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Kerry
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When my daughter outgrew her infant seat, we got her a Combi Coccoro to fit in my small hybrid (Lexus hs 250h), and I can't imagine anything taller than that fitting rear-facing and leaving any leg room for a passenger in the front seat. We absolutely could not get it to install in the center -- there's no lower latch, and when we tried using the seatbelt, we just couldn't get it not to move all over the place, no matter how tight we got it. I think it is because the bump in the center is relatively pronounced. But the car manual doesn't say not to install there, and there is a top tether latch thing, so they must at least contemplate FF installs in the center.
Now, as a tall 21-month-old, I can see that she doesn't have a whole lot longer rear-facing in the Coccoro. I think we can make it to her 2nd birthday in February, but not much beyond that. Ideally, I would love to keep her rear-facing in my car (we can certainly keep her rear-facing in her Boulevard in my husband's car), but I just don't see how that would be possible unless there is a seat comparable in height to the Coccoro that fits well in back seats with centers with pronounced bumps. Has anyone found anything like that? Barring that, is there anyone out there with a Lexus hs 250h (or anyone else who has encountered a similar "bump" problem) who has found a car that installs well FF center?
Now, as a tall 21-month-old, I can see that she doesn't have a whole lot longer rear-facing in the Coccoro. I think we can make it to her 2nd birthday in February, but not much beyond that. Ideally, I would love to keep her rear-facing in my car (we can certainly keep her rear-facing in her Boulevard in my husband's car), but I just don't see how that would be possible unless there is a seat comparable in height to the Coccoro that fits well in back seats with centers with pronounced bumps. Has anyone found anything like that? Barring that, is there anyone out there with a Lexus hs 250h (or anyone else who has encountered a similar "bump" problem) who has found a car that installs well FF center?