krasota
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I'm expecting a newbie in late May/early June. My son will be five in April.
I drive a 97 Crown Vic with a center lapbelt. To give you an idea of what I've fit in the past, I've done a three across with a FF Scenera (40RF), SS1 in the center, and a Blvd either RF or FF. I've also done FF Radian (not mine), SS1, FF/RF Blvd. The Blvd expires in 2013 and is DS' primary seat. He currently FF on the passenger side, where our only upper tether anchor is retrofitted. I have also put the Scenera FF on the passenger side and the Blvd RF in the center. They fit fine together.
It seems like a fairly wide back seat. For day to day use, I'll likely keep DS FF on the passenger side and put the newbie behind the driver. For road trips, however, I need two seats side-by-side with newbie in the middle so that an adult can sit in the rear seat on the driver's side. Our dog gets severely carsick in the backseat and rides in the front seat (belted in).
The Blvd won't fit the newbie, of course, and DS is happy with it. I don't anticipate replacing it until it's expired or outgrown. The SS1 is not expired, but needs replacing. The release mechanism sticks and I don't trust it to function properly (well, perhaps baseless), so I will not use it. It's going to have the harness removed and will be turned into BRU for a coupon this winter/spring.
When the Blvd was installed at a 45° angle on the passenger side, it necessitated the front passenger seat being scooted up. That is an issue to consider with a newbie angle on the driver's side. I'll probably call up for another upper retrofit just for flexibility with placement.
Thoughts on what seats I should look at? I'm not wed to a bucket. I can't carry buckets, so it would stay in the car. I wear my babes and I'm willing to consider a convertible. What puzzles well with an older FF Blvd? I have trouble installing the Scenera RF with the leather seats and it's very hard to get a newbie angle in this car with that seat, so I'd rather not use it (does it fit newbies well, anyhow?).
I might be replacing the seatbelts this year, though the Ford garage does not think it's necessary at this point. The car may be replaced in a few years, but that's not in the cards at this point in time.
DS is about 41" or so, 35lbs (maybe).
Budget isn't really an issue. DS flirted with the idea of being on growth charts and didn't outgrow his Blvd RF (33lbs and 1" almost simultaneously) until he was 4y4m. He still has quite a bit of FF harness room in the Blvd. If my next child is similarly wee, I won't really have to worry about a 40lb 2yo or anything.
Thank you.
I drive a 97 Crown Vic with a center lapbelt. To give you an idea of what I've fit in the past, I've done a three across with a FF Scenera (40RF), SS1 in the center, and a Blvd either RF or FF. I've also done FF Radian (not mine), SS1, FF/RF Blvd. The Blvd expires in 2013 and is DS' primary seat. He currently FF on the passenger side, where our only upper tether anchor is retrofitted. I have also put the Scenera FF on the passenger side and the Blvd RF in the center. They fit fine together.
It seems like a fairly wide back seat. For day to day use, I'll likely keep DS FF on the passenger side and put the newbie behind the driver. For road trips, however, I need two seats side-by-side with newbie in the middle so that an adult can sit in the rear seat on the driver's side. Our dog gets severely carsick in the backseat and rides in the front seat (belted in).
The Blvd won't fit the newbie, of course, and DS is happy with it. I don't anticipate replacing it until it's expired or outgrown. The SS1 is not expired, but needs replacing. The release mechanism sticks and I don't trust it to function properly (well, perhaps baseless), so I will not use it. It's going to have the harness removed and will be turned into BRU for a coupon this winter/spring.
When the Blvd was installed at a 45° angle on the passenger side, it necessitated the front passenger seat being scooted up. That is an issue to consider with a newbie angle on the driver's side. I'll probably call up for another upper retrofit just for flexibility with placement.
Thoughts on what seats I should look at? I'm not wed to a bucket. I can't carry buckets, so it would stay in the car. I wear my babes and I'm willing to consider a convertible. What puzzles well with an older FF Blvd? I have trouble installing the Scenera RF with the leather seats and it's very hard to get a newbie angle in this car with that seat, so I'd rather not use it (does it fit newbies well, anyhow?).
I might be replacing the seatbelts this year, though the Ford garage does not think it's necessary at this point. The car may be replaced in a few years, but that's not in the cards at this point in time.
DS is about 41" or so, 35lbs (maybe).
Budget isn't really an issue. DS flirted with the idea of being on growth charts and didn't outgrow his Blvd RF (33lbs and 1" almost simultaneously) until he was 4y4m. He still has quite a bit of FF harness room in the Blvd. If my next child is similarly wee, I won't really have to worry about a 40lb 2yo or anything.
Thank you.