reason I don't think they do), so I really don't feel comfortable even thinking about a booster. On top of that, he LOVES his 5pt harness!
I'm sure there was a lot of extra info, and forgotten too, but I have no idea what would best thing to do. Money is an issue, but we did plan on buying a 2 new seats, and our kids' safety is more important than saving a dollar!