I need help choosing a convertible car seat I have short listed to the following 1: Graco My Ride 65 2: Evenflo Symphony 65 3: Britax Marathon 4: Britax Boulevard CS I know Brtiax is expensive so that might be my second choice. But I am totally lost as to which to choose! I want to keep my son rear facing as much as possible. Which convertible seat do you have and what do you like about it?
Sudha, My friend has Britax boulevard ... believe me, it is fantastic. We were using her car for a month and when we made DS2 sit in that, it was so perfect. i fell in love with the car seat immediately. It is expensive as you said, but it is a one time investment. Personally, when we bought a car seat for DS2 later, we bought cosco convertible seat for just $90 / 100 from our friend's BJs card. My DH was not ready to spend too much money on car seat. We got $20 off on diapers which she used for her kid. Worked out very well for both of us. There is a visible difference in the 2 brands. If you ask me what I would do, given an opportunity again, I would just close my eyes and buy Britax Boulevard. I really feel it is worth it. But then it all depends on how much you are ready to spend. Sorry I have no idea about other brands.
My pick would be Graco Nautilus 3-in-1. DD fits so well in that and loves it. It can also be used as a booster seat later. Please see reviews in amazon. From what I saw, Graco Nautilus and Britax are equally good, just that graco costs a little less than Britax.
I have the britax diplomat. it was on sale on amazon for 180 bucks and it fits perfectly in my little honda civic. love it and heartily recommend it.
Sudha, Which seat did you finally buy?Does your DS like it? I am looking for a conv seat for my DD though she is just 17 lbs....... she is going to exceed the height limit soon
Lucky, I bought the Graco My ride 65 from walmart.com. A couple of weeks ago it was on sale for $ 110. So far I am happy with it and DS seems to be comfortable. Walmart.com: Graco - My Ride 65 Convertible Car Seat, Edgemont Dots: Car Seats
Thanks ...will check it out.The only thing I was worried about is if DD fall's asleep her head should not slump forward but from the reviews I see that this seat will solve that problem