Time for and updated baby seat model thread? Past threads have outdated names, etc.
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For >30lbs I also have the Britax Parkway, but that is now discontinued and harder to find. I love this seat, as it is compact and easily fits behind the dirvers seat (unlike the recaro. This allows me to have the Graco rear facing seat behind the passenger seat and the Britax behind the driver seat.
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My hope is that by the summer my daughter will have graduated into the front facing seat, so the Recaro will go behind the passenger seat and the Britax behind me.
As for the Graco that she is currently using, that forces the passenger seat forward a little, but my wife is 5'2", so doesn't make things too cramped for her - it could be uncomfortable for someone taller.
My hope is that by the time that my daughter is ready to move to the Britax, then I'll have moved my son onto a small booster cushion.
The joy of two kids at different ages is that you get to reuse seats... for 2 kids in three cars we have one Graco snugride, 2 Recaro seats, one Eddie Bauer seat and one Britax. The Recaro and Britax was bought for the Porsche and the Eddie Bauer goes in my Acura. The other Recaro goes into my wife's car.
I'm hoping to take a photo of both kids in the car this weekend, so I'll post it when I have it.
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dell, all good baby seats are BULKY. dont kid your self.
i have roundabout britex and recaro as well.
both are great, probably the best other there.
roundabout is lighter. recaro is VERY VERY heavy. i still like the recaro more. looks better in porsches.
i have roundabout britex and recaro as well.
both are great, probably the best other there.
roundabout is lighter. recaro is VERY VERY heavy. i still like the recaro more. looks better in porsches.
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Well, I bought the Britax because it was smaller than the Recaro and allows my son to sit behind me without having to adjust my driving position at all. If I'd used the Recaro in the seat behind me I would probably have had to push my seat forward a little, as I'm 6' tall.
I'm hoping to take a photo of both kids in the car this weekend, so I'll post it when I have it.
I'm hoping to take a photo of both kids in the car this weekend, so I'll post it when I have it.
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In terms of child seats, you really do get what you pay for and the Recaro is worth the money.
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Looking forward to the photo! Also, I just googled the Britax Parkway and it looks like my son is still too small for it... He's 30#/36" tall and the safety decal on the seat says 40#/38" tall minimum... Bummer... Looks like I'll have to try and squeeze the Recaro behind my seat for now. The positive is that the Recaro has the 5 point harness.
Don't worry - he'll be there soon enough! My son had a growth spurt and got there really quickly.
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LVDell, thank you for starting this thread and reviving this subject.
I know the horizotal pad of the seat is attached by Velcro and just lifts up. But, can someone tell me how to remove the backrest of the rear seat? My car is a 2002 coupe if that matters. Thanks.
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Okay, as promised here are the photos of both of my kids in the back of the Porsche.
My son is in the Britax Parkway and my daughter is in the Graco Snugride
I've tried to give you a couple of different angles to show that my son has a good amount of legroom behind my seat and that you can see that the passenger seat is only a few inches forward of the driver's seat. The great thing about the way that the Graco fits is that the seat in front helps wedge it in place and ensure that it does not move.
Once I move my daughter into the Recaro seat I'll repost in this thread so that you can see the Britax and Recaro side by side. I don't expect that photo to happen until late summer.
My son is in the Britax Parkway and my daughter is in the Graco Snugride
I've tried to give you a couple of different angles to show that my son has a good amount of legroom behind my seat and that you can see that the passenger seat is only a few inches forward of the driver's seat. The great thing about the way that the Graco fits is that the seat in front helps wedge it in place and ensure that it does not move.
Once I move my daughter into the Recaro seat I'll repost in this thread so that you can see the Britax and Recaro side by side. I don't expect that photo to happen until late summer.
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Wayne,
Nice looking children! Thank goodness they look like their mother!
All this time I thought you had a WHITE 996. Based upon that last pic, the truth comes out. I also managed to get a spy shot of what your car REALLY looks like! NICE!
Nice looking children! Thank goodness they look like their mother!
All this time I thought you had a WHITE 996. Based upon that last pic, the truth comes out. I also managed to get a spy shot of what your car REALLY looks like! NICE!
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Yeah, I'm also thankful that they look like their mother.... although, I was hoping for at least one of them to share my auburn hair.
As for the pink tint - it's very bright (and cold) outside today, so had really bad problems with over-exposure on the photos. The problem with photographing the relatively dark inside of a car when it's very bright outside. This was my second attempt, where I deliberately underexposed the images, then tweaked them on the computer to ensure that the inside of the car looked good, but over-exposed the windows.
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Oh yeah, the old "it's the cameras fault" excuse!
I figured that was the case, but I still couldn't resist the chance to do a little photo shop magic!
I figured that was the case, but I still couldn't resist the chance to do a little photo shop magic!
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It's the first time that I've ever had my camera badly overexpose the images when in automatic mode - it was very odd.
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