Question is Diono not making the Monterrey anymore?

lourdes

Well-known member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #1

I went to their website and the Monterrey is nowhere to be found... I am confused!

 

wavegal

New member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #2

They are replacing it with a booster called the Cambria which should be coming out this spring

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Baylor

New member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #3

wavegal said:

They are replacing it with a booster called the Cambria which should be coming out this spring

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Anyone play with the Cambria and have any thoughts?

Found this..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnSmAte0S8A

 

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YinzerMama

New member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #4

I saw that video a month or two and it makes me think of those memes that go around with the perception of co-sleeping (smoking hot mom, peaceful baby beside her) vs. the reality of co-sleeping (average jane mom with foot in her face). It's just begging for a comparison of Diono's dream of walking a child to the car vs. the reality of getting your kids in the car which for me always looks a little more like this: :fencing:



It looks great but I really want to know what colors it will come in. I emailed Diono and they said they didn't know yet. I really hope there is a purple.

 

Lenae

Active member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #5

It looks like E.T. I don't care for it much.

 

Baylor

New member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #6

I think it looks nice! Looks comfy. I wonder what the price point is.

 

wendytthomas

Admin - CPST Instructor

Staff member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #7

Baylor said:

Anyone play with the Cambria and have any thoughts?

Found this..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnSmAte0S8A

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Just keep in mind that that's a British video, and there may be changes when it comes to the US. Or not, but take anything coming from Europe with a grain of salt. I can nearly guarantee that the weight limit will be higher (either 100 or 120 pounds) because very little stops at 36kg in the US (80 pounds, whereas the Monterey goes to 120, that'd be quite a step back for them).

Is this coming out with their new seats in June, does anyone know, or will it come out sooner if the Monterey is no longer on their site?

Wendy

 

Baylor

New member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #8

It was posted by DIONO usa though.. Either way, It looks like a nice seat!

 

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YinzerMama

New member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #9

It DOES look like ET. I think all boosters look like ET once the neck is stretched out but this one has stripes across the chest that make it look even more so.

Originally price was 99 dollars MSRP. I expect when it first comes out so many people are going to be drooling for it that it will be hard to snag and the price will be at 99 for a while.

When I briefly spied it for pre-order "raspberry" was one of the options. I forget what else I saw.

I'm holding out hopes it will be the perfect booster. I like the turbo with safety surround but wish it went taller.

 

wendytthomas

Admin - CPST Instructor

Staff member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #10

Baylor said:

It was posted by DIONO usa though.. Either way, It looks like a nice seat!

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Yes, it's a nice preview. I'm just saying, it's obviously a British video and seats normally go through at least slightly cosmetic changes, if not weight changes, when they come here from overseas. It'll probably look pretty much the same (different required labeling, of course), but I don't know about the Y thing in the back to hold it on (potentially, but that'd be a first in the US), and I'd be shocked if it only went to 80 pounds.

Wendy

 

Pixels

New member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #11

I just read the UK manual. It requires installing the seat tightly with the Y strap when in high back mode. That can't happen here, due to FMVSS. They can provide the strap, highly recommend its use, etc, but they can't require it.

 

mimieliza

New member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #12

I wish they would hurry up! DD has about maxed out the height on her First Years B570, and I need a tall, latchable booster that doesn't cost $$$.

 

_juune

New member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #13

Pixels said:

I just read the UK manual. It requires installing the seat tightly with the Y strap when in high back mode. That can't happen here, due to FMVSS. They can provide the strap, highly recommend its use, etc, but they can't require it.

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Huh? I read the manual, too, and my understanding is that they just "recommend" to use the strap. I can't imagine where the strap would go in my Volvo S60 backseat, for example.

The manual.

 

Baylor

New member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #14

I like the idea of the strap and it would probably work in my current van but I can not see how it would work in a lot of others.

I think it looks cool. I am up for this one.

 

Pixels

New member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #15

_juune said:

Huh? I read the manual, too, and my understanding is that they just "recommend" to use the strap. I can't imagine where the strap would go in my Volvo S60 backseat, for example.

The manual.

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You're right, it is just recommended.

 

lourdes

Well-known member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #16

I liked the Monterey better.... can't find it online anywhere!

 

Carrie_R

Ambassador - CPS Technician

• Mar 3, 2014

• #17

Stink I love my Monterey sooooo much, I have one just sitting in my storage, with no one to use it. It will probably expire before G is ready for a HBB. But I had a car full of them for a time and just can't let the last one go... That Cambria is not going to cut it.

 

Brianna

New member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #18

Pixels said:

I just read the UK manual. It requires installing the seat tightly with the Y strap when in high back mode. That can't happen here, due to FMVSS. They can provide the strap, highly recommend its use, etc, but they can't require it.

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Nice concept, but I can't imagine that would be much fun to use in a sedan. Here, let me just crawl into my trunk to buckle up this extra strap- yeah, no. I understand it's not going to be required but still!

 

jess71903

Ambassador

• Mar 3, 2014

• #19

I thought I replied to this thread, but I must have gotten distracted. They are listed at http://www.justkidsstore.com/prod/d...t/raspberry?gclid=CN3Dsc3997wCFZTm7Aod3hoAMw& with Raspberry, Sunburst, Graphite, and Shadow listed as colors, but no picture. Listed at $99.99.

The US version is going to be LATCHable, so no need for that y-strap set-up.

 

thekatie

New member

• Mar 3, 2014

• #20

_juune said:

Huh? I read the manual, too, and my understanding is that they just "recommend" to use the strap. I can't imagine where the strap would go in my Volvo S60 backseat, for example. The manual.

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So... Who would classify as a "competent authority"? Page for of the manual says (paraphrasing!) do not alter the seat without being told to by a "competent authority" or manufacturer.

As for the strap, I wouldn't want to use that. If I could do it, I probably would (because hey, recommended for a reason right?) but I would complain the whole time.