Two questions. 1) Heard this doesn't work well for very tall kiddos - true? 2) Does this fit in the middle (backseat) of a 2003 Acura TL-S?
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My son is 8mo's old and is 25.5lbs and 31" tall and fits wonderfully with lots of room to grow. I have the seat in my Lexus GX470 and it takes up less room than the infant seat. I am more than glad to send you pics if you need!
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I bought this specifically for my grand-baby because of research that it has one of the highest shoulder-to-rump height. My grandbaby is very tall. Not sure about the car. My daughter has not set it up yet in her car since baby is still in smaller seat. It is not highlighted for small cars but my daughter say she checked it out and plans to put in middle of her mid-range car. Have not done yet so cannot answer this.
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We just purchased three of these seats for my husband's car, my mother's car (who watches our daughter daily), and my car. So far we love this seat, and bought it because our six month old is already 28". According to research and the sales associate at Buy Buy Baby, this seat has one of the highest seated heights. It's not a small seat at all, and after having our daughter try out this seat compared to the Peg Perego, Maxi-Cosi, and Britax, this seat clearly had the most room to grow.
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Hi Mom of Two!I have a quick but desperate question. We just bought a 2008 highlander 6 months ago, then found out I was pregnant. Does you 2nd row seat have the removable center seat? I am having an impossible time finding a way to put a booster, a carseat forward facing and a rear facing seat in the 2nd row. How did you do it, or do you have a different kind of second row?Thanks,rochelle
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i think it pretty much fits on the back of amy headrest. we have a nissan altima and a jeep grad cherokee and it fits on both. I use the 2nd screen that came with the player, the skinnier one for additional viewing perhaps by a second child in the backseat. I leave the heavier, main controller DVD player in the front with me so I can control it and switch out DVD's w/o killing myself twisting to reach it in the back. I have fund that the heavy one does fallout of it but the skinnier one, no problem!
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I think you will find that the vest is too big for her. My 3 year old is 33 pounds and 39" tall. It's a little big on him and I will not use it at this point for him but think in 6 months it would be ok for occasional use. Out of curiosity, I tried it on my 64 pound, 52" tall 7.5y. Although he's passed the weight limit (I wouldn't use it for him), it still fit. I would not attempt it on a child so young unless you would otherwise go without a car seat as I'm sure it's better than nothing. I suggest the Diono Radian, it's a great foldable car seat with high safety ratings. Get the simple one without all the extra supports, we use that for travel for our 3y old. Diono Radian R100 Convertible Car Seat, Stone I think you will find that the vest is too big for her. My 3 year old is 33 pounds and 39" tall. It's a little big on him and I will not use it at this point for him but think in 6 months it would be ok for occasional use. Out of curiosity, I tried it on my 64 pound, 52" tall 7.5y. Although he's passed the weight limit (I wouldn't use it for him), it still fit. I would not attempt it on a child so young unless you would otherwise go without a car seat as I'm sure it's better than nothing. I suggest the Diono Radian, it's a great foldable car seat with high safety ratings. Get the... » Read More I think you will find that the vest is too big for her. My 3 year old is 33 pounds and 39" tall. It's a little big on him and I will not use it at this point for him but think in 6 months it would be ok for occasional use. Out of curiosity, I tried it on my 64 pound, 52" tall 7.5y. Although he's passed the weight limit (I wouldn't use it for him), it still fit. I would not attempt it on a child so young unless you would otherwise go without a car seat as I'm sure it's better than nothing. I suggest the Diono Radian, it's a great foldable car seat with high safety ratings. Get the simple one without all the extra supports, we use that for travel for our 3y old. Diono Radian R100 Convertible Car Seat, Stone « Show Less
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I had it rear-facing in a Saturn, and I found it difficult to get my almost-2-year old in the seat without hitting her head on the door of my car. However, my daughter is pretty big and was almost 30 pounds at the time. The seat fit perfectly fine in the car however. I now have it forward facing in a PT Cruiser and am still able to fold down the other 2/3rds of the back-seat next to her. I am able to see out of the back perfectly. I find that the seat is very sturdy. I turned my girl around before she was 2, but I consulted my local DMV car seat specialist and he said he saw no problem given her size and the safety of the seat. I had it rear-facing in a Saturn, and I found it difficult to get my almost-2-year old in the seat without hitting her head on the door of my car. However, my daughter is pretty big and was almost 30 pounds at the time. The seat fit perfectly fine in the car however. I now have it forward facing in a PT Cruiser and am still able to fold down the other 2/3rds of the back-seat next to her. I am able to see out of the back perfectly. I find that the seat is very sturdy. I turned my girl around before she was 2, but I consulted my local DMV car seat specialist and he said he saw no problem... » Read More I had it rear-facing in a Saturn, and I found it difficult to get my almost-2-year old in the seat without hitting her head on the door of my car. However, my daughter is pretty big and was almost 30 pounds at the time. The seat fit perfectly fine in the car however. I now have it forward facing in a PT Cruiser and am still able to fold down the other 2/3rds of the back-seat next to her. I am able to see out of the back perfectly. I find that the seat is very sturdy. I turned my girl around before she was 2, but I consulted my local DMV car seat specialist and he said he saw no problem given her size and the safety of the seat. « Show Less
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My Britax B-Safe fit in my friends Infiniti G-35 coupe. It was a day I just really did not feel like driving. If you are really tall and need to push your front seat all the way back that may pose a problem with fitting the seat properly, as well as people that recline their seats during a car ride. Other than those situations I see this car seat being able to fit in the back of a Mustang.
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I drive a fit with two of this seat installed. One is rear facing and the other front facing. I (6'4") don't fit well in front of the rest facing seat, but I can make it work. My wife (5'4") fits fine. The front facing seat behind me is no issue
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I have a 2008 Ford Focus 2 door, and I have 2 of these carseats in the backseats. Yes it is a tight fit, but my husband and I can fit in both the passanger seat and drivers seat just fine. I am 5'7 and he is about 5'11 ft tall.
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We have an Acura with built-in headrests, so we had the same problem as you. We never could figure out how to make it work, so we ended up returning it, unfortunately. Maybe someone else will know how, in which case we'll re-purchase. It's a really nice product. Good luck!
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Yeah, for me it's almost too wide for my small coupe backseat (makes the seatbelt harder to click in). I know the problem you're having...I'd look for a smaller booster.
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I wouldn't bet on it. Sorry I grabbed an 2013 Acura ILX from work the other day and had to pull the seat up to get it in there. The car seat is a monster - not saying the ILX is big but guessing a larger back seat than a Bug. Agree with everyone below saying stop by a major chain and give it a shot. If it does fit I found getting the little one in there a bit of a challenge without occasionally and *softly bumping them into the door molding and roof. I was interested in getting an ILX till I realized it just doesn't work if you have a baby. *** EDIT **** My seat was installed rear facing - forward facing would be been much more doable. PS the seat is AWESOME! Don't listen to any of the reviews saying the straps at too small. They just didn't spend 30seconds studying how they work to release more slack.
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It's very convenient for moving in and out of cars - like taxis. However, the fine print says NOT to use on airplanes. I will say it will depend on size of your child too, my middle son is stocky but when he was 3 he still was tilted because he was too small for the best even though he weighed minimum weight restrictions for best. Now he is 4 and fits fine, but it may be too big to be comfortable at 2.5! The weights might have changed - check into the new vests. It is VERY CONVENIENT for a third child in back seat of tiny car!
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I have the Alpha Omega from Costco and agree with what Keri said. The carseat does fit in the seat, but you'll definitely want to remove the cup holder, raise the arms, and maybe buy the person in the seat in front of your little one a drink, because they'll be getting kicked the entire flight.
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My 6 year old is 37 pounds and 42 inches tall and it fits her very well. Like someone else said, it's a bit narrow for my adult sized rear-end, but I've sat on it and scooted around and it supports my 125 pounds without a problem. I'd say it would work for a 2 year old up to an average 8 year old.
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Hello! I hope it will continue to work for my son when he is 4 years old. I had my niece sit in ours (she is 4 and tall for her age). It was fine for her - especially when the canopy is a little bit open or all the way open. But each kid is a different shape, so you may want to find this stroller in the store and measure it or have your son sit in it to see if you are comfortable with the space. The stroller is really great, and I love it, so I hope it will work for your family!
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My husband is 6'0" and my brother-in-law is 6'3"--just pull up the headrest on your seat and it will work fine!
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Depends where the car seat is located. I drive a Corolla and find having the rear-facing seat behind me is pretty snug. I'm 5'4" and I sit fairly close to the steering wheel with the Chaperone behind me these days. When the seat was in the middle spot, there was much more space for the driver.