I like this overall, but the only problem I have is that when this is facing rear, the passenger seat has to be pulled pretty far out. You can get the baby out of the seat pretty easily. It looks good — it does fit well even in a large car. So far, my daughter doesn’t mind going on to car trips as much. I would recommend this car seat for the baby that is getting too big for the infant car seat.
When I’m shopping for baby products, I look for safety ratings and also design. This product meets all of my requirements. This is a convertible car seat is designed for children facing the rear, up to 40 pounds. It supports them facing forward up to 70 pounds. There are a lot of technology features designed to protect the baby in a car crash. This will make any mother feel a lot more confident that in case she’s in a car crash her baby will be safe. Not only this, but the design is to keep baby safe from any direction that the car might be crashed. On top of all the safety features, it’s very easy to install with instructions. For my money, I think this is the safest car seat on the market. I’m definitely telling all my friends and family that this is the car seat that they should use.
When I’m looking for any kind of product for my child, I look at safety first, durability second and finally, the design. The Britax Marathon 70 convertible car seat outperformed all the others I’d looked at on all three counts. This seat can comfortably accommodate children weighing up to 40 lbs when installed rear facing and up to 70 lbs when installed forward facing. I thought that this was a great thing, since I’ll be able to use the seat until my daughter outgrows car seats entirely - and the attractive color doesn’t hurt either.
We feel a lot more secure knowing that the Safecell technology used in the Marathon 70 means that the seat will compress in the event of a crash, which lowers its center of gravity and helps prevent propelling children forward from the impact. This is further reduced by steel bars integrated into the seat. Along with deep sides lined with EPP foam to absorb the energy of an impact and distribute the force, this car seat provides protection on all sides.
I’m sure my son is ready for a booster seat - its almost impossible to squash him into the baby car seat any longer - but when I was looking on the net for booster seats they said from age 4 - and hes not quite 3…
He only weighs 27lb… but he is really tall!
my girls were 3 and 4 when we switched to the booster seats with the attatable backs. Those had a weight requirement of atleast 30 pounds, and that is only with the back on. A normal booster seat was 40 pounds. I would go by the weight limit, better be safe than sorry.
I’m looking for a baby car seat made out of black leather(fake leather is ok)
It’ a gift for a friend that has black leather seats, so i thought this would look good in his car.
I know I’ve seen them before but i can’t seem to find them now that I’m looking for them.
Target has an Eddie Bower one that is nice… but i an looking for a more leather look…
Any help is appreciated!
ok. Thanks for the info.
I’ve never gone baby shopping before. Didn’t realize it was a bad idea.
I agree with Heather. A leather car seat is NOT practical at all!
Try finding just a black car seat. I’m sure you’d find much more results with that search.
I need to fit three kids car seats into my peugeot 307 (two boosters and a baby seat).The problem is that their combined width is greater than the width of the back seat.I have looked around,but most seats seem to be of similiar width.Does anyone know of a slimline range of safety seats?
I really don’t want to buy a new car to solve this temporary problem
its not really the seat part which causes the problem,more the styling wings,arms and cup holders which makes the whole thing too wide to fit across a normal car seat.The only solution seems to buy a van like people carrier which are wider than a standard car.There must be a better solution
John Lewis and Halfords both have good ranges and offer sound adcvice.
I need to fit three kids car seats into my peugeot 307 (two boosters and a baby seat).The problem is that their combined width is greater than the width of the back seat.I have looked around,but most seats seem to be of similiar width.Does anyone know of a slimline range of safety seats?
I really don’t want to buy a new car to solve this temporary problem
its not really the seat part which causes the problem,more the styling wings,arms and cup holders which makes the whole thing too wide to fit across a normal car seat.The only solution seems to buy a van like people carrier which are wider than a standard car.There must be a better solution
John Lewis and Halfords both have good ranges and offer sound adcvice.
I have a Focus ST3 and have been told that I can’t switch off my passenger air bag. I have a rear facing baby car seat and was wondering if this is ok to put in the front passenger seat with the air bag is still on. I have heard that as long as it’s a rear facing seat it will be safe. Is this true?
Alright alright, l did actually think that the answer would be no, however I just thought that I would check as one of my husbands friends mentioned it. There is no need to call me an idiot is there! I’ve just gone on to your profile (you know who you are) and seen the questions that you have asked before and to be honest I really don’t think that you have any room to start giving out abuse do you! Thanks to everyone who just answered what I know was a silly question without giving me any abuse.x
Not safe. That can kill your baby if it goes off. I don’t think they even like for your to put your child in the front with the air bags off!!
* If the air bag is on baby has to be in BACK!
Newborn and Baby
Consumer Reports Magazine Crash test worries
In its February 2007 issue, Consumer Reports magazine reported on crash tests it performed to test the safety of car seats. The results were not encouraging.
Most of the infant car seats tested by Consumer Reports "failed disastrously" in crashes at speeds as low as 56 km/h. The seats came off their bases or twisted in place, the report said. In one case, a test dummy was hurled more than nine metres.
Of the 12 car seats tested, Consumer Reports said it could recommend only two, and it urged a U.S. federal recall of the poorest performing seat, the Evenflo Discovery, which is not sold in Canada.
All the car seats passed U.S. standards — but Consumer Reports argues those standards should be raised.
To be sold in Canada and the United States, an infant seat must perform adequately in a 48 km/h frontal crash, and Consumer Reports found that all but the Discovery did so. But it noted that the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) conducts its crash tests for new cars at higher speeds — 56 km/h for frontal crashes and 61 km/h for side crashes — so the magazine tested the seats at those speeds.
"It’s unconscionable that infant seats, which are designed to protect the most vulnerable children, aren’t routinely tested the same as new cars," said Consumer Reports’ Don Mays, a product safety director.
The only seats that passed all the tests were the Baby Trend Flex-Loc and the Graco SnugRide with EPS — expanded polystyrene foam — both selling for about $90 US. Consumer Reports urged parents shopping for seats to buy one of those two, but it also noted that "any child car seat is better than no seat at all."
It also said some seats performed better when attached by vehicle safety belts than when attached with the LATCH system. The system, which stands for Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children, includes belts that hook the base of a car seat to metal anchors in the vehicle.
Consumer Report Article
On January 4, 2007, Consumer Reports published a safety alert in the U.S. claiming that most infant car seats failed their new front- and side-crash evaluation tests. The report also claims that of 12 seats tested, only two performed well: the Baby Trend Flex-Loc and the Graco SnugRide with EPS (i.e., expanded polystyrene). Only six of the twelve infant car seat models chosen by Consumer Reports for this testing are officially certified for and marketed in Canada. They are: the Graco SnugRide; the Peg-Perego Primo Viaggio SIP; the Evenflo Embrace V; the Graco SafeSeat; the Safety 1st Designer 22; and the Combi Centre ST.
Transport Canada wants to reassure the Canadian travelling public that the Department’s collision investigations and data analyses do not support the results obtained by Consumer Reports. When car seats are used correctly, they perform effectively in motor vehicle collisions and child occupants are afforded optimum protection.
The Department takes the safety of children travelling in vehicles very seriously and is continually working to improve crash protection for children through research, development and enforcement of safety regulations, participation in various national and international committees that work on policy development, and public awareness campaigns.
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I am having my first child and would like a baby car seat that is safe and legal. A few friends and family have recommended Maxi Cosi car seats but there isn’t a lot of info on their website. Does anybody have experience with this brand or where could I find more info or reviews.
Thanks
Sandra
Hi Congratulations. Yes Maxi Cosi have a good reputation and I know a few friends and family who have used them and they are quite pleased.
My partner recently bought a Maxi Cosi CabrioFix for our daughter from this site http://maxicosibabycarseat.com. They have some good advice and a good selection and all the products link to Amazon so its quite safe and ours arrived within a couple of days.
Which ever site or car seat you choose I hope all goes well for you.