Frontier 85 or myride & Prius

[Brianna]

I need 4 adults & 1 3 year old in a Prius tonight, it will either be an '05 or '10. 3 year old is 39 pounds dressed with shoes today. I have no say over which vehicle we take, the 05 has a damaged seat belt outboard, so if we take that one I'm going to install with LATCH in that spot. If we take the 10 then he can go in the middle (seat belt install of course) or outboard, whichever will be more comfortable for the adults in the back- we're both smaller girls, 115 and 137 pounds and both 5'2".

Does anybody know which one will be easier to install (MyRide needs to be FF)? Is anybody not comfortable with the possibility of using LATCH for the Frontier when he's 1 pound under the limit for Toyota? Any other thoughts?

 

[Brianna]

I do have an Argos installed in another vehicle that I could grab if the FR85 and MR65 would both have issues, but I would prefer to keep that as a last resort.

 

[newyorkDOC]

I'm in awe bc I couldn't get either of my seats installed center position in my '10 Prius. The actual belt is shorter than the outboard belts :/

 

[Brianna]

I've never installed any of these in a Prius, so I don't know that any of them will install well I've only installed RF seats in them until today. If we take the '10 I could use whichever setup works best. Do you know which is most likely to work?

 

[creideamh]

I don't know if a FR will install in the center (and leave room for adults), so I'd do the MR. Hopefully you take the '10 and can put the seat in the center/adults outboard, cause my 70 pound crazy skinny little cousin can barely fit in the center

 

[Brianna]

Will the MR install outboard with LATCH in the '05?

 

[jujumum]

SavsMom has a Prius and couldn't fit a FN85 and two people in the back (I bought her FN85). She also didn't have great luck fitting 2 and a GN, if I remember correctly. I think the MR would work better since it is narrow at the base.