mediamaven
08-12-2004, 04:38 PM
Ok, after reading a bunch of reviews on booster seats and combo seats, I'm now thoroughly confused on what kind of car seat I should buy!
Here's my situation:
My 9 week old daughter is growing at a MUCH faster rate than I thought and predict she will be out of her infant seat in a couple of months if not sooner. This means I will have to bump my 2 1/2 year old son out of the convertible seats that we have and purchase some more! He is pretty tall (38 inches), but on the slim side (31 lbs.). Which seat should I buy? I want the safest, but we'll need to buy two seats as my husband and I both work full-time and take turns with daycare runs. We currently have an Evenflo Triumph and a Britax Marathon. We have two SUVs, a Buick Rainier and a GMC Envoy.
I'm thinking he needs a combo seat. I was looking at reviews for the Cosco Summit on the BRU website, but one reviewer said that she called the US Govt. Auto Safety Hotline and "they said this carseat CANNOT BE USED IN SUV'S and will not be safe in an SUV, because of the base and reclining feature on this seat. Cosco and Eddie Bauer failed to let you know that." HUH??? Is this true? Also, I'm reading that this might not be a good choice for taller kids. The Graco CarGo seat reviews had people and Consumer Reports complaining about the shoulder belt adjuster.
Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks! :-)
Here's my situation:
My 9 week old daughter is growing at a MUCH faster rate than I thought and predict she will be out of her infant seat in a couple of months if not sooner. This means I will have to bump my 2 1/2 year old son out of the convertible seats that we have and purchase some more! He is pretty tall (38 inches), but on the slim side (31 lbs.). Which seat should I buy? I want the safest, but we'll need to buy two seats as my husband and I both work full-time and take turns with daycare runs. We currently have an Evenflo Triumph and a Britax Marathon. We have two SUVs, a Buick Rainier and a GMC Envoy.
I'm thinking he needs a combo seat. I was looking at reviews for the Cosco Summit on the BRU website, but one reviewer said that she called the US Govt. Auto Safety Hotline and "they said this carseat CANNOT BE USED IN SUV'S and will not be safe in an SUV, because of the base and reclining feature on this seat. Cosco and Eddie Bauer failed to let you know that." HUH??? Is this true? Also, I'm reading that this might not be a good choice for taller kids. The Graco CarGo seat reviews had people and Consumer Reports complaining about the shoulder belt adjuster.
Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks! :-)