I test drove a 09 Subaru Forester today

monstah

monstah

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And I LOVED it! The only problem.... I couldn't get my Nautilus installed. :(
I tried LATCH (wich I have never used before) and the Automatic/Emergency locking seatbelt (wich I have never used before)
I just couldn't get it tight. But I was by myself so, I put the GN back into my car and had a blast on my test drive.
I AM SURE IT WAS ME, NOT THE SUV. I told him that I want to come back with my husband, after I figure out what my problem was, and he actually gave me an owners manual!

What was my problem???
 
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TerisBoys

TerisBoys

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Did you try peeling the cover down so you could pull straight out on the LATCH strap and/or seatbelt to get it tight?
 
monstah

monstah

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TerisBoys said:
Did you try peeling the cover down so you could pull straight out on the LATCH strap and/or seatbelt to get it tight?
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No, I had a hard time just being in a good position to tighten the LATCH or belt. The salesman with me couldn't help. (Understandably, he may have been Jesus's cousin)
I am pretty physical when I install my car seats and I didn't want to be crawling around like a monkey in there putting my feet on everything with the dealer staring right at me.
I will be more aggressive next time and will be bringing DH. I think we will get it.
 
bubbaray

bubbaray

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We test drove an '09 Forester for a weekend. DD#1s FFg RN and DD#2s RFg MA fit fine, via LATCH. However, the way the rear seats are, there was a lot of "curve" on them. It might be that the Nautilus is too wide for an outboard install. If that's the case, belts won't help -- the curve of those seats (by the door) is so much that belts vs LATCH makes no difference. We played around with installs b/c we wanted to be able to fit 3 across, but there was no way we could have made it work.

Did you try a center install with belts and TT? If you have one child, that's an option.
 

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