Where might I ask would I find this on sale?
I picked up a Nextfit at Target yesterday for $148 pre tax... they weren't really supposed to sell it to me at this price but I kinda begged to use 3 coupons on it. For the price, I couldn't say no. Heck my Guide 65 was $100! You can still get it for $196 at Target in store with coupons printed from their website.
Age, weight, height for all kids and what vehicle? What seats do you currently own?
My kids are 2.5 (35 inches and 28 lbs), 14 months (maybe 30 inches and maybe 20 lbs, he's tiny) and we'll have a newborn in August. I want all 3 to stay rear facing for a year or so after the newbie comes. My goal is age 4.
Cars - we have a '13 Expedition EL, '09 GMC Sierra (with a very tall husband), and '98 Cadillac DeVille. I currently have our seats in the Sierra and Expedition but we want to put 2 seats (3 soon) in the DeVille also so I can get new ones just for that or move things around from car to car.
Car seats - Have 2 Coccoros, a Peg convertible, Guide 65 and a Keyfit with 2 bases. Just bought a Nextfit yesterday for a steal. Not particularly interested in getting any Britax seats myself. Just not a huge fan personally but I know like everyone here has them.
My thoughts are to move 1 Coccoro and the Guide to the DeVille and see if I can get the Keyfit in there too. If so, great, done with that car. I can basically get anything 3 across in the Expedition so that's kind of a non issue.
We don't really have a set budget and I love to try new seats. Ease of use is really the most important thing to me. I really don't like the ratcheting harness on the Radian and smooth pull harnesses are really important to me. I'd happily buy another Peg in a heartbeat but just thinking out loud about some other options.
A local baby store here actually carries the Foonf and I imagine that if I do checks with friends, etc they might have one from the store. I also want to try and do an information session(s) at the store for parents on car seat safety in the future and if I buy a Foonf from them, that kind of bodes well for me. I can also buy the Foonf at a discount from them too so it won't be $400. I could probably pay about $470 pretax for a Foonf and Nextfit which doesn't seem too bad per seat.
Thoughts? I know my hardest 3 across will likely be the Cadillac so I'm sure I just need to get out and try some things to see what works.