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11-06-2012 at 7:34 AM
lizwinders...
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Convertible Car Seat

I know you all get asked this frequently but which seat do you recommend? I'm looking at the Diono Radian RXT, Recaro ProRide, and Britax Boulevard. Anyone own one of these...pros and cons?

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11-06-2012 at 8:54 AM
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I have radians and absolutely love them. Britaxes are nice, plush seats, but they have among the shortest shells on the market, which translates to being outgrown sooner. My massively long-torsoed daughters both outgrew a classic Marathon (which has a slightly taller shell than the current iteration) by age 3 and fit in the radian until 4 for the first, we're thinking the second might get a little past 4 and was able to RF in the radian to almost 3 where she didn't make it to 2 in the marathon.

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11-06-2012 at 10:05 AM
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If you want your LO to rear face for an extended time, get the radian. Britax is a great seat though, so much easier to install than the radian.

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11-06-2012 at 4:32 PM
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We have Recaro Pro Rides and absolutely love them!

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11-06-2012 at 4:37 PM
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I do want him to rear face until 2 if possible. I drive a ford fusion and want something that doesn't take up too much space when rear facing.


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11-06-2012 at 7:00 PM
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DD is still RF and will be for a long time to come. DH has an Infiniti G35 sedan and the Recaro fits no problem. 

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11-06-2012 at 8:51 PM
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lizwindersonRN:
I do want him to rear face until 2 if possible. I drive a ford fusion and want something that doesn't take up too much space when rear facing.

Get the diono with the angle adjuster. They have no minimum angle, so you can basically get it as upright as possible. I had two RF in my beetle for a while and it worked!


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