lunababy
10-01-2006, 04:34 PM
Hello. Many thanks for the great input and link to the terrific carseatsite. Good advice makes this process a lot easier.
So here are my assumptions...
- My kids (just over 2 years apart) are a little on the heavy side so might have to swap seats earlier than average ages
- I'd prefer to have them in a harness until around age 5 (hopefully my assumption that carseat will still be "cool" to them then will hold true!)
- If not in a harness then I'd want to do a highback booster from 4-6
- We are small car people so smaller seats prefered
Here's the math I did if it helps anyone else...
DD (now nearly 3)
current: Roundabout
3-5: Marathon
6-10: backless booster #1
DS (now age 6 mo)
current: SnugRide
1-3: Roundabout
3-5: Marathon
6-10: backless #2 (the only seat we'll need a second of)
Total costs for the new purchases (MA, 2 backless): $310
My other option was....
DD
3-4: Evenflo Generations (harnessed only - have to hand it down)
5-6: Britax Parkway
7-9: backless
DS
1-3: Roundabout
4: Generations
5-7: Parkway
8-10: backless
Total cost (Gen, Parkway, backless) - $230
I'm going to spend the extra $80 and go with the Marathon scenario since I like the Roundabout so much already. Hopefully all the booster stuff will get better by the time I will need to buy them anyway. And, I'll keep my fingers crossed on the coolness issue!
Someone let me know if any of this qualifies me as a junior car seat nerd in training!!!
Thanks again.
So here are my assumptions...
- My kids (just over 2 years apart) are a little on the heavy side so might have to swap seats earlier than average ages
- I'd prefer to have them in a harness until around age 5 (hopefully my assumption that carseat will still be "cool" to them then will hold true!)
- If not in a harness then I'd want to do a highback booster from 4-6
- We are small car people so smaller seats prefered
Here's the math I did if it helps anyone else...
DD (now nearly 3)
current: Roundabout
3-5: Marathon
6-10: backless booster #1
DS (now age 6 mo)
current: SnugRide
1-3: Roundabout
3-5: Marathon
6-10: backless #2 (the only seat we'll need a second of)
Total costs for the new purchases (MA, 2 backless): $310
My other option was....
DD
3-4: Evenflo Generations (harnessed only - have to hand it down)
5-6: Britax Parkway
7-9: backless
DS
1-3: Roundabout
4: Generations
5-7: Parkway
8-10: backless
Total cost (Gen, Parkway, backless) - $230
I'm going to spend the extra $80 and go with the Marathon scenario since I like the Roundabout so much already. Hopefully all the booster stuff will get better by the time I will need to buy them anyway. And, I'll keep my fingers crossed on the coolness issue!
Someone let me know if any of this qualifies me as a junior car seat nerd in training!!!
Thanks again.