Will this take up my whole backseat? I have a chevy aveo (small car). Is it supposed to go in the middle or can it go on the side?
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It doesn't have to go in the middle but it is ideal for your child safety. It is rather bulky in a good way but a small person will still fit.
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I'm not sure about that car. My husband drives a 2006 Lexus IS 250 and this sits in the back seat fine (behind the passenger seat) - and the passenger doesn't have to sit in the dashboard. It is a large car seat, though, overall. But our little man likes the roominess and those cup holders come in more handy then I thought they would. Although, the passenger is usually me and I am short, so not sure about someone who is tall sitting up front. Hope that helps!
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i have a 2006 toyota corolla. it takes up quite a bit of space in backseat, but still enough room for passengers on either side since i have my baby's car seat in middle of back seat. the seat can be secured in either the middle of the back seat or either side of the back seat. if you choose to place the car seat on side, i would recommend placing on right side of back seat. growing up i was taught that if by some misfortune the door were to open while the vehicle is in motion, there is that chance that the seat, if dislodged, would roll into the shoulder of the road as opposed to open, moving traffic; as would be the case on the left side. again, that's just something i was raised with. hope this helps. i have a 2006 toyota corolla. it takes up quite a bit of space in backseat, but still enough room for passengers on either side since i have my baby's car seat in middle of back seat. the seat can be secured in either the middle of the back seat or either side of the back seat. if you choose to place the car seat on side, i would recommend placing on right side of back seat. growing up i was taught that if by some misfortune the door were to open while the vehicle is in motion, there is that chance that the seat, if dislodged, would roll into the shoulder of the road as opposed to open,... » Read More i have a 2006 toyota corolla. it takes up quite a bit of space in backseat, but still enough room for passengers on either side since i have my baby's car seat in middle of back seat. the seat can be secured in either the middle of the back seat or either side of the back seat. if you choose to place the car seat on side, i would recommend placing on right side of back seat. growing up i was taught that if by some misfortune the door were to open while the vehicle is in motion, there is that chance that the seat, if dislodged, would roll into the shoulder of the road as opposed to open, moving traffic; as would be the case on the left side. again, that's just something i was raised with. hope this helps. « Show Less
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As long as you have multiple seatbelts in the back seat it will go to the side, with room to spare. We have two of these in the back seat of a Toyota Camry and there is still about a foot between them. Just remember to set the child lock on the rear door
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yes, this seat is a beast widthwise and lengthwise. Do not get it for small, compact, or medium cars. You will be better off getting a Graco clone: Headwise/Contender/Mysize/size4me/fit4me seat - much more compact and more long lasting.
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i have a 2006 toyota corolla. it takes up quite a bit of space in backseat, but still enough room for passengers on either side since i have my baby's car seat in middle of back seat. the seat can be secured in either the middle of the back seat or either side of the back seat. if you choose to place the car seat on side, i would recommend placing on right side of back seat. growing up i was taught that if by some misfortune the door were to open while the vehicle is in motion, there is that chance that the seat, if dislodged, would roll into the shoulder of the road as opposed to open, moving traffic; as would be the case on the left side. again, that's just something i was raised with. hope this helps.
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Just used it in the backrest...not sure how it would hook up to dashboard, unless you have a special rod to secure it to up front
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I have a Kia Sorento and it fits rear facing on both sides, though doesn't leave a ton of leg room for front passengers. I've found it fits best in the middle of the backseat as opposed to having it on either side of the car. It's a LARGE seat.
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hmmm i cant exactly answer that but i can tell you that i have a 2010 VW jetta and it pretty much takes up all my trunk...i first put in the bassinet/or seat then the frame of the stroller (separately) they will not fit fully put together...hopefully that helps
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We have it mounted towards the rear door but it appears that it will fit in the middle of the cargo area towards the seats. There are tie points in the car near the back but not all the way back. I believe there would be a slight gap before you get to the seats. Ford C-Max
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My car has like small short barely there headrest on the backseat, so I have it attached with the hook part it comes with attached to the car seat hook in my car and then I also use the bendable part to adjust it against the seat. Not sure if this helps you, but if you have the carseat hook in your car it should work.
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Probably not :/ maybe in the center so that it's between the seats, or maybe behind the passenger seat but then the passenger seat might be so far forward that it's very uncomfortable or unusable. I ended up getting the safety 1st guide 65 for our baby who is now 10 days old and it fits rear facing behind the passenger seat in a 4 door Pontiac g6.
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I have a Chevy Equinox and this covers the width to the edge of the seats. My car is fairly wide, so I was pleased that it does go all the way across. I have a 9 month old mix puppy and a 4 year old lab mix. Seat cover works well for us.
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the bag hangs down the center of the head rest. It's designed to hang in the center the bag would sit awkward to the side. Hope that helps
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I have a 2012 equinox, and I like it. Overall just a problem figuring where to anchor it in the middle, because of the car design. I think you may still have to unhook the barrier if you have to tilt the seats more than about six inches to get into the back. I also had an issue with the bungee cords they provided, not being able to adjust them as in the instructions, and the plastic clip broke. I just bought some shorter ones at the hardware store.
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Dunno. My son has it in the back of his car, which is a hatchback, so there's plenty of room. There is not much room behind your seat.
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I completely understand about using the middle seat and agree that is the safest spot. This car seat protector does not require that it be placed in any specific area to be used. There are no latches or loops attached to it. There shouldn't be any reason why you could not use this in the middle seat besides maybe overlapping a little on each of the other seats. I believe you should be fine :-)
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It folds, but it doesn't fold up that much. Just the middle collapses, but not the length or height. It can be put in a trunk very easily, but in a hatchback, it would probably touch the back window.
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We have a 2006 Prius and the only way we can put the Frontier in the backseat is if we put it in the window seat. If you put the Frontier in the middle, nobody else can fit on either side of it, because it's just so wide. Even now, with the Frontier at the window, we can only put one more passenger in the back seat, also by the window. There is no space to fit someone in the middle seat. So our car is in essence a 4 seater now. No problems at all with installation.
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I have mine in the center seat. My only complaint is if you have a rear facing car seat. The top part doesn't stay up on its own nor does it come with a strap to put around the head rest. So the top half is always falling O my child's legs. If your car seat is forward facing, that's better. We had some issues with snapping the side seat belts under the seat cover but I found that to be the same with other seat covers.
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I'm not sure - we have it in the backseat of a Honda Accord and it fits nicely in the seat next to the door on either side - it does not encroach onto the center seat at all. It's wider at the front of the seat than the back and also slightly thicker at the front. The back of the safety seat has a little "lip" that is meant to fit (I think) into the fold where the seat back meets the actual seat to help keep the booster in place. If it gets knocked askew my child just puts in back in the right position before seating. It's solved a major problem for us in that now the seat belt is correctly positioned across our child's body and not across their face/neck. This is so lightweight and not bulky, its easy to quickly move and store in the trunk if we are transporting all adults vs. children.
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Not well, no. I'm 5'10", and I can't put this in the seat behind me rear-facing. It will fit in the middle or behind the passenger seat, but it obstructs the view out the rear window or the right side rear window in those positions. It's possible to adjust the side mirrors to drive safely without being able to see out the right rear window (you should not be able to see the sides of your car in the side mirrors), but that's not how most people are taught to drive in the US, so it just felt uncomfortable and wrong to me.