How easy is it to transfer this seat between vehicles? We can't really afford 2 seats right now. The baby would ride in the other car about 1/week.
1957887
I don't have the latch system in my car so I use the seatbelt and tether anchor. Switching it our isn't too big of a pain but the car seat is kind of heavy and my tether anchor is a little difficult to loosen. You have to remember to pull straight with the fabric or it won't budge (might just be mine though). My scale doesn't have batteries or else I would weigh it for you.
125130
It is extremely easy. We have one in our Audi and one in our Outback. Although she needs to fiddle a bit when getting out of the Outback, it is still a snap. GREAT seat. Very comfortable and solid and easy to use.
736261
I debated for about a month or two on weather to get the radian or a britax and I have a friend who was certified for installing carseats and apparently britax shortened their seats so kiddos outgrow them faster..the the radian has a steal frame..allows you to rear face til 45 pounds and lasts through a booster seat:) diono also just came out with a carseat called the Pacifica that actually allows you to rear face your child til 50 pounds and ya still in the same price range as the radian and britax:)
691768
I would say for 5 month olds. The only con I see in this car is that the front seat does not layd (?) as much as the back one, if both kids are facing front. Sometimes I use the car for my old boys (2 and 4 years old), sometimes the 2 yo with the baby (6 months). But it is very easy to change the seats (I do it even when my 2 yo is seated and start kicking the front seat. i simply put him facing me).
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Not super easy. No. The anchor hooks take forever until you get used to it. If you choose to just use the seatbelt, it is very easy. I bought mine for the safety, not the convenience. Usually you have to give and take. All in all, I think it was a great decision to buy this one. Like I said, not very easy to transfer from one vehicle to another, but very safe and secure.
320568
I love the car seat. You can recline back or sit it upright. It is pretty bulky and will probably have to push front seat up a little.
1805628
Just buy 2 car seats with 2 bases. I would say, you don't have to buy 2 extra bases because those bases can be easily transferred from one car to the other, in no time. Plus it will save you a lot of space. Since wherever the twins are, that's where the base and car seats stays. And you will only use it for a year or when twins reaches 20 lbs., (the infant car seat), and will change pretty fast.
1197489
Super super super easy... I'm sad I will be unable to use it after she outgrows the infant car seat. I wish bugaboo made adapters for the convertible car seats!!
92878
Sorry, we bought this as a second vehicle car seat because the price was great, and we didn't need anything fancy since it isn't the regular vehicle we use. Serves our purposes well and our kids don't mind it not being super soft since the trips we take in these are at most 30 minutes long. The one we regularly use are the britax convertible seats, by far more cushy and great for 11-hour road trips.
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We have Chicco car seats that click in but our twins have to be facing the opposite direction in order to hear the safety "click"! We had them facing the same way once to take a cute photo but essentially one baby's car seat was just resting on the stroller! It was fine for the photo but not very safe if we kept it that way for our walk. We have been out driving and have seen a fellow Joovy Stroller owner out pushing her twins with them facing the same way but we are not sure how it worked unless one baby wasn't clicked in! Overall we absolutely love this stroller...so easy to pack up in the car and super easy to push both our boys around. We have Chicco car seats that click in but our twins have to be facing the opposite direction in order to hear the safety "click"! We had them facing the same way once to take a cute photo but essentially one baby's car seat was just resting on the stroller! It was fine for the photo but not very safe if we kept it that way for our walk. We have been out driving and have seen a fellow Joovy Stroller owner out pushing her twins with them facing the same way but we are not sure how it worked unless one baby wasn't clicked in! Overall we absolutely love this stroller...so easy to... » Read More We have Chicco car seats that click in but our twins have to be facing the opposite direction in order to hear the safety "click"! We had them facing the same way once to take a cute photo but essentially one baby's car seat was just resting on the stroller! It was fine for the photo but not very safe if we kept it that way for our walk. We have been out driving and have seen a fellow Joovy Stroller owner out pushing her twins with them facing the same way but we are not sure how it worked unless one baby wasn't clicked in! Overall we absolutely love this stroller...so easy to pack up in the car and super easy to push both our boys around. « Show Less
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I got this seat for my son at 1 years old. He was 23 lbs and 32" your child is at min weight but he may not be ready to sit in this seat. In my opinion he's very young. Plus I think he still needs to face the back of the car. If you like this kind of seat I would get one with the recliner feature. So he sits a bit craddled. I would do a bit more research.
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We have only had it about a week and we have only had our 2 year old in it for a little while. The chest straps are pretty loose on her but I think you could tighten them up a bit. I wouldn't put a young baby in there as there isn't too much structure to the whole seat. It is comfortable for my 2 year old but we haven't used it enough to tell. Sorry!
303452
I'm not sure. we are still using a bucket seat (car seat) for one of the seats and have not yet used both of the seats at once.
1517882
Yes, I think your 2.5 year could pick up the movement of it quite easily. It may take a few times of being on it, but they will get it. It also can be moved with their feet. I think having 2 cars would be better as all kids are interested in riding it (even teens!).
287583
I was also thinking of doing the same. I will be a first time mom in July and the infant seat seems a bit of a waste of money and also a big carbon footprint considering all the safety advocates say not to use a used car seat. I was doing some research and a site called Consumer Search mentioned that Britax sells "...a foam positioning insert..." for smaller infants.
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With the old one you could only use one car seat at a time, and I have not seen a double car seat bar for the new (just tray/tray and car seat/tray) You can put a baby directly in the Bob, it lays flat enough and then just get a J J Cole body support (it's better than the snuzzler IMO but about the same price) We did this with my youngest at 4-5 weeks. If you really want the ease of popping in and out with a bucket, even if Bob offered such an add on, with their prices you wouldn't pay much more for a new double snap n go, less for used, and it would be so much easier to travel with. I have 3yo twins, i got my doubl snap n go for 10 bucks on craigslist and it was a great purchase.
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Maybe? This has come up on car-seat.org several times. It seems Diono has said yes it is OK, but they had to draw the line somewhere. If you feel your child is OK in the more upright position, then I guess it becomes a parental decision. I will point out, though, that my 2 1/2yo often slumps in this seat when sleeping, so with an 8mo, it might be even worse. I don't think you're going to get a hard and fast yes or no. You could call diono yourself and see what they are currently saying. http://www.car-seat.org/showpost.php?p=2139611&postcount;=35