We drive a Prius.Will Britax Advocate fit on the back of co-pilot seat (rear facing) & still leave room to be comfortable in front?(we have 2 kids)
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Yes. While my mother in law and I were in the front seats, my father in law and husband were in the back with the car seat rear facing in the middle seat (they are both 6'3").
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I doubt it. It is a bulky carseat, my mom calls it the cadillac of carseats. That said it is very easy to install and seems very safe. We drive a Nissan Versa Hatchback and have her seat facing forward in the back middle seat. With her there, no one can sit on either side of her. On the ocassion we need someone else to sit in the backseat we have to move her carseat over to one side. We never used it in the reverse position (We used her infant carrier car-seat until she was 1).
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The only way to know is to measure the space and check the specs on the seat.
501432
Honestly, I would contact the company for exact dimensions. The seat is quite wide and I'm not familiar with the interior of a Prius.
501433
I am not sure, but I would suggest going to Buy Buy Baby or Babies R Us and try it out. They will let you test the floor model in your car for fit. It really is the best way to know. =)
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If the driver is medium to tall height then I'd say no. It's big and bulky rear facing anyways but compared to Britax etc I think the newer car seats are all that way.
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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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What is the distance front to back of the space you want to lay it down in? We actually have 60's mounted to two of these, and I know it wouldn't fit in the back of my Honda Pilot with the seats down. If you have something longer, it may be possible but I'd be careful and basically have someone on all four corners to try to guide it into the vehicle.
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I can't say for sure. We used the Britax B-Safe infant seat for our son until he was old enough for this seat in a forward facing position. But if I had to guess, it will fit, but anyone in the front seat in front of it will be sitting up very straight. I still recommend this seat tho. I love it and our son seems real comfortable in it, and safe. I don't think it's any bigger than any other convertible seat that would be rear facing.
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I have a honda fit (same size as a prius) and have had a heck of a time finding a seat to fit this, especially with 3 kids! I had the graco comfortsport, it didnt fit well either rear or forward facing, went with the graco myride 65, same issue and its HUGE! tried a cheap cosco from walmart and it fit fairly well forward and not too bad rear facing but it was so flimsy I didnt feel it was going to hold up in case of a crash. Alot of my friends have the britax marathon or advocate so I decided it was time to try one but our finances dont allow a new seat. I found a used (spare seat that was never actually used) for super cheap from a local mom so I bought that and it fits PERFECTLY in our fit. It was a bit hard to get to fit that way so I had to roll up a towel but he will be forward facing pretty soon so not that major of a problem too me, all our seats have to have rolls. I would recommend this seat in a heartbeat, Im not a fan of the colors of any of the britaxs but you can always find a cover on ebay to custom fit! I also love the velcro to hold the straps so Im not digging around under his butt for the straps. I have a 14 month old who is 25 pounds and 33" tall.
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I would also like to see someone address this. I have a 3 1/2 year old who is in the lower percentages for his age. He is 33 lbs and so it says (on the "fit my child" part of the Britax website) that either the Advocate or the Frontier would work for him.The differences I see is the Advocate sits up slightly higher, and it reclines.But the Frontier has arm rests and cupholders.
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Hi Morgan, I don't think it will fit rear facing in the back. I wouldn't fit our vehicle rear facing. If we made it fit we would have to have the front seats pulled completely erect. We have it front facing and it fits. However, there isn't any shoulder room for the passengers sitting on the sides. We have 3 series bmw and the car seat takes up 60 percent of the backseat. We have it in the middle backseat and my husband can't sit in the backseat comfortably. His shoulders don't have enough room, he has to sit slanted. We don't mind, because we read in the reviews how it saved the child in an accident. We normally sit in the front seats anyway. I hope this helps you.
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Probably not in the rear facing position. I have a cts and it barely fits correctly. Go to babys r us and ask to test fit a similar one, they should let you.
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It will probably be a pretty tight fit rear facing. If you're both tall I wouldn't recommend it cause you'll have to keep the seats scooted up more.
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We have it rear facing in a 4-door wrangler. Its not terribly comfortable sitting in the seat in front but for short rides its not a problem.
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The quad is a great stroller, HEAVY TO LIFT, but very functional and compact for the size. However, I have a Britax Chaperone carrier and it would not fit in the stroller, but a smaller car seat may fit, depending on the orientation that you are hoping for. You would probably have a better chance of it fitting, if it was placed in the backrow sideways vs in one seat facing front / back. I don't think their would be enough clearance facing forward in one seat, it would have to go sideways, BUT I could be wrong. I didn't use my car seat, I just took out my newborn and secured her in the back seat with blankets and the seat buckle, it worked perfectly.
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Thanks for your reply. I bought the Boulevard end of June and started using the carseat beginning of July. I love it! My daughter is 9 mos now, 28.5 in. and 20 lbs. She does very well in the seat and her head does not tilt forward when she sleeps like it always did in her Graco Snugride (which I also liked, except for the head dangle). I'm also not sure if her head will tilt forward once I turn her forward facing. I will try to keep her rear facing as long as possible.
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The Prius seems smaller than the Ford Escape, but I don't know that for sure. They are a little big for ours, but they are adjustable. If you could compare seat sizes, that would be best.
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Regardless of the brand of carseat, you will have the same problem. My son is now 15 months, and we had to turn him around today because he just won't fit rear facing anymore...
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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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Do you think that you could fit three of these similar car seats in the back? My husband would like to buy a versa, but we would need to have three of these in the backseat and we're not sure it would fit when just measuring the car at the dealership, where we thought it might with a Honda Fit (just barely), though I know he'd rather have the versa. With your 2 seats in, how much actual hip room does your 11 year old have, is it enough for another 17 in seat? Thanks a bunch!