Got My EFTA Today!

Mylilboyblue

Active member
I am so excited! My mother and I went to BRU today with DS (Sienna stayed with DH :love:) to buy a splat mat for under his highchair and we tried him in the Frontier and the EFTA for fun. I really LOVE the Sandbox version and told my mom that once he outgrows the RA in her car we will get this seat. So she says lets get it now! YAY! We used a 20% coupon and got the DLX versioin for $130 something.

Let me tell you, this seat is HUGE! Big and wide and reminds me of a lounger. It is very round. The best part is that I was able to install it in my 2007 Saturn ION with just a seatbelt and it is ROCK SOLID (I don't need a locking clip THANK GOD). Once installed DS has a ton of room both above his head and width wise he has alot of room too. Dang this seat is wide! With this seat and a SS1 in the back of my car there is now room for anything else.

I have to say that I have NEVER been a fan on any Evenflo seat (other than the really really old school over head shield seat that was black with neon colored Dinosaours all over it. Circa 1989 or so) and that was before I knew anything about car seats and I was a kid and just liked the print! Whew sorry for the run on sentence.

I LIKE THIS SEAT. Will post pictures tomorrow.
 
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Mommy2Marcus

New member
I :love: my EFTA as well! I can not wait to see pictures!

I can also get a rock solid install with it using only the seat belt...not sure about LATCH...never used it!
 

MomofOlivia407

New member
I finally got mine on Wednesday, and love it, too! It just looks like a big comfy chair-I wish I could fit! :) The red tabs ARE rubbing her neck a bit, so I need to watch that, but other than that, I love it!

We attached it with LATCH (the seatbelts in my car are a PITA) & it is very solid. It wasn't easy, but I am happy with the install.

I love just going out & looking at it every once in awhile :whistle:
 

snowbird25ca

Moderator - CPST Instructor
I finally got mine on Wednesday, and love it, too! It just looks like a big comfy chair-I wish I could fit! :) The red tabs ARE rubbing her neck a bit, so I need to watch that, but other than that, I love it!

We attached it with LATCH (the seatbelts in my car are a PITA) & it is very solid. It wasn't easy, but I am happy with the install.

I love just going out & looking at it every once in awhile :whistle:

I noticed the red tabs were kind of pressing into my ds's neck the other day and I realized I had overtightened the harness and that the tabs were a smidge below his shoulders. So for those having problems with the red tabs, check that you're not overtightening the harness. It's easier to do in the EFTA because it's so easy to tighten. This was the first time in almost 6mos of use that I've noticed them rubbing and I knew I'd accidentally overtightened it that time. :eek:

And yes, I found seatbelt install to be very easy. LATCH install is pretty easy though too. :thumbsup:

Glad to hear how it fits in the ION. That was our prior vehicle and while I love our Outlook, I do miss the gas mileage our ION got.
 

MomofOlivia407

New member
I got the Hansen-the tan and black one that is at BRU. It's the one I wanted, but I almost got the gray because of the price. Glad I found a good deal on it; it was worth it! :)
 

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