Would it be possible for this seat to be rear facing in a 4-door hatchback such as a Honda Fit without the passenger or driver in front being smushed?
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I drive a fit with two of this seat installed. One is rear facing and the other front facing. I (6'4") don't fit well in front of the rest facing seat, but I can make it work. My wife (5'4") fits fine. The front facing seat behind me is no issue
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I don't know if the seat fits in a honda civic. I'm temped to say yes. I have mine in an older style Subaru outback and forward facing my 29 inch tall baby can't kick my seat. I'm not sure what position you require forward or rear facing- I put mine in the center seat sometimes. Hope that helps!
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My husband works for Enterprise Rent-a-Car and we have installed this in everything from a compact car to a suburban. In a jeep wrangler, I-the one sitting in front of the car seat-had plenty of room with my son rear-facing. You should be able to go to babies r us and try one out even if you buy from amazon :)
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We have the Roundabout 50 and I have fit it in smaller passenger cars -Mazda 3 and mid-size cars - Altima and Camry (these were rentals). I find that if it is installed rear-facing in the center seat the car seat is narrow enough that it should fit in between the space of the front seats (such that driver and front passenger can still move their seats far back without interfering with the car seat). The seat is easier to install with the latch though (center seat usually only has seatbelt option). Because of that I have normally installed the car seat in the outer position directly behind the front passenger seat. The car seat is very long and the front passenger seat must be pushed pretty far forward to accommodate this - leaving little room for a passenger, even a petite one and definitely a tall or large person would not fit in the passenger seat. Since these were temporary rentals it was no big deal, but it may be a problem for everyday use, especially if you can't get the seat installed correctly/securely in the center position.
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Probably not. I would think the center console would get in the way. Also, bucket seats are usually deeper, I think it would lay in there funny and be more of a hassle.
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Smallest car I have tried it in was a 2006 VW Jetta, two of them fit with room to spare in the back. The driver and passanger seats did have to be moved forward a bit as with any rear facing car seat.
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I'm not sure - I would wager not, since the 4 and 5 door are different styles. I believe the sedan has a shallower rear bumper compared to the hatchback. I'm not completely positive though.
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The seat barely fits in our Mazda3 rear facing. We have it in the space between the two front seats and its just enough space. Other than that the seat is way awesome.
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I have this in a new Jetta (rear facing) and it does not fit completely between the driver and passenger seat. I'm 5'9", and when I move the seat back to drive, the drivers seat hits the car seat. I've never sat in a Honda Fit, but they are smaller than a Jetta. This is a big car seat, but worth every penny. The belts and latches work very well. We had a detachable car seat for the first 6 months, but when I realized the two piece design isn't designed for a collision much over 25mph, I ditched it for this seat. No regrets- this seat is awesome; if car seats could be awesome.
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I have a 2006 Honda Insight which is the two-seater. From pictures that I saw our seats may be similar. I have some extra material but it doesn't seem to cause a problem. Be advised though that if you have storage on the back of the seat, you will lose it because the entire back (opposite of where your back goes) of the seat is covered.
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Hi! We've never used our carseat for rear facing so I really can't efficiently answer that question . Forward facing however is a snap . My husband installed in less than 10 mins.
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It's a pain to get situated properly, especially if you have to accommodate a shoulder strap. It fits fine backwards in my 4-door Altima, though it does press against the front seats if they are slid or leaned back much. A small car would be a tight fit.
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We have a Chevy Colorado with an extended cab (the one with the little half doors) and it fits rear facing behind the passenger seat. We haven't tried front facing yet. The only issue for me is that it is kind of hard to get the baby in & out of the seat because there is not a lot of room and it is higher up - I'm 5'2" - but my husband can easily do it.
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I would think so. I can't think of any reason you couldn't but I should say that I haven't done it myself. In my SUV we have it on the full back row rear-facing.
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Yes, we have a Honda Fit and the seat has all the right latches. It doesn't move at all while driving.
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I have a Jetta and rear facing it fits better than the infant seat. Someone is able to comfortably sit in the front seat with the car seat behind it.
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You should be nervous. The thing is huge. We have a 4door accord, and when my bf drives (he's 5'11), his legs can't fit in the space in front. We'll be happy when our soon is too big for rear facing and we'll switch it forward.