what to buy!!?

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corrielainedd

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• May 20, 2014

• #1

the details:

DD1, 6 in Nov. 43lbs-ish, 43-44in tall, 15in shoulder sitting.
Outgrowing Boulrevard, still fits in Radian XTSL.
Need new seat.

Frontier 90 or Pioneer 70? She is not very tall, nor do we have very tall genetics. Im thinking the Pioneer would be a good choice.
I can get 2 for the price of 1 Frontier.. so I can go ahead and use the Radian for DD2, and #3 (in the oven) can use the Britax?

OR, should I just get a couple of Parkway SG's, or the new Diono Cambria? She is mature enough for a booster.. Im just not sure how I feel about it.
Is there a point where it is silly to have them in a 5pt harness?

IDK...
But if Im able to save money, we can likely buy the Coccoro we might need for #3 in our small car for 3 across.


Should I feel ok about putting her in a good, safe booster? or should I feel guilt, and buy the more expensive harness boosters?

 

rachelandtyke

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• May 20, 2014

• #2

Did she turn 6 this past November or is she turning 6 this coming November?

I agree that the Pioneer sounds more appropriate than the Frontier for your situation.

If you can truly trust her to sit properly in a booster and stay that way the entire trip, then a dedicated booster is a good option as well. Lots of kids can at 6 1/2. Some can and some can't at 5 1/2. But you know your DD best.

Since you have other children to pass down the seat to, the Pioneer would still prove useful long term even if you didn't use it harnessed for very long.

 

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corrielainedd

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• May 20, 2014

• #3

She will be 6 this November.

I think the Pioneer will at least get her to 7yrs, then we can use it as a booster, or pass it to her sister if need be.

 

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corrielainedd

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• May 20, 2014

• #4

Does the Pioneer have the ClickTight too?

 

amyd

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• May 20, 2014

• #5

corrielainedd said:

Does the Pioneer have the ClickTight too?

Click to expand...

No, it doesn't. Just the Frontier and Pinnacle.

 

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babyherder

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• May 20, 2014

• #6

When doing 3 across buckling a booster is generally very annoying. I'd probably keep her harnessed for as long as possible in that car. I'm not sure the Frontier or the Pioneer are good for 3 across but the radian is great.

You could get one booster and one harnessed seat and see how things go.

 

cookie123

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• May 20, 2014

• #7

What vehicle are you planning to do 3 across in? Will this be necessary in all of your vehicles?

 

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corrielainedd

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• May 20, 2014

• #8

We need to do 3 across in our '95 Mazda 626. But not in our Ford Expedition.
I think Pioneer/Frontier-Radian-Coccoro (in some combo) will work in the mazda. Im going to try Pioneer/Radian/radian too

 

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Keeyamah

Active member

• May 20, 2014

• #9

Just to throw a loop out there for you, what about the Harmony Defender for the car needing 3-across? It's about as narrow as the Radian, has 18" top slots (which would be about 3 more years of torso growth, it's an inch taller there than the Radian) and only about $100? I'd also suggest the Sureride, but I haven't found it to be puzzle friendly with my Radians, so I'm not sure how well it would work.

 

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corrielainedd

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• May 20, 2014

• #10

Out of curiosity, i measured the back row of our Ford Expedition. It is 50in too, and i can fit 3 radians (any combo), and i think ive done 2 radians + a Marathon... Ill have to explore more

 

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AZmamaof2

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• May 21, 2014

• #11

Personal opinion:

I bought the Pioneer as my DS's back up seat since I was looking for a cheaper yet higher top harness. It has been my least favorite britax seat, and I wish I had just bought another frontier85. I don't like the empty space where the click tight would have been on the seat were it a frontier90, and I hate the seatbelt install. I don't feel like it's very tight. He's getting close to maxing out the harness, even though it's supposed to be 17.5". We tried the securekid 300 but it was too narrow for him.

 

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corrielainedd

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• May 21, 2014

• #12

Thanks for your thoughts

We have a store a couple hours away that buys excess retail goods, unsold sale items, business closing items, etc. They often have car seats.
My friend went today and found me a Frontier 90 march 2014 $160. And a Recaro Performance Sport Feb 2014 $70.
So, we will start with the Frontier. She can use the Recaro in Memaw's car, as shes in a Marathon in her car.

 

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AZmamaof2

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• May 22, 2014

• #13

Wow! That's a nice price for those seats! Congrats