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orangevale
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Graco Snug Ride DX 5 (old base) and 2002 Odyssey w/latch
We've been test driving the new ody's and I've been wondering the best configuration for this carseat. On our test drives, I've slid the right side second row captain chair to the middle (best place for infant) and used the right side seat belt to secure the base. I was concerned about how far the seat belt needed to be stretched to secure the base since the seat belt originates from the side of the car, not the seat. Also, this configuration makes it impossible for anyone to get to the third seat. The base didn't move more than an inch so I figured it was okay for the test drive.
If we buy the car, I would definitely buy a convertible seat with LATCH so that we could keep the captain chair in the middle. My plan is to get the Britax Roundabout which won't be available until probably late summer. My quandary is what to do in the meantime. Because I have the old base, I cannot use the Graco LATCH retrofit kit. I figure my options are:
1. Leave captain chair in middle until roundabout is available on the market (is this safe?)
2. Move the captain chair back to the right side
Any advice?
p.s., I have checked the base for the recall and it's fine. Also, my infant is 6 mos and 14 lbs so I believe we'll be able to use the Graco until the roundabouts w/latch are available.
We've been test driving the new ody's and I've been wondering the best configuration for this carseat. On our test drives, I've slid the right side second row captain chair to the middle (best place for infant) and used the right side seat belt to secure the base. I was concerned about how far the seat belt needed to be stretched to secure the base since the seat belt originates from the side of the car, not the seat. Also, this configuration makes it impossible for anyone to get to the third seat. The base didn't move more than an inch so I figured it was okay for the test drive.
If we buy the car, I would definitely buy a convertible seat with LATCH so that we could keep the captain chair in the middle. My plan is to get the Britax Roundabout which won't be available until probably late summer. My quandary is what to do in the meantime. Because I have the old base, I cannot use the Graco LATCH retrofit kit. I figure my options are:
1. Leave captain chair in middle until roundabout is available on the market (is this safe?)
2. Move the captain chair back to the right side
Any advice?
p.s., I have checked the base for the recall and it's fine. Also, my infant is 6 mos and 14 lbs so I believe we'll be able to use the Graco until the roundabouts w/latch are available.