Oh, Regent is out entirely. That was just for comparison. I'm actually gonna make another post eventually and embed a lot of these pictures into the post so people can compare the fit of these seats and have a better idea.
Charlie wants the TF. REALLY wants the TF. He was mad I put it in RF for Sam and he kept begging me to give it to him. Before he even went to bed he asked me to give it to him. Not making things easier here, bud. He has about 3 inches to go, not as much as the TF or FN, but the crotch buckle is what is killing me. It's really what's eating me about the GN as well.
The FN is a bear to install. I put it in tonight LBP with the recline block in booster mode... it installed better than with it in harness mode, but adjusting it is near impossible. I'll be putting it back in harness mode with LATCH. I *can* install it LBP, not as rock solid as i would like, but an acceptable install by all means. Takes a long effing time and is not easy in the least (VS the GN and TF which I can do effortlessly in minutes)
I want to keep the FN. I want to like the FN. I think it has a lot of great features, and it will fit him forever. The install is going to become an issue at 48 or 60 pounds (will Britax default to the vehicle manufacturer? It didn't say in the manual, that I remember seeing, and the sticked says to use it to the limits stated by your vehicle, which for mine is 60 pounds). If I can LATCH it until 60 pounds, that's great. He'll probably be too tall by 60 pounds, and Sam can move right on into it.
Ah... decisions.