Ford F150???

TnT's Mom · Sep 27, 2005

Alright...so here's a dh move for you....after all the stress and dilemmas I had about what carseat to get for the Ford Sport Trac he drives, he has decided to try and break the lease early (it is his company vehicle and the lease is up next June) and get a Ford F150 Lariat if his company is alright with that. The Sport Trac has had some issues lately and he is tired of taking it in for service. So does anyone know anything about the safety of the F150 and having carseats in it (are they easily installed, etc)? It is the super crew 4 door, and has a 60/40 split back seat. Even though it is his work vehicle we like to have a carseat in it and his work is cool with that. I have the Blvd. that we just purchased so I am assuming it will work fine in this new vehicle but was just curious if anyone knew anything about this truck. And we will eventually want to actually put 2 carseats in...most likely another Blvd for ds #2. Thanks! (Oh boys and their trucks...it starts in the sandbox and goes from there

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joolsplus3 · Sep 27, 2005

ROFL! Well, if it's any consolation, the F-150 has got to be better than the Sport Trac http://www.forbes.com/vehicles/2005/01/10/cx_dl_0110feat.html (watch the slide show... )
Anyway, it'll be bigger and probably a lot easier to fit a carseat into... I wonder if (Carseat Data website closed - link broken) has any info on newer models?

Victorious4 · Sep 28, 2005

My brother has a F150 (my dad has the F250 - both 1999 I think) ... I've only ever fit carseats in my brothers once - the Wizard RF & FF just fine & the Husky as well

TnT's Mom · Sep 28, 2005

Julie, Thanks for the info. I knew the Sport Trac wasn't the greatest on safety so I hoped the F150 would be better. The carseat data site didn't have any info on a new F150 but the info from the dealer did say it was rated 5-star for frontal crashes as far as the driver and front passenger are concerned. I couldn't find any info on side impact but at least I decided on the Blvd. and it has side impact protection. When dh told me he was doing this I just looked at him like "are you kidding me?" He goes, "I know what you are thinking...I asked and the dealer says carseats fit really well in the back." I guess I finally have him "trained" and in tune to my safety concerns!

Papooses, Thanks. I am glad to hear that the Britax seats seem to install and fit well. When we get ds #2 his new seat for dh's vehicle I want to keep him rf so I was hoping there would be enough room and that the front passenger wouldn't have to sit practically on the dashboard.

Victorious4 · Sep 28, 2005

The front passenger might be squeezed a bit, depending - I wasn't, really, but I'm just barely 5'4"

TnT's Mom · Sep 28, 2005

I hear you on the height thing...I am 5'5" and I don't have a problem sitting in the seat in front of a rf carseat but just watch dh try to get in that seat. It is actually painful to watch him try to cram and fold his 6'1" frame into the seat and then getting out...we might as well get a pry bar

! I can also squeeze between the carseats in the backseat of our Volvo if need be when someone else comes with us, not that I would want to do it for a really long trip but I have been known to climb through the front seats and into the back on roadtrips when chaos is breaking out back there. Dh always says it's good that I am relatively small because he can't even turn around in the passenger seat to reach a dropped bottle.

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