jtaylor379
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We have three kids and are living Prague, CR having moved from Denver, CO USA last year. We drive a European Volvo XC90 - meaning no locking seat belts and ISOFIX. There are two ISOFIX locations - outboard seats in second row. Our youngest, 20 months is about 25 pounds and is sitting rear-facing in a US Britax Roundabout. He has not yet outgrown it, but will soon. It is installed using the seat belt with locking clip and also Latch attachments are connected to ISOFIX. Middle child is four and is about 37 pounds and is sitting forward facing on the other outboard seat in the middle row in a Chicco Xpace EU stage 2 seat for 9-18 kg. Installed with top tether and ISOFIX. EU seat means no chest clip, too.
My oldest, six and 43 pounds is sitting in an EU Britax KidFix High Back Booster. He is secured only by the seat belt, gets in through the trunk of the car since the third row is not possible to access with the other two seats in the ISOFIX positions. This seat does have ISOFIX connectors. On occasion I will put him in the front seat, with the seat in its most rearward position.
What would you all do in this situation? Where would you put each kid and how would you install the seat? We also have an American Britax Roundabout 55 from America sitting in the garage that we could throw into the mix. We could use it to keep the youngest rear facing when he outgrows his current seat.
I have read it is not "legal" to be using an American seat in an EU car and mixing the ISOFIX/Latch but I don't know for sure. Either way, I CANNOT find seats with high rear facing limits for sale here (beyond the age of two), which is why we have continued using the Britax Roundabout. I also cannot get a five point harness seat for my oldest. All kids of that age/size are in high back boosters - even my middle son is ready for a HBB according to the standards here.
Oh and add to this the inconvenience of not really being able to use our third row well and my oldest climbing in and out by the trunk.... That's the last on the list of concerns. If one seat could be installed in the center position in the second row, we could then access the third row easily. But then we are losing one ISOFIX position.
I'm frustrated and feeling anxious that my kids aren't as safe as they could be, and technically are using Latch seats with ISOFIX for which I don't necessarily understand the greater implications. My greatest priority is to keep my youngest rear facing when he outgrows his current Britax Roundabout. Recommendations? Go to Sweden?
We should have bought a mini van.
Thanks for any and all recommendations.
My oldest, six and 43 pounds is sitting in an EU Britax KidFix High Back Booster. He is secured only by the seat belt, gets in through the trunk of the car since the third row is not possible to access with the other two seats in the ISOFIX positions. This seat does have ISOFIX connectors. On occasion I will put him in the front seat, with the seat in its most rearward position.
What would you all do in this situation? Where would you put each kid and how would you install the seat? We also have an American Britax Roundabout 55 from America sitting in the garage that we could throw into the mix. We could use it to keep the youngest rear facing when he outgrows his current seat.
I have read it is not "legal" to be using an American seat in an EU car and mixing the ISOFIX/Latch but I don't know for sure. Either way, I CANNOT find seats with high rear facing limits for sale here (beyond the age of two), which is why we have continued using the Britax Roundabout. I also cannot get a five point harness seat for my oldest. All kids of that age/size are in high back boosters - even my middle son is ready for a HBB according to the standards here.
Oh and add to this the inconvenience of not really being able to use our third row well and my oldest climbing in and out by the trunk.... That's the last on the list of concerns. If one seat could be installed in the center position in the second row, we could then access the third row easily. But then we are losing one ISOFIX position.
I'm frustrated and feeling anxious that my kids aren't as safe as they could be, and technically are using Latch seats with ISOFIX for which I don't necessarily understand the greater implications. My greatest priority is to keep my youngest rear facing when he outgrows his current Britax Roundabout. Recommendations? Go to Sweden?
We should have bought a mini van.
Thanks for any and all recommendations.