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2007 vs 2008 Britax Marathon....
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fyrfightermomma
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And my 2008 MA also has the "double click" buckle meaning you hear a click with each buckle tongue inserted as opposed to my 2007 where it only "clicks" once the 2nd tongue is inserted. Also only after Mid Feb 08 are they 35 lbs RFing. My 2/8/08 is still 33 lbs 
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joolsplus3
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A 2007 will expire a year sooner (they are good for 6 years from date of manufacture).
crunchierthanthou
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Yeah, it just depends on the demand for the cover. While all the things listed here apply to february 2008 DOMs that doesn't necessarily mean you'll get them if you order a 2008 seat. I think retailers use the year to denote the cover pattern, and it doesn't really mean much in regard to DOM.
joolsplus3
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Don't rely on e-tailers to get the details right...go straight to www.britaxusa.com for your numbers. Actually, there's not even such a thing as a 2007 or 2008 Britax, that's something the store makes up (Strollers DO have different models, I guess stores feel the need to fancy up the seat descriptions a little)... popular covers will be made for years, a seat may be called a 2006 by accident but made last week...you just never know. That's why I said a 2007 will expire sooner (though yes, the newest seats now have 35 pound rearfacing weight limits which will almost guarantee you can keep even a bigger kid rearfacing to at lesat age 2, which is what safety experts are now recommending)
Defrost
Moderator - CPSTI Emeritus
So, are there 2 ways to find out the COM (which stands for what, BTW?- I feel clueless sometimes
LOL - I was sitting here going "She's right, why does a carseat have a Certificate Of Merit?" I had to read back through the thread to figure out it's "DOM - Date Of Manufacture."
joolsplus3
Admin - CPS Technician
So, are there 2 ways to find out the COM (which stands for what, BTW?- I feel clueless sometimes
No, there's only one way to find out the DOM, that's to see the box (or hope someone working online tells you it before you buy it and then sends THAT one and not some other one with a different date). Since we are looking for the ones with the 35 pound RF limit right now, it's a lot more of a pain to get the newest one available, but normally they are anywhere from a week to 7 months old (and up to 1.5 years old if you order from a place that has low turnover...)
So, it doesn't have to be a 2008 to be a 35 pounder? Would it be easier for me to make sure that it can RF up to 35 lbs and then try to get the latest DOM (not COM
)? Do you think BRU or Target would have any of the newer ones?
joolsplus3
Admin - CPS Technician
Well, it doesn't technically have to be 'called' a 2008 to be 35 RF, but it does have to have been made in February or newer (I think that's what another post said? Even the January 2008s are still 33...)
Trying to get this all straight!
Am I looking for a Feb. 2008 MA to get the 35 RF limit? Because....
I just talked w/ BRU and they carry December/2007 MAs, but they say that they only go up to 33lbs RF
The scary part is that he said he was a carseat tech there. Am I missing something after being on this board for many, many hours?!
Anyways, after I got done w/ my speechlessness, I told him that I would really prefer to have my child RF as long as possible, and could I legally RF him 'til 35 lbs if Britax sent me a sticker or something? He said as long the DOM met up w/ their new RF requirements.
All that to say, I feel stuck!!! I need an MA pronto (today, preferably) but I want the new version, because who knows if my mom will understand the importance of RF and want to buy something else when he grows out of a 33 pounder? Then he would have FF, and i want him RFing as long as possible!
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Help!?!
Am I looking for a Feb. 2008 MA to get the 35 RF limit? Because....
I just talked w/ BRU and they carry December/2007 MAs, but they say that they only go up to 33lbs RF
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I just got off the phone with a guy from another baby store in my state, and he said basically the same thing as BRU, but added that they just don't have the sticker out yet that says that they can RF up to 35 lbs. So, when I asked what that meant for me (could I still use it up to 35 lbs?), he replied that we'll prob have the seat flipped around by then because most kids are too big to be RF at that point and get flipped around at about 35 lbs. The scary part is that he said he was a carseat tech there. Am I missing something after being on this board for many, many hours?!Anyways, after I got done w/ my speechlessness, I told him that I would really prefer to have my child RF as long as possible, and could I legally RF him 'til 35 lbs if Britax sent me a sticker or something? He said as long the DOM met up w/ their new RF requirements.
All that to say, I feel stuck!!! I need an MA pronto (today, preferably) but I want the new version, because who knows if my mom will understand the importance of RF and want to buy something else when he grows out of a 33 pounder? Then he would have FF, and i want him RFing as long as possible!
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Help!?!
melniemi
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The 35# rf limit is not retroactive as far as I know - from what I have read and from an email from Sarah Tilton from Britax. Hipmonkey has some marathons stickered at 35#s - I don't know the covers, but I do know that they did not have croc in stock, so she ordered me one from Britax and it should be shipped out to me this week. I believe someone ordered a cowmoo from albeebaby during the sale and it was 35# rf so maybe try them as well - for that cover anyway?
I would not use a seat past the stickered limits - which is why I made sure the one I am getting is a 35# one. Smaller stores will often check inventory for you to see the dom - if it is march, you are guaranteed 35#s, feb - 50/50 chance since it was mid feb that the limit changed.
Good luck finding a seat!
I would not use a seat past the stickered limits - which is why I made sure the one I am getting is a 35# one. Smaller stores will often check inventory for you to see the dom - if it is march, you are guaranteed 35#s, feb - 50/50 chance since it was mid feb that the limit changed.
Good luck finding a seat!
TheMarathon I was planning on getting says it a 2008 rear facing weight limit says 5-30 lbs? Is that a typo on albeebaby's part?
& If They are changing the rear facing weight limit to 35 lbs,Is that something I will have to wait & purchase or if I purchase one now & they change it, will i justbe notified or something?
& If They are changing the rear facing weight limit to 35 lbs,Is that something I will have to wait & purchase or if I purchase one now & they change it, will i justbe notified or something?
The seat listed with a 30 lb. RF limit on Albee's site is a typo, although I can't say if it's a 33 lb. or 35 lb. RF limit seat. Kind of luck of the draw at this point as to whether it would be a new enough seat in terms of date of manufacture to RF up to 35 lbs. Britax has said the higher 35 lb. RF weight limit will not be retroactive and to abide by the RF weight limit stated on the label for any given seat.
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