High back turbo for 6 year old

ElaynesMom · Sep 25, 2013

Hi, my 6 year old dd is currently harnessed in a frontier xt in our car, which we are going to put in booster mode for her, and a true fit in my mom's 2003 escape. Her younger sister needs to move out of her infant seat and will go rearfacing in a myride in our car and in my oldest dd's true fit in my mom's escape.

My 6 year old needs a booster for the escape. She is 46 lbs and 44 inches (standing height).We are on a budget but don't want to buy something she's going to outgrow in highback mode in only a matter of months. Is the turbo booster worth it, or should we maybe look at something else?

Thanks!

Kassandra

amyd · Sep 25, 2013

My son has similar stats and we really like the high back Evenflo Amp for him. I feel like he has quite a bit of room left in it too.

Keeks64 · Sep 25, 2013

The evenflo big kid is a nice high back booster too!! $60 is regular price most places & of course cheaper on sale.

The turbo is always a good choice too! The new Graco Safety Surround that target sells is really nice! It's got added side support & foam in the head rests. They are more expensive though $109 I think?

ElaynesMom · Sep 25, 2013

Thanks to both of you for responding. I'm hoping to take her with me to a store to see them, and we will look at the evenflo boosters you mentioned in addition to the turbo booster. Although after searching on here quite a bit I think the turbo would be ok for her height wise, having her sit against the wall her seated torso height was just around 15 inches. Sears has a super pink turbo on sale for 52 dollars, but we may decide we like the evenflo boosters better if we take a look in person.

Keeks64 · Sep 25, 2013

ElaynesMom said:
Thanks to both of you for responding. I'm hoping to take her with me to a store to see them, and we will look at the evenflo boosters you mentioned in addition to the turbo booster. Although after searching on here quite a bit I think the turbo would be ok for her height wise, having her sit against the wall her seated torso height was just around 15 inches. Sears has a super pink turbo on sale for 52 dollars, but we may decide we like the evenflo boosters better if we take a look in person.

She's almost the same torso height as my 5 year old & he fits great in a Turbo.

Alison's Mom · Sep 25, 2013

My tiny 8yr old just went into a TB, at around 47 inches and 46 pounds, with a 17in torso. She fits great in it at the second headrest height. She also fit well in the Harmony Dreamtime ($50 at Walmart) and the Evenflo Amp. She liked the Evenflo best, and it may have been because of the colours, but I didn't like the fact that it had the whole back move up (as opposed to the headrest only like most seats) which left a gap where the child's back was. . . it just didn't look comfy to me. We also tried the TB Safety Surround, which I really liked, but the store only had green, which she totally wouldn't go for, and I couldn't find the purple one anywhere. I think the Safety Surround hugs the body better and looks better for sleeping. The Harmony's headwing shape also looks like it *might* be better for leaning one's head on it while sleeping.

ElaynesMom · Sep 27, 2013

We went and looked quickly in person and decided to go with the high back turbo, as I also wasn't a fan of how the whole evenflo seat back moved instead of the headrest, although it may not have even been an issue at all when actually used. I was able to order the myride and the turbo at great prices from sears. Thanks to everyone who answered

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