Patriot201
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I need your advice on seats for this situation:
Child One
Child Two
Vehicles
The parents need advice on what seats to buy for their children. They know they have some time before there is a critical need, but they want to be prepared.
I recommended:
I hate to recommend putting the toddler in a Regent since he will probably be quite young when he needs his next seat. If that is the only option, though, I guess that is fine. I just worry that he is going to be less than two when he needs a new seat. If there is a way to keep him RF, it would be best, but I understand that may not be possible.
The family only has one Marathon, one Snugride, and two bases. The kids rarely ride in the Accord, but when the do, they switch the Marathon from the Odyssey to the Accord. Do you think this is okay practice?
What recommendations would you make?
Child One
- 18 months old
- 35.75" tall
- 15.5-16" torso height
- 24 pounds
- Currently riding in a RF Marathon
- Current seat is going to expire soon
Child Two
- 2 weeks old
- 23" tall/long
- Torso height?
- 9 lb 9 oz.
- Currently riding in a Snugride
Vehicles
- 2003 Honda Accord (children rarely ride in this vehicle)
- 2006 Honda Odyssey
The parents need advice on what seats to buy for their children. They know they have some time before there is a critical need, but they want to be prepared.
- The oldest child is VERY tall (mom said over 97th %) and will probably outgrow most seats fairly early. It appears that the younger child might also be quite tall.
- While the Marathon is fine to use right now, it will expire in early 2008, so the parents want to look at what seat to buy to replace it.
- The baby is probably going to be outgrowing the Snugride in the next couple of months.
- Finances are not extremely tight, but there is not endless money.
I recommended:
- Keep the toddler in the Marathon until he either outgrows it by height or it expires.
- Consider replacing the Marathon with a Recaro Signo (which will hopefully be out by then!)
- Consider either a Marathon or a Recaro Signo for the baby when the Snugride is outgrown.
- Hope for the best.
I hate to recommend putting the toddler in a Regent since he will probably be quite young when he needs his next seat. If that is the only option, though, I guess that is fine. I just worry that he is going to be less than two when he needs a new seat. If there is a way to keep him RF, it would be best, but I understand that may not be possible.
The family only has one Marathon, one Snugride, and two bases. The kids rarely ride in the Accord, but when the do, they switch the Marathon from the Odyssey to the Accord. Do you think this is okay practice?
What recommendations would you make?