Seriously? How old is this thing?

Vanessa618

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mominabigtruck

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Could still be current, possibly. I was given one about two years ago and it still had time left on it. It's a century smart/accel something or another.
 

scatterbunny

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If it's a Century Ovation/Encore (which is looks like to me), it was last made in 2002. Graco took over Century about 2002, IIRC, so I believe all Century seats are now expired (six year lifespan).
 

christineka

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We had a century seat like that, but in maroon. It had a 7 year expiration date stamped on the back. I had no idea back then that Graco had bought Century and changed the expiration date to 6 years.
 

Vanessa618

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I didn't say I used it, I said it was given to me:mad:

And besides for the time there wasn't anything wrong with it, most seats then were over head shields and this one was adjustable and a very easy install.

No worries. I didn't say that you used it. And I know that they were probably top of the line at a point in time. I'm just saying that I wouldn't use it TODAY, not when a Scenera is $40. KWIM? And I Know that this seat is being used right now and this baby is 18 months old.

ETA: I just went back and read and realized that by quoting you, my post sounded harshly directed at you. I apologize. I didn't mean it that way. By the "Wow" I meant that I was surprised that it could still be current. ;)
 

brittany741

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That looks almost like the fabric on my booster seat when I was a kid... circa 1991 (my parents were the wierd ones who bought car seats)
 

Heamae

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My cousin was using one like that for her baby until a few months ago...oh and it was missing the padding on the shield!!! She told me that a tech told her that car seats dont really expire, they just say that to make you buy new ones!!! She finally bought a nautilus for him but doesnt know how to use it.
 

christineka

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Our shield's padding fell off too and we used without. I took my kids to a seat check when the century was 6.5 years old. The tech strongly encouraged me to take a new seat. I did and turned my 18 mo dd back to rfing as well. I never knew that the lower harness straps were not reinforced for ffing. I must not have bothered to read the manual.
 

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