Question Clek foonf, worth the $$$

lizfar76 · Feb 24, 2014

I feel more confused and overwhelmed with picking out the "perfect" convertible seat. This one seems to have a lot of what I'm looking for, but the price tag is incredible. I'm also considering diono, Recaro, britax marathon, or nextfit. Ugh this is so hard!!!

T4K · Feb 24, 2014

It's a great seat for certain situations! What are your list of "must-haves" and how old is the child? What car will it be used in?

YinzerMama · Feb 24, 2014

Re: Clek foont, worth the $$$

I guess it depends on if you like it and if it works for you. I didn't care for it and my kids said it was uncomfortable. I don't feel like I would have liked it at a lower price point, either.

thepote · Feb 24, 2014

Of your list, radian, nextfit or Foonf would be your best bets. The shell of the marathon is shorter so it wouldn't last you as long rf or ff, and the legroom on the Recaro is horrible - one of the least out there.

kaharris83 · Feb 24, 2014

I've had or have a Foonf, NextFit, and Britax Marathon. I am not all that in love with our Foonf. The Britax seats are my least favorite seats ever and don't last as long as the NextFit or Foonf. I have never seen/used Recaro seats so no opinion there. Our household loves our NextFit and tolerates the Foonf because I'm sure I couldn't sell it for near what I paid even though I got it on a pretty good sale. It is an ok seat, but I feel like it is overpriced.

TechnoGranola · Feb 24, 2014

Knowing your child's age, height, weight and shirt size would be helpful in giving you recommendations. As well as knowing what features you're looking for.

Another you may want to add to your list is the Peg Perego Primo Viaggio convertible. And maybe the Graco Size4Me and clones.

lizfar76 · Feb 24, 2014

My daughter is 11 months, wears 12 month onesies, 19+lbs, & is 28.5 inches long. I drive a Hyundai Sante Fe. Thank you!!

1mommy · Feb 24, 2014

What are you looking for in a car seat? In your other thread you posted you wanted a car seat high enough to let your daughter see out the window, are their any other features you really want?

lizfar76 · Feb 24, 2014

I'm looking for safety, comfort, ability for her to see out the window, at least last until maybe she is 4?

cupcakepirate11 · Feb 24, 2014

I would get a nextfit and pass on a foonf. Just too pricey for me.

nospam · Feb 24, 2014

There are good deals to be had on 2013 Foonfs. It is the tallest and arguably the safest seat out there. If you think the padding might be an issue for you the Nextfit is a great seat, but visibilty is limited in comparison to others. I'm a fan of the Peg Perego convertible. It was our 2nd choice just slightly behind the Foonf.

carseatcoach · Feb 24, 2014

It's really not possible to argue that the Foonf is the "safest" seat. There's just nothing to back that up. It's a really nice seat with really nice features, but we have no way of determining if one seat is the "safest".

Kac · Feb 24, 2014

carseatcoach said:
It's really not possible to argue that the Foonf is the "safest" seat. There's just nothing to back that up. It's a really nice seat with really nice features, but we have no way of determining if one seat is the "safest".

:yeahthat:

I personally wouldn't choose a Foonf even if my budget allowed. There are amazing seats out there with good features.

tl01 · Feb 24, 2014

The foonf is the only seat my younger son hasn't complained in. He loves it and it works for us. We tried the Graco clones, radian, and a few other seats.

Dillipop · Feb 24, 2014

I chose a foonf when dd got close to 35 pounds and I had to retire 2 of our seats for rearfacing. Since she was so close to 35 pounds, the 40 pound limit seats didn't make a lot of sense longevity wise and I already have a radian in one of our cars that I find meh. I like the seat fine. It is heavy but gives dd a lot of room. It doesn't have a lot of padding but dd doesn't seem to mind too much. I find that she has a lot of head slump when she falls asleep because of how upright it is. She has tons of leg room though and when she's awake, her head is fine. I could probably get more recline if I wanted to but she doesn't sleep in the car often.

If she had been younger and smaller, I would have snapped up the next fit. It looks super comfy and the 40 pound limit is awesome. I really just couldn't justify only getting 5 pounds over our current seats. But now that she is 3.5, I'm realizing that the next fit would have probably gotten her to at least 4 since she hasn't really changed weight in the last 4-5 months. Especially since we're coming into summer soon with less clothing, lol!

YinzerMama · Feb 24, 2014

I don't think the nextfit causes any visibility issues for my son, he came at it from a classic marathon which is tall with pretty open sides, and he doesn't seem to mind. It's his favorite seat. I think it's pretty close to my perfect seat since they addressed the awful shoulder pads.

Carrie_R · Feb 25, 2014

Agreed. Nanny kiddo (almost 4) went from a Radian to NextFit & still talks about various stuff he sees out the windows, so I don't think there is a visibility issue. If it was something that upset him, believe me, he'd let me know!! Lol!

nospam · Feb 26, 2014

nospam said:
There are good deals to be had on 2013 Foonfs. It is the tallest and arguably the safest seat out there. If you think the padding might be an issue for you the Nextfit is a great seat, but visibilty is limited in comparison to others. I'm a fan of the Peg Perego convertible. It was our 2nd choice just slightly behind the Foonf.

We looked at the Nextfit in BRU again and I was mistaken regarding visibility. The shell shape is misleading. Visibility seems to be the same as with any other seat.

YinzerMama · Feb 27, 2014

nospam said:
We looked at the Nextfit in BRU again and I was mistaken regarding visibility. The shell shape is misleading. Visibility seems to be the same as with any other seat.

Yeah it looks REALLY weird from the outside. It's definitely among the deeper seats but no where near as deep as it looks from the side. There's just a lot going on behind the scenes so to speak between the harness adjuster and all the recline positions, and they made all a design that kept all those inner workings concealed, so you have this weird egg-shaped final product.

remken · Mar 3, 2014

We love our foonf! If we could get rid of the chest clip it would be perfect for us.

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