Nedra
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I just brought my daughter home from her grandparents' house in her new Titan 65. My understanding about this seat was that it is the same as the Sureride, but just with a less-padded cover. For $48 (I had a coupon at Burlington Coat Factory), I felt like a flimsier cover was worth it.
But when I was pulling the cover aside to look at the shell, I saw that it didn't have any EPS/EPP foam. Not even at the head area. Is this normal for the Titan 65 or is there something amiss?
A big part of me is just generally disappointed with the seat -- it kept leaning to the side when I was installing it, it is extremely difficult to tighten the harness while RF, and it's so huge it will only fit in our Accord -- which we're planning to replace in the next year or so anyway. Plus, it only really fits RF in the center and I can't get my Aton next to it, so it can't be used RF once we have a second child.
What would you do? She's already taken one ride in it -- too late to return? I know that $48 is ridiculously cheap for a car seat, but I thought I was getting something with some foam in it and so now I feel like I didn't get such a great deal.
I know a Scenara or an APT wouldn't have foam either and would cost about the same and so at least I got a longer-lasting seat. But given that we will likely need to either fit it in a more compact car or move it to an outboard position before she outgrows it RF, I am wondering how useful it will actually be to have this seat vs a different one.
help me think through this! I am so bummed that it doesn't have foam!
But when I was pulling the cover aside to look at the shell, I saw that it didn't have any EPS/EPP foam. Not even at the head area. Is this normal for the Titan 65 or is there something amiss?
A big part of me is just generally disappointed with the seat -- it kept leaning to the side when I was installing it, it is extremely difficult to tighten the harness while RF, and it's so huge it will only fit in our Accord -- which we're planning to replace in the next year or so anyway. Plus, it only really fits RF in the center and I can't get my Aton next to it, so it can't be used RF once we have a second child.
What would you do? She's already taken one ride in it -- too late to return? I know that $48 is ridiculously cheap for a car seat, but I thought I was getting something with some foam in it and so now I feel like I didn't get such a great deal.
I know a Scenara or an APT wouldn't have foam either and would cost about the same and so at least I got a longer-lasting seat. But given that we will likely need to either fit it in a more compact car or move it to an outboard position before she outgrows it RF, I am wondering how useful it will actually be to have this seat vs a different one.
help me think through this! I am so bummed that it doesn't have foam!