niccig
10-03-2005, 09:58 PM
When DS was 1 month old, my parents in Australia bought a Britax car seat from friends for him to use when we visit. They knew it was well looked after and never in an accident, so I thought it would be Ok. Several months later on, I know more about car seats and after installing our new convertible seats, I started asking them questions about the seat they have.
Excepts from our conversation.
What's the age range?
12 months to 3 years, only forward facing.
Can you check the manual for the weight range?
No manual.
Then how do I know how to install it, as all car seats are different.?
Oh no problem installing, you just put it in the car and strap the seat belt around it.
Around it?
Yes, the seatbelt goes around the seat.
Does the seatbelt go around the baby?
Yes.
It doesn't have a separate harness for the baby?
No, no harness.
What!!! That's not a car seat, it's a booster. He can't use it until he's a lot older.
No, I took it to a baby store and they said it's an older model, but it's still fine for 1 year and up.
Not it's not!
Fine then, bring your own carseat.
You bet I will!!!
I called Britax Australia and they think it's a booster as well, but as I haven't seen the seat, I couldn't answer all their questions. I passed on the customer service rep's phone no. to my parents and told them to call and find out for sure. So I'm hoping that the very businesslike Rae is telling my mother that she doesn't have a car seat, she has a booster and that her grandson can not use it for a few years, because she's not listening to me and is p.oed that I'm even questioning it!
I do appreciate they went to the trouble to get something, but we're not going to use it. Not only is it a booster, it's a 1997 model so byy the time Barrett is old enough, it will be 10 yrs old (!), and as mum didn't want to buy a new cover, she threw out the old one and made her own! I didn't even go into this. I figure I'll wait until I get there, I'll then give them the $$ they paid for it and for sewing a new cover and destroy it. She's not going to be happy, but DS is never using that seat.
Nicci
Excepts from our conversation.
What's the age range?
12 months to 3 years, only forward facing.
Can you check the manual for the weight range?
No manual.
Then how do I know how to install it, as all car seats are different.?
Oh no problem installing, you just put it in the car and strap the seat belt around it.
Around it?
Yes, the seatbelt goes around the seat.
Does the seatbelt go around the baby?
Yes.
It doesn't have a separate harness for the baby?
No, no harness.
What!!! That's not a car seat, it's a booster. He can't use it until he's a lot older.
No, I took it to a baby store and they said it's an older model, but it's still fine for 1 year and up.
Not it's not!
Fine then, bring your own carseat.
You bet I will!!!
I called Britax Australia and they think it's a booster as well, but as I haven't seen the seat, I couldn't answer all their questions. I passed on the customer service rep's phone no. to my parents and told them to call and find out for sure. So I'm hoping that the very businesslike Rae is telling my mother that she doesn't have a car seat, she has a booster and that her grandson can not use it for a few years, because she's not listening to me and is p.oed that I'm even questioning it!
I do appreciate they went to the trouble to get something, but we're not going to use it. Not only is it a booster, it's a 1997 model so byy the time Barrett is old enough, it will be 10 yrs old (!), and as mum didn't want to buy a new cover, she threw out the old one and made her own! I didn't even go into this. I figure I'll wait until I get there, I'll then give them the $$ they paid for it and for sewing a new cover and destroy it. She's not going to be happy, but DS is never using that seat.
Nicci