Britax car seat recommendations please

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I am going to look in to seeing if it's possible for me to have some sort of Britax seat shipped to my country and have it certified for use here.

It makes me feel almost sick that because of my seats limitations (although it is a very, very good seat) I can't have him rear-facing, he's 16 months and has had to be forward facing since he was 14 months old as his seat has a rear-facing weight limit of about 26.4lbs.

He's about 29lbs right now. Or do you think, maybe it wouldn't even be worth it since he's not far away from the 33lb weight limit? Don't know what to do!! But if I did get one, I'd want one that could be tethered swedish style.

Your thoughts/recommendations would be appreciated :)

Forgot to add also one that has inbuilt rear-facing lock offs would be nice, I hate fiddling with locking clips, but if the price difference is that huge then maybe not!
 
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Well, my DD has been at 25lbs for what seems like FOREVER, so you never really know when he will reach that 33 pound mark. You could also try the Cosco Scenera that is rf'ing to 35 pounds, but it is only a 40lb ff'ing seat. You also can't swedish tether that seat.
 
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lovinwaves said:
Well, my DD has been at 25lbs for what seems like FOREVER, so you never really know when he will reach that 33 pound mark. You could also try the Cosco Scenera that is rf'ing to 35 pounds, but it is only a 40lb ff'ing seat. You also can't swedish tether that seat.
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We do have that seat here (Cosco Scenera), but would honestly prefer a Britax seat (just sits with me better hehe) because I want to tether it 'Swedish style' (do you have to pay for extra attachments for that?) and the Cosco Touriva/Scenera are mighty hard! (i.e. no padding).

I just thought, you know, even if my boy isn't in a rear-facing britax seat for long, well I am due for my next child in a couple of months so they could get good use out of it anyway. I am definitely looking at having a Britax seat imported I think.
 
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What is the difference between the Marathon, Decathlon and Boulevard and can they all be tethered?
 
lovinwaves

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Ok, no you don't have to pay extra for any attachments. It will come standard with the Hugs System, Comfort pads, Tether, washable cover. Here is a link to the US Britax Website so you can see the difference between the three 65 lb convertibles.

It's going to be the Boulevard, Marathon, and Decathlon. The Marathon is the lesser of the three Britax's. Did I just say "lesser" and "britax" in the same sentence.. LOL!! I think you know what I mean. The DC and BV just have some different features...:)

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Dillipop

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All of the 65 pound britax's can be installed using the swedish style. In fact, I think it may be prefered. A d-ring (short piece of webbing with a ring on the end) comes with each of the seats. If you could get a MA, DC, or BLVD, you'd be golden. You'd have a seat your son could stay rfing in for a while and a ffing seat that could be used for much longer than the typical 40 pound seats. (You mainly have 40 pound seats there, right?) If I were in your situation and it could be certified, I'd import the seat...
 
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I personally wouldnt get one from the US, I would get one from sweden! The one that you can rearface to like 55lbs(25kg??). I wanted to get one so bad when DS hit the 33lb mark at 29m. But it would cost far more than an arm and leg to get it here. Id need to sell a kidney, maybe even some liver. lol!

(Im pretty sure its sweden, its so hard to read a foreign language)
 
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Dillipop said:
All of the 65 pound britax's can be installed using the swedish style. In fact, I think it may be prefered.
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no she means the swedish style of tethering to the seat it is on. No US Britax seats are approved to do this(the swedish ones are though). Instead they continue to call it the swedish method but say it must be down or down and forward but never down and back.
 
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Dillipop said:
All of the 65 pound britax's can be installed using the swedish style. In fact, I think it may be prefered. A d-ring (short piece of webbing with a ring on the end) comes with each of the seats. If you could get a MA, DC, or BLVD, you'd be golden. You'd have a seat your son could stay rfing in for a while and a ffing seat that could be used for much longer than the typical 40 pound seats. (You mainly have 40 pound seats there, right?) If I were in your situation and it could be certified, I'd import the seat...
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We do not have a single seat in my country that has an inbuilt harness past 40lbs, not a single one.

It's going to be the Boulevard, Marathon, and Decathlon. The Marathon is the lesser of the three Britax's. Did I just say "lesser" and "britax" in the same sentence.. LOL!! I think you know what I mean. The DC and BV just have some different features
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loinwaves, why do you say it is the lesser? does it not look as nice or something? lol
 
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LuvBug03 said:
no she means the swedish style of tethering to the seat it is on. No US Britax seats are approved to do this(the swedish ones are though). Instead they continue to call it the swedish method but say it must be down or down and forward but never down and back.
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haha im confused what do you mean? I'll look at the Britax Sweden website, see what it says there, I can only use it here if it's to an approved Standard. I don't know what Standard the Swedish seats are.
 
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Oops, see I knew if I said "lesser" it would sound completely wrong :)

I just mean that the DC and BV have some added features that the Marathon doesn't. But actually though you can find more cover choices for the Marathon than you can the other two.

"Lesser" also meant that Marathon is the Cheapest in price of the three. Sometimes though you can find the DC and BV on sale for a price cheaper than a Marathon.
 
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OK so what would you recommend and why? and Prices? (in US $$ of course)
 
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LuvBug03 said:
I personally wouldnt get one from the US, I would get one from sweden! The one that you can rearface to like 55lbs(25kg??). I wanted to get one so bad when DS hit the 33lb mark at 29m. But it would cost far more than an arm and leg to get it here. Id need to sell a kidney, maybe even some liver. lol!

(Im pretty sure its sweden, its so hard to read a foreign language)
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Do you have a website? I can't find one *boo hoo*
 
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childrestraintsafety said:
haha im confused what do you mean? I'll look at the Britax Sweden website, see what it says there, I can only use it here if it's to an approved Standard. I don't know what Standard the Swedish seats are.
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All I know is that IF you get a letter from a doctor and the government people(dont remember which group) then you can order one of those seats for use in the US. It rearfaces and forward faces to 55lbs, so the limit overall is 55lbs. You can find the manual at http://www.britax.fi/meny1Frame-1.htm . I think you may be able to find it in english. I remember reading it for the twoway plus but cant remember if it was linked from that site or not.

Also when you said swedish method did you mean traditional swedish method, or just rearfacing tether in general?
 
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LuvBug03 said:
All I know is that IF you get a letter from a doctor and the government people(dont remember which group) then you can order one of those seats for use in the US. It rearfaces and forward faces to 55lbs, so the limit overall is 55lbs. You can find the manual at www.britax.se I think, I think you may be able to find it in english. I remember reading it for the twoway plus but cant remember if it was linked from that site or not.

Also when you said swedish method did you mean traditional swedish method, or just rearfacing tether in general?
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When I said swedish method I meant the rear-facing tether. Thanks for that website link! Now I just have to learn how to speak/read Swedish hehehehe.

How much is the Britax Boulevard, is that supposed to be the 'best' seat? I had a look online and it seems to be selling for US $299? That is about $450 NZD here.
 
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ok so just a rearfacing tether, that is all britax convertibles.

Yes they are about 299 unless you find one on sale. Then they are about 30lbs shipped(or my marathon was almost that much when I sold it). You more than likely wont find a store that will ship one overseas unless you contact them individually with the request and information. It may be easier to find someone who is willing to buy one and ship it to you. I have actually shipped something to new zealand, but it only half a pound at most, so I dont know what shipping would be like from the US to NZ on a carseat.
 
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childrestraintsafety said:
How much is the Britax Boulevard, is that supposed to be the 'best' seat? I had a look online and it seems to be selling for US $299? That is about $450 NZD here.
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also the only thing the boulevard has extra is the infant insert and side impact wings. If you have a vehicle with side airbags, or the child will be in the middle then they arent necessary. Its a parental decision as to which to go with. Also I have heard the BV has lower top harness position than the others.
 

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