New Recaro seats - Page 3

[mimid]

Any ideas how these will fit RF in the rear and middle rows of a minivan? I'd love these for the girls as they look like they would take them to a booster, but the size worries me. It is a tight fit in the front passenger seat with the Graco Safeseat behind it.

[Selesai]

Yeah-- how do you think it compares to a Radian? For those of us trying to squeeze several carseats in the back of a sedan.

[ThreeBeans]

Recaro lists their stats as being one inch wider than Britax convertibles. They are BIG seats.

[alegna]

Originally Posted by ThreeBeans

Recaro lists their stats as being one inch wider than Britax convertibles. They are BIG seats.

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For the most part I'd think of it as a similar size to a marathon shell (but a bit bigger...)

-Angela

[Leylla]

Alegna - He is only 25" tall and 15lbs 6oz. He is on the second slots of his SE22DX. He is severly delayed, as his birth mother was doing cocaine, meth, drinking and smoking pot while she was pregnant.

So not "normal" circumstance by any means....especially since DS1 and DS3 are GIANTS, even compared to normal kids....for instance DS1 outgrew his Wizard a few weeks before he turned 4...

Steph

[ThreeBeans]

Originally Posted by Leylla

So not "normal" circumstance by any means....especially since DS1 and DS3 are GIANTS, even compared to normal kids....for instance DS1 outgrew his Wizard a few weeks before he turned 4...

Steph

I have one of those. I will be very surprised if DS makes it to four in his Wizard. He's 2.5 and only had about 2 inches of torso growth left.

[alegna]

Originally Posted by Leylla

Alegna - He is only 25" tall and 15lbs 6oz. He is on the second slots of his SE22DX. He is severly delayed, as his birth mother was doing cocaine, meth, drinking and smoking pot while she was pregnant.

So not "normal" circumstance by any means....especially since DS1 and DS3 are GIANTS, even compared to normal kids....for instance DS1 outgrew his Wizard a few weeks before he turned 4...

Steph

Ah, that makes much more sense.

Well, any of the high limit seats that will be the case then. But boy, you'd get your money out of them! And hey, these are cheaper than the boulevard and have all the safety features.

-Angela

[aja-belly]

my two year old is in a young sport right now. our plan is to get the comofor dd and when she outgrows it rearfacing switch her to the young sport and ds to the como so he can be harnessed for longer - and then switch them back if need be for her to be harnessed longer and him to be in a bpb. if these were out when ds outgrew his other seats rearfacing i would so have gotten it! we love the young sport. i have hated the britax seats i've used : , but was about to buy one for dd for the SIP. we'll be buying one for sure!

[rosie29]

Thanks for this thread! Very interesting. Do you think they will be available on time? My DS is about to outgrow his seat, RF, and I think I'd like to get him into one of these so he can remain RF up to 35 lbs. He is in a Graco - I don't remember the model name. He is 28.2 lbs as of a week or two ago, actually that was with clothes on so I think he can make it to Aug or Sept. (Lately he's been eating like there's no tomorrow so sometimes I wonder!)

Next question...He is in the center position of the back seat and when DH drives, the driver's side corner of the car seat rests against DH's seat (DH has long legs so needs to adjust his seat back to be comfy). So - I wonder if we'll need to position the new seat on the passenger side in order to avoid the seats touching, b/c that's not ideal, right? And I'm assuming these Recaros are bigger than the Graco, length-wise. Or maybe we can put the seat more upright since DS is an older toddler???

Sorry for all the rambling but I'm hoping some of you can provide some info so I don't have to buy the seat only to find out it won't work or something. Thanks! :

[alegna]

I know that some seats are fine touching, even being braced. Anyone know the rule on recaros? I know that it's fine for britax.

-Angela

[ThreeBeans]

I believe that ONLY Evenflo specifically states that you must leave X amount of room between a rearfacing seat and the front seats.

[alegna]

Originally Posted by ThreeBeans

I believe that ONLY Evenflo specifically states that you must leave X amount of room between a rearfacing seat and the front seats.

[makes mental note to never buy an evenflo seat...]

-Angela

[*Karen*]

Will it have RF tether? I didn't see that written specifically.

[Justmee]

Originally Posted by alegna

Wow- really? How tall is he and how heavy if you don't mind? Does he not mind laying down?

I'm trying to picture a 2 yr old in an infant seat...

Dd hated laying down in the infant seat by 4 months...

-Angela

Rena still fit in her graco bucket at 18 months, this was the old ones that go to 26". She was allll leg and about 18 lbs. She didn't mind the recline (didn't have a choice we didn't own a car so if we went in one they went in the buckets). With Rivka we owned the car so I switched her into a convertable, but she fit in the graco by height / weight I'd guess until a couple of months ago She's *just* 28 inches but all leg.

[Leylla]

Yea....I have never seen an Evenflo seat I've been happy with.

However the NEW Triumph looks like it might last kids past 2-3 years old...It will have a much taller shell, higher harness straps, and will go to 50lbs.

However they have just dropped the ball too many times for me to trust them AT all.

And do their convertibles insist on the 1.5" clearance between the seat and the handle, or is it just the buckets? And geez louise, once you put the handle down, AND include the 1.5" clearance, your front passanger will be eating dashboard...

Steph

[ashleyhaugh]

so for those who've said theyve pre ordered, where will these be available? in stores, or only online? and do you have a link?

[Peony]

I pre ordered mine from here: http://www.strollandgo.com/Recaro-Si...p_109-934.html
I know other sites are carrying it, but I've seen them all listed for the same price on every site.

I have no idea what brick and mortar stores will be carrying them. One good them about the site I ordered from was after I placed my order, they e-mailed me and asked if I wanted them to go ahead and place with order with Recaro so that when the seat came out it would be shipped directly from Recaro instead of Recaro shipping it to strollandgo and then strollandgo shipping it to me. Which means I had to pay for the seat then instead of when it shipped, but I liked the idea of getting it sooner.

[tessandturtle]

Ladies, I can't figure out the difference between the Signo and the Como, except for price and availability. Is there any reason I should hold out for the Signo? DS is 20 pounds now, so I'm not sure I can make it until August (his seat is good to 22 lbs).

[alegna]

Originally Posted by tessandturtle

Ladies, I can't figure out the difference between the Signo and the Como, except for price and availability. Is there any reason I should hold out for the Signo? DS is 20 pounds now, so I'm not sure I can make it until August (his seat is good to 22 lbs).

You have to look closely to find the differences.

The como has 5 strap heights. The signo has an infinite adjust with no rethreading.

The signo also says it will take a child one inch taller- which may mean higher strap heights.

-Angela

[aja-belly]

Originally Posted by alegna

The como has 5 strap heights. The signo has an infinite adjust with no rethreading.

i'm anxious to find out if the como requires rethreading. our young sport is not infinately adjustable, but it doesn't need rethreading (it clicks up and down to one of a few positions).