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We already owned a Britax Frontier 85, and needed a big kid seat for our second child and this one had just been announced, so we held off to purchase this one. It is Britax's answer to the Graco Nautilus, and by far superior. Clearly not the Frontier, less bells and whistles, no fancy locking mechanism for the seatbelt, cheaper fabirc, over all a more bare bones seat but 10x easier to install than a Nautilus, durable, and long lasting. Seeing as my 5 year old has yet to hit 35lbs, the lower weight limit of just 70lbs harnessed will be a non-issue. Unless you have bigger kids, this seat is more than plenty. If money were no option I would likely still buy this over the Frontier, and the green kiwi cover helps too so nice to have boy options other than blue, red, or black!
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I needed a new seat for my small three year old, so she could easily get in and out by herself. It was just getting too cumbersome to get her in and out of the Britax Marathon, even though she was nowhere near the height or weight limits! I was having a hard time deciding between the Frontier 85, Frontier 90, and the Pioneer 70. After reading and watching the few reviews on the Pioneer 70, I went for it. It doesn't have the ClickTight (Frontier 90), HUGS, or EZ Buckle (Frontier 90), but after reading on Britax's site and on various forums about each of those features, I was okay with not having them. Installation was easy. My daughter loves her seat!
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Britax always equals quality. This car seat is no exception. Amazon does not "up-charge" for the various color options. A huge plus IMHO. Absolutely love the kiwi green!!!
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When installed properly, the seat will hardly move a millimeter at the base OR the tippy top. I will absolutely agree with other reviewers about the disappointment that you can't use Latch for kids over 40 lbs. My son isn't yet over 40 lbs, but I wanted to start installing with the belt path so I didn't forget to switch it over when he crossed that threshold. The seat itself is pretty heavy, too.
That said, while installing with the belt path takes a couple tries to get used to, it's super easy once you've done it a couple times. And be SURE to use the rear anchor over the back of the seat, it really stabilizes the seat. When installed properly with the seatbelt locked (look at your car's manual to find how to lock the shoulder belt so it can't loosen) this carseat is very stable, hardly moves (what I've always loved about Britax seats they always feel SO sturdy when installed), and gives my 2.5 year old extremely tall son lots of extra leg room and cup holders! It also sits him up straighter than his previous seats, which he loves he can see out much easier.. though it does make it harder for him to nap in.
Overall, I love this seat and wish I could replace our other two Britax seats with this right now!
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My 2 and a half year old son is Houdini. He has escaped from, literally, 5 of his car seats: Graco Nautilus (we had 2) Graco Smartseat all in one, Britax Boulevard (the old style, we had 2, ), . He outgrew his Chicco Keyfit (we loved and miss it!), and got too broad in the shoulders for his Britax Advocate (new style)
We loved our Frontier, and it was stolen from the truck. We were short on money, so we got a newer style Graco, and he is getting out of it. :-/
Now we are on car seat number 10. I played with the new Britax seats in Babies r Us, before I picked one. I'm going with this. Britax safety, at a MUCH smaller cost. I WISH I could have gotten this in January when our last Britax was stolen!
UPDATE: We HATE THIS car seat!!! The straps are crazy hard to tighten, the super tight fit I got the first day was a fluke, and there is already a broken part, less than 3 months in.
The convertible car seats have exterior integrated steal bars on each side, and the LATCH is fixed to those. One independent strap and buckle for each side. INSANELY easy for a perfect installation EVERY time! LOVED that style. But this has one strap, that goes behind the padding. The path for both Latch and seat belt are SO HIGH that getting a tight fit is nearly impossible. I have contacted Britax, to ask what gives!?
UPDATE AGAIN: Apparently, this car seat isn't compatible with our Ford Expedition. I've tried all the steps with Britax to get it installed properly, and it just doesn't install. We're craig's listing it, and using a Marathon G3 for now.
