similar carseats different countries

mumof2 · May 12, 2011

one on the left if the Safety 1st Complete air RF to 40lbs FF to 50lbs
one on the right is Maxi Cosi complete air FF 20lb to 40LBS sold in Australia

retail price

safety first $399 NZ
Maxi Cosi $534 NZ.

and people think carseats in NZ are expensive..at least we can get careasts that RF past 26lb and harness past 40lbs for less than $400

christineka · May 13, 2011

Thanks for posting this. It sure is interesting. I know there are graco nautilus seats around the world that only harness to 40 pounds. I wonder why the difference. Do other countries have different testing rules? Are the companies being cheap?

Carrie_R · May 13, 2011

I know in the case of the GN, Graco said there were internal differences that just weren't visible to us. That's not necessarily the case with every seat, though.