4 years 3 months, 29-31 lbs, 37 inches. (I posted earlier today with a more general inquiry...)
She hardly sleeps in the car,,it cuts into her chatter time, LOL..but she does zone out and rest and would probably appreciate a nice place to rest her head I think.
I just took a really close look at the anchor locations in my expedition. The anchor position in the narrow middle passenger seat,,are acutally not centered! They are actually "pushed" to one side more than the other. Therefore,,I think if I start with my Marathon on the driver side passenger seat (rather than the opposite which is what I have been doing) ,,,and the new car seat for DD,,,,in the middle..that actually might buy me an extra inch or 2 on the other side,,,leaving the buckle free and clear for my 6 year old to buckle himself into his booster and also allowing enough room to fold down his seat for access to the 3 rd row.
I like the idea of the radian...but I have been reading it is hard to install. As it is soley a 5 pt car seat, I am worried she will "emotionally" outgrow it ,,,wanting a big girl, booster seat in a year or so. Has this happened to anyone's child? At what age?
But in a way,,I'm not too unhappy about it being a 5 pt only,,as it is much easier to buckle her in (her helping,,me checking/finishing) than trying to reach my hand inbetween 2 car seat, to buckle her into a booster, especially with 3 in a row and buckles that are very tight to the seat.
There is no budget really, I just want to make the right choice this time.
I'm also considering the frontier (PINK
and the nautilus, and Recaro Young Sport.
The only one I tried was the Nautilus today,,at BRU. It was a bit too wide to allow the end seat to freely fold down,,,but I could squish the seat past the Nautilus if I pushed really hard. So I think I need something about 1 inch narrower than the Nautilus..The Nautilus' high sides also made it difficult for Oldest son to reach his boostered buckle.