mamakc
Active member
I'm replacing my car seats after a very very very minor incident. I don't think I need to, but the at fault insurance offered so why the heck not. 
The "crashed" seats are an original CA & radian xtsl.
I struggled for a long time trying to find the best set of seats in my car so I can get 3 across since I regularly babysit my niece. I *hate* the radian, but it was the only thing that would fit in the center seat of my car. I had replaced DS's radian with a CA and it worked really well. I ended up getting a CA65LX also and like it even more. When I watch my niece, it has worked really well to have the CA passenger side outboard, XTSL middle, and SS1 (niece's seat) driver side outboard. DN (11mo) is not going to be outgrow her SS1 anytime soon (might last 6-12 more months), but she will eventually and I've been worried about what to do after she outgrows it. As far as I can tell, the only two seats I can fit side by side on the 60 side of my split bench is two radians facing different ways.
So should I stick with my original set up and get a CA65LX & radian? Or should I get two radians to prepare for the future needs of DN?
ETA: I'm also considering maybe a Britax Frontier85 & a radian. DS is tall in the torso so I'm thinking when DD is ready to booster full time (she's short in the torso and will never outgrow one of those lol) I could pass it to DS.
Too many choices! Help me think it through!
The "crashed" seats are an original CA & radian xtsl.I struggled for a long time trying to find the best set of seats in my car so I can get 3 across since I regularly babysit my niece. I *hate* the radian, but it was the only thing that would fit in the center seat of my car. I had replaced DS's radian with a CA and it worked really well. I ended up getting a CA65LX also and like it even more. When I watch my niece, it has worked really well to have the CA passenger side outboard, XTSL middle, and SS1 (niece's seat) driver side outboard. DN (11mo) is not going to be outgrow her SS1 anytime soon (might last 6-12 more months), but she will eventually and I've been worried about what to do after she outgrows it. As far as I can tell, the only two seats I can fit side by side on the 60 side of my split bench is two radians facing different ways.
So should I stick with my original set up and get a CA65LX & radian? Or should I get two radians to prepare for the future needs of DN?
ETA: I'm also considering maybe a Britax Frontier85 & a radian. DS is tall in the torso so I'm thinking when DD is ready to booster full time (she's short in the torso and will never outgrow one of those lol) I could pass it to DS.
Too many choices! Help me think it through!
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