Brigala
CPST Instructor
I am in total shock.
I had a Parkway SG arrive today. After determining that it works MUCH better with the seat belts in my Suburban, just for kicks and giggles I threw it in my Civic to see whether it would by chance fit where no other seat does.
I had a Coccoro in the center position and I was sure it wouldn't fit. But it did! Very very difficult to buckle, but possible. I did have to remove the head rest to make it fit, but the backs of the seats are high enough I think the child I need it for will still have vehicle support. I can decide when she gets too tall for vehicle support whether to continue using it as a HBB or just use it backless at that point.
Then I took the Coccoro out and put in a Radian 80SL instead. And it still fit! My angle adjuster is in use in the other vehicle so I haven't verified whether it still works with that, or with the Diono RXT. Ideally I'd like to have the RXT and angle adjuster in there, I think.
I am very surprised. I could not make any other seat fit in that position, and I've tried a lot - including the Turbo (couldn't even get the vehicle door shut), a Harmony Youth Booster (couldn't squeeze it between the Radian and the side bolster to fit against the back of the vehicle seat, nor could I buckle it), and pretty much every other booster I've gotten my hands on. I really did not believe the PKWYSG would fit.
I wouldn't want to use it every day; no way will the child be able to buckle herself and I expect to be inadvertently teaching her some colorful words while I get her buckled in there, but I'm really glad I have an option since she's getting too tall for the Radian. And I'm no longer babysitting her on a regular basis right now so it will do the trick. With gas prices like they are I wasn't looking forward to having to take the Suburban everywhere whenever G is with us.
I'll have to squeeze another car seat in there and post in the 3 across thread sometime when I have some extra time.
By the way, this is the dreaded 2005 Civic.
I had a Parkway SG arrive today. After determining that it works MUCH better with the seat belts in my Suburban, just for kicks and giggles I threw it in my Civic to see whether it would by chance fit where no other seat does.
I had a Coccoro in the center position and I was sure it wouldn't fit. But it did! Very very difficult to buckle, but possible. I did have to remove the head rest to make it fit, but the backs of the seats are high enough I think the child I need it for will still have vehicle support. I can decide when she gets too tall for vehicle support whether to continue using it as a HBB or just use it backless at that point.
Then I took the Coccoro out and put in a Radian 80SL instead. And it still fit! My angle adjuster is in use in the other vehicle so I haven't verified whether it still works with that, or with the Diono RXT. Ideally I'd like to have the RXT and angle adjuster in there, I think.
I am very surprised. I could not make any other seat fit in that position, and I've tried a lot - including the Turbo (couldn't even get the vehicle door shut), a Harmony Youth Booster (couldn't squeeze it between the Radian and the side bolster to fit against the back of the vehicle seat, nor could I buckle it), and pretty much every other booster I've gotten my hands on. I really did not believe the PKWYSG would fit.
I wouldn't want to use it every day; no way will the child be able to buckle herself and I expect to be inadvertently teaching her some colorful words while I get her buckled in there, but I'm really glad I have an option since she's getting too tall for the Radian. And I'm no longer babysitting her on a regular basis right now so it will do the trick. With gas prices like they are I wasn't looking forward to having to take the Suburban everywhere whenever G is with us.
I'll have to squeeze another car seat in there and post in the 3 across thread sometime when I have some extra time.
By the way, this is the dreaded 2005 Civic.