Ok. I know some of you haven't even gotten a chance to see one- let alone buy one, but I am on a soapbox about this seat. DH and I LOVE it!!!!! I want a second one for his car SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO bad, I am going crazy waiting for new ones to be available. DD is tolerating its non-velvetness just fine and I can't stop looking in the rearview mirror at my DD in the CENTER where I finally have an awesome install. I am crazy. I know!