Freebie find: Recaro Alya

Sorry it has been a busy couple of days/ weeks... I found this at my local salvation army and it had a $25 sticker on it. I spoke with the manager, introduced myself, and explained to her why she couldn't sell the seat. It was expired and also the corner of the base was cracked. I asked her if I could have it for training purposes and she let me have it for free.
It was called Alya. It went from 30 lbs. to 80 lbs I think. The price was around $350 when it was purchased new and this one had a 2006 DOM on it. It also had a top tether. The seat belt adjusters were little roller bars and there were speakers in the head supports and a jack to plug in your music. It folded up as well. There was EPS foam in the seating area and it had thick rubbery foam and comfort foam as well. It was weird the way it adjusted and then the sling seat was very different then most who have a molded plastic seat with reinforced supports sometimes. The seat was VERY heavy but fun to play with.










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Ah, the high end Recaro Start. I've actually seen a few of these. Thought Recaro always had a 6yr expiry, though?

Actually, the Starts, for most of their history, had no stated expiration at all.

I called Recaro and they said 6 years. But I was able to rescue it off the shelves since it was actually broken some at the base. Still a very neat find and very different then most.

It even has a top tether!