Re: Picture Comparisons
thank you so much for the pics. Out of those, what would you choose if money was no option??
I wish I could give you a simple answer, but unfortunately I don't have one...it would depend on several factors and the situation. I personally own and use on a daily basis the Peg Convertible for my 13 month old and the Radian 65 for my soon to be 3.5 year old. I love both for different reasons. I would personally cross off the Britax seats from my choices because of the lack of legroom if I was going to use the seat to extended rear face. I did use a Roundabout 40 when both of my boys were 5 months to 10ish months before "upgrading" and they are nice in many ways (ease of install, plushness, comfort, variety of covers). The Peg and RN offer much, much more legroom. If I was only going to buy one seat to rearface with and my goal was four years of age, then I would go with a Diono seat (formerly Sunshine Kids-Radian). The low profile, high weight limit, and harness height are all winners in that scenario for me. My DS1 would have a harder time climbing into the Peg and he is just about at the max torso height for my comfort and the manufacturer's. Although I don't love the harness adjuster (tug tug tug), I have gotten use to it and I can deal with it. I also do use the angle adjuster and without it, it would not fit in the seating locations we use it in our vehicles. I also like that I can tether it rear facing. The Peg Convertible is really nice too. I love it for my younger son. It does sit higher up which is okay for lifting him in and out now. The harness adjuster is sooo smooth and the overall construction of the seat is really nice. If I knew we were going to have more children and would pass this seat down to younger siblings, this would be my choice. The install in our vehicles is really easy. It can not be tethered rearfacing and I wish it had the anti-rebound bar that the Canadian version offers, but I also know it has passed all the safety standards without in the US and am comfortable using it. From another post, Peg Perego did okay the use of the seat without the infant insert in the US for under 22 pounds, but this is not in the manual. I would suggest trying out the fit on your own little one before going with it.
So, like I said, I'm sorry I don't have a straight forward answer, but hopefully it gave you some factors to think on. Any more questions, don't hesitate to ask!