Britax seats in Prius? Hi,I am trying to pick a convertible car seat that fits securely into a Prius. Any recommendations, Brtiax or otherwise?Thanks!
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Out of the car seats I have tried in my 2008 Prius, the Maxi-Cosi Priori fits the most securely. And the colors are cute!
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DJ,I don't see where it says that on the website. Do you mind pointing it out?
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D.J.,Would you mind sharing the link you mentioned? I wasn't able to find anything on the Britax website. Thanks!
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We have a Britax Diplomat and it fits just fine. Also easy to transfer to our other car.
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We're having the *exact* same problem as scientific illustrator. The Britax Roundabout will not sit securely in the middle of our Prius. The car seat base is more narrow than the middle cushion so the car seat tilts and wobbles. We are trying to return the Roundabout and are looking for suggestions on which convertible car seat will work. Please advise!! Thank you
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My husband just installed the Britax Boulevard in his Prius and it fits securely. If you go to the Britax website, it has a link that will tell you which models are recommended for which vehicles.
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We have a Prius and bought a Britax Roundabout. We are having trouble securing it in the backwards-facing position so it doesn't budge. Anyone else having this problem?
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Very good suggestion....One thing people tend to overlook is the stability of the bases/carseat systems...use YOUR body weight in the car seat to secure it tightly when installing but still make sure it is adjusted to the correct angle by manufacturer's recommendations (I learned this as part of being a car-seat installer when our police department participated in Safe-Kids carseat checks)...I have the Graco SnugRide32 for our little girl and having a base in my car and another in my husband's truck makes life very simple...
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Sorry, for the late response. Unfortunately I have no idea. I bought it for my husband for his Toyota truck. We actually returned it bc it actually looked too small. Sooo...maybe it would look fine in the Prius?? Just not sure it will 'fit'.
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My husband works for Mini and comes home every few months with a different demo: Countryman, Cooper - and the answer is most definitely YES! He's currently driving the Cooper S hardtop and we have two kids in the backseat; one in the Diono radian and one in a booster (However....there would STILL be room for two of these Radian carseats in the backseat).This is one of the best car seats I've seen among the many seats I've seen. We've traveled with it (fits on plane seats) easy to carry...and same safety rating as Britax. Highly recommend.
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personally we love the britax carseats, we have had the roundabout marathon regent and now frontier. i have two boys, 5 and 2, who were big boys while babies. i loved the easy install with LATCH and how extremely sturdy they were once installed properly. we had evenflo and graco on different occasions for my husbands truck for the occasional use, but ended up buying britax seats to replace them. so we have four different britax seats now. i would recommend the marathon for now for your little one, it is rated up to 65 pounds and is very comfortable for sleeping if they fall asleep, next would be the frontier which i love the improvements they have made on the booster/convertible regent, it is rated up to 100 pounds with lap shoulder belt and you can use the 5 pt harness up to 85 pounds, highest rating out there!! must be able to check out the seats if you have access to them to see if what will fit in your car and how your child fits into the seat as well. once you decide, REGISTER the seat, regardless of which brand you choose so you can be notified of any recalls, good luck choosing, there are a lot out there!
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I would recommend no because Britax crash tested this specific seat protector for Britax car seats not any other model. If you were in an accident and you used different car seat accessory than the ones made by your car seat manufacturer, your car seat could fail in a crash. Also, if your car seat was to malfunction and you wanted to take legal action you wouldn't be able to because you used parts not approved by your car seat manufacturer. This also would void your Graco warranty. Do I think any of this would happen? Who knows? Just giving you the information I learned as a car seat tech.
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I used Britax convertibles with both of my kids from birth just because infant seats are not safe! They were fine and my children were not big(my daughter was 6lbs 11oz and my son came home 4lbs 12oz-he was 3lbs7oz at birth). We have the new advocate for the upcoming baby ;-) The advocate even has an "infant insert" that can be purchased to improve the fit. Yes, they look small in the seat, but it does not affect the safety of the seat-at all. Think about this, a piece of plastic that goes through constant stress of in and out of the car(we have a materials engineer in the family and he was very adamant about it not being safe-too much stress on plastic). The studies about this have been buried time and time again, but there is some evidence if you search the net. Unfortunately, we were hit by a drunk driver when my daughter was only 4 mos, she was just fine in her Britax seat! When my son was 9 mos, our Corolla was sideswiped by a semi-truck, both kids were fine(they slept through it), my son in his convertible, my daughter in her Britax booster. We drive A LOT(40k miles a year) and I have never felt uncomfortable with the convertibles from birth and after our second accident we were told by the investigating officer that the Britax saved my son major injuries! I think you will be just fine going with the convertible from day one, we were and ours were "tested."
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I don't think it's any worse or better than the Britax Advocate that we use in the 2nd car. It's hard to say because of the vehicle types in use. It's certainly a comfortable seat, but if you have a taller baby/toddler, consider the Britax as it is more accommodating to taller bodies.
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Advocate is much safer. Here is the comparison- http://www.britaxusa.com/car-seats/fit-my-child/compare.aspx?ID=1141,1144&f;=d
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I haven't installed it yet, but was wondering about the same thing (didn't buy the second seat yet....). In all the pictures Britax has they never put the upper seat in the lower one, which I assumed means this is not something they recommend doing. But in the previous comment, Rachel S Phelps said she did it and does it.... If I manage to get around to testing it in the next few days I'll update you.
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We have the new Peg convertible seat. We chose the Brica brand version and it worked perfectly. Seat must be in upright position and not reclined for it to work. I am not sure if this brand works the same or not?
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I have an Acura TL 4-door car and the car seat fits well. I am 5'6" and fit comfortably in the front seat, did not have to move the front seat up at all. I also have a Buick Enclave SUV with 2nd row bucket seats. Those seats are not very deep and the B-Safe base fits perfect. Anyone going to the 3rd row seats has to get in before the car seat is placed in the base though. Once the seat is in it's too tight to squeeze past unless I move the front seat up. I originally bought the Chaperone, but returned it for this one....big difference in size!
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Not sure, but if you have a tight back seat, you should probably get a smaller seat like the britax marathon click tight. Go into target or babies r us and check them out.
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This is the best car seat!! But on the large side. We installed in a 2008 Lexus RX350 in the backseat on passenger side
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I found that my 5yr old grandson had more room to grow in the Diono. The Britax fit too snug - I felt it couldn't accomodate him as well now or when he's 6 or 7. Hope this helps you.
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Our carseat safety inspector advised against using this, even though we have a Britax carseat, stating that it was too bulky and not sized to fit properly. It would be similar to buckling in a child wearing a thick winter coat because it prevents the straps from being tightened sufficiently. She recommended rolling up receiving blankets and using those for support if needed.
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Our family has owned different Britax cars seats since our first child was born 7 years ago. We love the Britax brand. Our most recent purchase was the pioneer to be used as a seat for a second car. I'm sad to report that this seat is extremely difficult for us to install correctly with a seatbelt. We have great difficulty with this seat. I wish we'd spent the extra money on the frontier, which we have two of for our main family vehicle.