Is the Cosco padding a problem?

[Cloth4Baby]

I can't decide what to get as my travel seat:( I read a lot of the postings here and decided a Cosco regal would fit my needs. When I saw it at Target, I became worried at the lack of padding. I was going to get a Graco Comfortsport, but nobody is raving about it. Now I'm back to the Cosco. In the event of a crash, does the lack of padding make any difference in terms of safety?
Thanks,
Kerry

[Joolsplus2]

For safety, no. These seats, and most others, do surprisingly well even with minimal padding (EPS foam is a European standard that some US companies are taking up...mostly for marketing purposes, I think, but I do *like* it, even if it doesn't really seem to have much effect on overall injury rates).

For comfort...very few babies complain...I think it depends on how sensitive a kiddo is...If you have a real high needs baby (ie, fussy), then you all might be happiest with a Roundabout or high-end Comfortsport)

:)
Julie CPS Tech and mom to 2 in seats
http://www.cpsafety.com/articles/RFAlbum/SarahMA.aspx

[Cloth4Baby]

Thank you for your advice! You are always so quick to reply:)