Seat for 2003 Infiniti SUV

Papaver · Sep 5, 2018

My son outgrew his infant seat after the age of 2. We're been moving another seat between two cars. The seat works fine in one car but we really don't like it in our 2003 Infiniti QX (SUV) I'm hoping to keep my son rear facing and am looking for suggestions for a seat for a thin and lanky 28 mo old. We need a seat that sits upright enough that the front (at least passenger) seat can be pushed back for leg room. Our current seat has to be installed behind the front passenger because my 5'10" husband can't get the drivers seat back far enough with the current seat. It was tight, but doable, with our infant Nuna Pipa.

Would there be a rear facing center install for our SUV?

I'm willing to remove the seat to rethread the harness if needbe. Lightweight for airline travel would be a Plus. Ideal budget $350 or under, though I can stretch.

Thanks!

lgenne · Sep 5, 2018

What car seat are you having problems with?

Off the top of my head: you might like the Graco Contender (checks all of your boxes reasonably well) and the Britax ClickTight convertibles (not great for travel, but does everything else you mentioned really well).

Papaver · Sep 5, 2018

It's a Costco Apt 50. It was purchased for a Toyota Solara based on reviews I found before finding this site. At the time I had a Nuna Pipa in the Infiniti & needed a seat for the new (to us) Solara that grandpa could pick up at Target and pop in the car we were flying to pick up. The Apt 50 is ok in the Solara since it's a convertible; I literally stand in the back and put my foot in the car seat to pull up on the tightening strap for the anchors. In the Infiniti it's hard to get it pulled tightly and it crowds the drivers seat. And we all hate that the harness buckles on the Apt 50 spin around the straps. It was an inexpensive seat, it is what it is and works ok in the car it was purchased for.

lgenne · Sep 5, 2018

Got it. I think you’ll prefer either of my suggestions above over the Apt (which is a perfectly reasonable seat, and fills that travel car seat need really well) just for convenience and ease of use factors. Note that you don’t want to use lower anchors with the ClickTights, though. They’re designed to make seat belt installs super easy.

Papaver · Sep 6, 2018

Thank you. I also posted about the seat for Granny's Buick Lacrosse. Would you suggest the Click Tight for that situation (I'm hearing that it's easy belt install, so wondering, but maybe another factor makes it less ideal for the Buick?)

The recommendations for that car were the Graco clones and the slimfit. Would any of those be better travel/airline choices than the Contender? I can always borrow Granny's seat for travel. Or would you stick with the Apt 50 to haul for rental cars?

Thanks!
JJ

lgenne · Sep 6, 2018

Those were recommended for easy in/out with lower anchors. They’re heavier than the Contender, so I wouldn’t prefer them for travel.

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