convertible infant car seat

Overall Rating: ( 14 reviews )

1. Posted: Aug 19 2008

   I searched forever for a good seat for our daughter. I came to this one through reveiews, and I am so glad I got it. It is so easy to put in and switch from our two cars and it fits in my husbands Civic, which I was very glad it did. It is so soft and our daughter loves it. She know can see out the window at what's going on around her. And unlike her baby car seat this one does not move when it is strapped in, which makes me feel SO safe. I don't know how I lived without it. And knowing how well it did with front and side impact ratings is a MAJOR plus. Very glad we have it.

2. Posted: Aug 14 2008

   I love this car seat! We have had it for over 3 years now. I have traveled with it everywhere incl. airplanes. It latches in so tight with all of our vehicles there is no way for it to move. My child has never been able to get himself out of the seat. It's hard to do and I have told him to never take his seat belt off unless an adult gives him permission. I'm due in November and plan on buying another one for our little girl.

3. Posted: Jul 26 2008

   While this seat is wonderful for older babies and toddlers it is not right for an infant. I bought this with the intention of only using one seat from birth until she needed a booster. I was furious and disappointed when I went to leave the hospital and my dd, 7lbs6oz 20in, was way too small for this seat. The straps were a good 2in above her shoulders and rubber on the straps was longer than her body. It was impossible for me to fit my child in this seat and even if I could it would have been incredibly unsafe. I feel deceived by Britax. I am now out the extra money I never intended to spend on a bucket seat. I also am very concerned about the infants that are improperly buckled and lives are in danger because of the misrepresentation of this seat from Britax.

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Overall Rating: ( 7 reviews )

1. Posted: Nov 11 2007

   I would highly recommend this seat for newborns/infants and toddlers who are slimmer/lankier than most other kids. My first child had the Eddie Bauer seats, and I was always bothered that when he slept, after facing the seat forward, his head would always droop forward. So, with my second I was determined to get this nicer seat. I was so glad I did up until now (28 months). My daughter starts screaming and struggling to get out after about 10 minutes. She's a normal sized baby - not overweight or underweight - but now that she's getting bigger, the straps seem to bother her to no end. They seem to be too tight at her neck. Also, the seat doesn't sit fully upright. It has 2 settings and neither one sits her in a normal upright position, which I think also bothers her. Perhaps if she was a skinnier kid like her older brother. I LOVED the seat for her as an infant - it was super easy to install and didn't budge - even with the bulkiness of it. But, now, unfortunately, I'm going to have to sell it and put her her older brother's Cosco/Eddie Bauer seats! Also, the seat cover and straps have been washed numerous times and still look brand new. But, it is quite tricky to clean the "undercarriage" nooks and crannies. ~M. Tilse

2. Posted: Sep 1 2007

   I researched many, many car seats trying to find one that was both extremely safe & comfortable for my daughter. We settled on the Britax Marathon. Then the unthinkable happened and my family and I were in a tragic hit and run auto accident on the interstate. The vehicle we were in was a mid-sized SUV and we were hit with such force that we were thrown off the road uncontrollably & ended up flipping several times down a very steep hill. While I suffered a compression fracture in my lower back and my husband a torn shoulder, our 2 1/2 yr. was completely UNHARMED. Aside from the obvious shock of the accident she was completely kept safe and untouched. We were extremely thankful that this car seat held up under the worst of circumstances. Immediately after the accident we went out and bought her another Britax Marathon to replace the one that had been in the accident (we're taking no chances). I highly recommend this to anyone who is on the fence about this wonderful car seat. It's money well spent. I would rate it 10 stars if I could. It truly is a life saver!

3. Posted: Aug 16 2007

   I researched so many car seats before finally buying this one. My daughter hates sitting in the car seat, but when she does, I know I want her to be as safe as she can possibly be, and the Britax makes that possible. It's a nice seat, somewhat big in my tiny little Nissan Sentra, at first I wasn't sure if it would fit, but it does. Sometimes one of the straps kind of gets twisted, and it's a pain to fix, but that doesn't happen often. And when I go to buckle my daughter in, I have to put the right buckle in first, and then the left, otherwise it doesn't buckle in completely, and will come open.

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Overall Rating: ( 2 reviews )

1. Posted: Jul 26 2008

   This is one of the best purchases we have made for our child yet! Love love love this carseat. We had already purchased an Eddie Bauer seat and it seemed so cheap compared to this one. We took it back because the latch hooks, padding, fabric, chest clip and pretty much everything seemed so cheap. When this one arrived in the mail, we were stunned at the quality of it. The cup holder is pretty much useless, because it's so flimsy - I don't think this car seat was orignially designed with a cup holder in mind (which is pretty much true of all european-designed autos or car seats). This isn't a problem at this point, though. We have already purchased our second one for our other car, which is quite a splurge for us, but since this is our first child we plan on using these for years to come. Oh yeah, and it looks pretty killer too. :-)

2. Posted: Jun 9 2008

   I did A LOT of research before buying the Maxi Cosi Priori for our 11 month old son. His previous car seat was also a Maxi Cosi (Cabriofix) that we purchased from Europe mainly because of the safety factor of having the isofix system that it latched into, but also because of the convenience of how it popped out of the car and clicked into his Quinny Buzz stroller with no problem. We absolutely loved it! As far as the Priori goes, we were considering it or the Britax Boulevard. The Priori is a little smaller than the B.B.(which we like for travel purposed in airports..as well as the fact that it was more likely to be compatible with rental cars in Europe when traveling abroad),and seemed to have more protective foam near where our child's head would be. We were also drawn to the reclining option that the Priori offers (although our son still sits in it in a rear-facing position so we can't take advantage of the reclining option until we turn him around). The only complaints that I have are the difficulty of taking off the cover to wash (we had a diaper leak the first week that we had the car seat) and the buckle (you have to push really hard on the button to release the two metal buckles...definately not easy or something you could do with one hand like his Cabriofix was).

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Overall Rating: ( 3 reviews )

1. Posted: Aug 29 2008

   The Maxi-Cosi Car Seat is wonderful! Not only does it keep my baby safe, but the design makes mommy & daddy happy. Thank god I don't have some cow-print car seat in the back of my car!

2. Posted: Jul 14 2008

   I absolutly love this car seat. My son seems very comfortable and I love how easily it reclines, as we take many a trip... and he falls asleep, we just recline it and his little head doesn't fall forward! I love the material, so soft and everything easily washes right off. Easy to buckle him in it and as for "Hard to install" I have 2 boys now who have gone through car seats (many) and I've never ever came across a car seat that wasn't "Hard to install!" They're all hard to get in that first time.. but this one was just fine, and very safe! I can't tell you how much i love it, and it looks so cute in our red truck! :P I've gotten so many compliments on it and I sent in a picture in the photo section! All-in-all obviously I think it's a great buy and worth every penny!

3. Posted: Jul 4 2008

   We LOVE this car seat. We bought the infant seat and loved that one as well. This chair fits in United's small seats on flights, as well as our older Euro cars. We live in Europe and had a lot of seats to choose from, US and European. This seat is far and away the best buy and wonderful quality. Our son gets to see out the windows of the car, he is comfortable for our long flights back to the states. The padding on the seat is very comfortable. The one glitch is that it does not work with most carseat travel systems for getting through the airport. I often have to travel without my husband. So I bought a small travel folding luggage cart, like people use for other carry on luggage and strapped it on. That worked so well, when we landed after an 11 hour flight, my son was still asleep. I put the chair on the cart, secured the straps and wheeled him off the plane and through customs. Good thing as the stroller I gate checked did not arrive, yet again. We are now buying a second one for my husbands car, after looking again at all the options we could not be happier!

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Overall Rating: ( 3 reviews )

1. ( 2 of 3 found this review helpful ) Posted: Aug 3 2008

   I bought the Maxi Cosi as a secondary seat for my husbands vehicle. I already had a Britax Marathon which I was pretty pleased with. I ended up putting the Maxi Cosi in my car and am using the Britax as the secondary seat because I liked the MC so much. I have a VERY difficult car baby on my hands. At 15 months he has NEVER fallen asleep in the car - even as a tiny baby he would wail whenever we were in the car for more than 15 minutes. I have had the MC for three weeks and he has fallen asleep in it twice now on the 10 minute trip from the grocery store. The recline feature is my favorite and whenever I see him start to look drowsy I lay him back and off to dreamland he goes! It is such a relief to know we could do a longer trip now and he is comfortable enough to sleep. The only negative thing about the seat so far is that the buckle is very difficult to depress. I sometimes have to try multiple times or use both hands to push it hard enough to get it to let go. Although, with the Britax my son had also unbuckled himself a few times so while it is a pain to try to unlatch this one it might be better than having one that is so easy.

2. ( 0 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jun 3 2008

   The Priori is an ok seat. The construction and design are both good. The seat cover is well-made and nicely cushioned. The seat makes good use of EPS foam in the head area. And the independent recline is a nice feature. We returned our seat, though, because although this is a good car seat, there are better car seats available (namely, the Britax Roundabout, which is now our main car seat for our 8 month old). When we compared the Priori to the Roundabout, we found that the Priori has a lot of minor but still irritating deficiencies. Here's what we didn't like about the Priori: (a) the crotch buckle doesn't release smoothly, (b) the shoulder straps seem too narrow and appear to squash my son's neck (especially around the shoulder strap pads), (c) the recline adjustor's main component is a cheap-looking spring (exactly like a spring you would expect to find on a Cosco or Safety 1st seat), (d) the plastic seat frame is black and thus will get hot (we live in Atlanta), (e) out of the box, the plastic base had an ugly white stretch mark, which can be a sign of cheap plastic, (f) the seat doesn't come with a level (neither does the Roundabout), (g) the seat is not designed to use its top tether in the rear-facing position, (h) the seat was manufactured eight months ago (that's a long time when you consider these car seats "expire" in five years), (i) the seat doesn't clearly state where it was made, (j) the warning label that is sewn into the cover is paper not cloth, (k) the seat was made on a Saturday (September 22, 2007) (how good can a car seat made on a weekend be?), and (l) the Priori's straps are not as silky smooth as the Roundabout's straps. In sum, the Priori is a good but not excellent car seat. If you can find one reasonably priced, it might be a good secondary car seat for your child. But with gas prices where they are now, I'm pretty sure that my driving volume won't be high enough anymore to necessitate anything but a primary car seat. If gas prices drop or if I'm wrong about needing a secondary seat, I will probably buy a reasonably priced Graco or splurge on another Roundabout.

3. Posted: Jun 2 2008

   I raed the reviews of this seat and there is not much more to say about its quality. I disagree with the reviewer that said it was hard to secure. All baby seats are hard to secure, so in that regard this seat is no different. The one downside to this seat is I think we will have to replace it sooner than some other models as its only rated up to 40 lbs. Still this seat has gone in all my cars, on an airline, and everywhere in between. So it rocks!

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Overall Rating: ( 9 reviews )

1. Posted: Aug 12 2008

   Our baby loves this car seat. We started off with a different one and she was so uncomfortable in it. Cried!!! With this one she has actually smiled a couple of times when she is put in it. Very padded. The turn option is awesome since our backs are bad and we have a large SUV. Is a bit bulky. Wouldn't fit in our sports car. But totally worth the money. Easy to figure out and straps NEVER tangle. Five stars!!!

2. Posted: Jun 29 2008

   The car-seat is huge! We have a Mazda 5 van and we have to have the drivers seat all the way forward and my husband is 6'2". So thats not working. It obstructs my view when I turn around to see out the back. You cant use a mirror to see the baby the seat is too large. The straps are too wide for my 6mo. old in rear facing. He has a long torso and the shoulder straps come from his mid back on the highest one allowed in rear facing. also the chest clip seems to be flimsy and cheaper plastic than our combi infant carrier. When he falls asleep his head is slumped forward because it is not reclined enough. Even we practiced forward facing and the difference in reclining mode is a joke. The loops on the side to tether the buckles so you don't sit the baby on them only works when you have a big baby and the straps are long enough to reach, ours don't. Basically all the bells and whistles I spent a little more for are not working for me. Aside from the side loading feature. The fabric is nice and most of the materials seem great quality. (except noted above) I am still on the fence about returning it. Its not really working out for us. I say that out of the luxury and features I purchased it for. Not its actual purpose, keeping my precious cargo safe. I would not recommend buying it online. I learned my lesson that some items need to be tested out first.

3. Posted: Jun 26 2008

   I purchased this carseat for my 8-month-old son. It is easy to use and very convenience to put the baby in the car because the seat can rotates facing you. The downside of this combi is heavy and I feel it is bigger than usual car seat.

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Overall Rating: ( 11 reviews )

1. Posted: Aug 12 2008

   Our baby loves this car seat. We started off with a different one and she was so uncomfortable in it. Cried!!! With this one she has actually smiled a couple of times when she is put in it. Very padded. The turn option is awesome since our backs are bad and we have a large SUV. Is a bit bulky. Wouldn't fit in our sports car. But totally worth the money. Easy to figure out and straps NEVER tangle. Five stars!!!

2. Posted: Jun 29 2008

   The car-seat is huge! We have a Mazda 5 van and we have to have the drivers seat all the way forward and my husband is 6'2". So thats not working. It obstructs my view when I turn around to see out the back. You cant use a mirror to see the baby the seat is too large. The straps are too wide for my 6mo. old in rear facing. He has a long torso and the shoulder straps come from his mid back on the highest one allowed in rear facing. also the chest clip seems to be flimsy and cheaper plastic than our combi infant carrier. When he falls asleep his head is slumped forward because it is not reclined enough. Even we practiced forward facing and the difference in reclining mode is a joke. The loops on the side to tether the buckles so you don't sit the baby on them only works when you have a big baby and the straps are long enough to reach, ours don't. Basically all the bells and whistles I spent a little more for are not working for me. Aside from the side loading feature. The fabric is nice and most of the materials seem great quality. (except noted above) I am still on the fence about returning it. Its not really working out for us. I say that out of the luxury and features I purchased it for. Not its actual purpose, keeping my precious cargo safe. I would not recommend buying it online. I learned my lesson that some items need to be tested out first.

3. Posted: Jun 26 2008

   I purchased this carseat for my 8-month-old son. It is easy to use and very convenience to put the baby in the car because the seat can rotates facing you. The downside of this combi is heavy and I feel it is bigger than usual car seat.

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