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OK... I have to say that it's truly bizarre that there are no reviews for this seat anywhere!

I bought it based on the crash testing ratings(tops in the German list and their standards are high) and because it looks cool.

My daughter loves it and says it's comfy. The seatbelt never touches her neck. It's very solid feeling... easy to reach across to fasten the seat belt... The cup holder is pretty weird... you have to take it off if someone needs to sit next to her.

I had a Graco Booster that my daughter folded like a rag doll in when she slept... so off I went to find a booster that reclines.

We've had this a couple of months now... sleeping is great, she still flops forward if she falls asleep in a funny position but I am able to adjust her then her head will stay back the rest of the time.

We got the Chili color and it's great! Hot pink, apricot and a dark plum... very stylish. I'm going to get a second one soon to replace her Britax in our other car.

You should go to their website and pick England as your country... they have a movie there that shows assembly etc. The British seat is a little different, but the movie was helpful to me on putting it together and setting the recline position.

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I bought it for my 4 year old for the good safety ratings. It gets a 'Best Buy' rating from 'Which', a UK consumer organisation that looked at performance in crash tests with child-sized dummies, and 'Stiftung War­entest', a German consumer organisation. I only wish it had LATCH, so I wouldn't have to strap it in when my daughter's not in it. Still, it's a small inconvenience for a safe car seat at this price.

Something important to consider when choosing a car seat the 'Which' crash tests showed not all seats are safe enough. Their representative said:

'It's important to stress that any child seat is better than no seat at all, but some of the seats we've tested are shockingly bad. The most shocking thing of all, though, is that they are deemed safe under minimum standards and are being sold to parents who trust these guidelines. The standards simply aren't tough enough to assure adequate protection in crashes and need to be raised.'

'Which' also found that backless car seats aren't safe, as the child's head and body are flung against the car door in a side impact crash. If you've looked at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 'Best Bets', be aware they only assess how well the seat belt fits, not how the child fares in a crash, which is why they include several backless car seats. Take a look at this video for why not to buy:

There's a list of 'Which' and 'Stiftung War­entest' recommended car seats below (not all models available under same name in US), and also a couple of links for some more detail:

The 'Which" Best Bets are:

Group 0+ (from birth to 13kg)

1 Maxi Cosi Cabriofix with Easyfix base

2 Britax Cosytot Isofix

3 Recaro Young Profi Plus

4 Bebecar Easymaxi SPP

5 Maxi Cosi Citi

Group 1 (from 9-18kg)

6 Maxi Cosi Priorifix

7 Britax Duo Plus ISOFIX

8 Chicco Key 1 Isofix

Group 2/3 (from 15 36kg)

9 Britax Evolva 2/3 ISOFIT

10 Maxi Cosi Rodi XR

11 Britax Evolva 2/3 Ultra

12 Concord Lift Evo PT

The Stiftung War­entest "good" or "very good" rat­ed car seats are:

(The num­ber in paren­the­sis is the score received, the lower the score, the bet­ter the car seat did in tests. When fewer than five seats are listed, that means that no other car seats in that cat­e­gory received a "good" or "very good" rating)

Group 0, up to 10 kg (22 lbs)

Römer Baby-Safe Sleeper* (1.8)

Group 0+, up to 13 kg (28.7 lbs)

Maxi Cosi Cabri­ofix with Easy­fix base** (1.4), with­out base (2.7)

Römer Baby Safe Plus with Isofix base* (1.5), with­out base (2.1)

Recaro Young Profi Plus Isofix (1.7), with­out base (2.0)

Storchen­mühle Twin 0+ Isofix (1.7), with­out base (2.0)

Graco Logico S HP with base*** (1.8), with­out base (1.6)

Group 0/I, up to 18 kg (39.7 lbs)

Wavo G 0/I with Isofix base (2.0)

Group I, 9 to 18 kg (19.8 to 39.7 lbs)

Kiddy Infin­ity Pro (1.6)

Maxi Cosi Pri­or­i­fix (1.8)

Chicco Key1 Isofix (2.0)

Römer Duo Plus* (2.0)

Römer Safe­fix Plus Isofix* (2.0)

Group I/II/III, 9 to 36 kg (19.8 to 79 lbs)

Kiddy Com­fort Pro (2.1)

Group II/III, 15 to 36 kg (33 to 79 lbs)

Römer Kid­fix* (1.7)

Maxi Cosi Rodi XR (1.8)

Con­cord Lift Evo PT (1.9)

Bébé Con­fort Moby (1.9)

Cybex Solu­tion X (1.9)

* Römer, also spelled Roe­mer, is the same com­pany as Britax, but the seats sold under the brand name Britax do not appear to be iden­ti­cal to the seats sold under the brand name Römer

** Sold in the US as the Maxi Cosi Mico

*** Sold in the US as the Graco Infant Safe­Seat, is also iden­ti­cal to the Teu­to­nia Tario

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I purchased this because my daughter likes to sleep on long car rides. This seat is supposed to recline, however, every time I do this the top disconnects from the base. The side head rests are nice, but they don't come out very far so I'm not sure what they'll do in a collision. My biggest annoyance is that we have had the seat for 6 months and the fabric has holes all over it, it's falling apart!? I had my britax for 4 years and it still looks like new, I don't think it's my child.

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We are very pleased with our purchase. My daughter especially loves the color and that it reclines a bit. She says it is comfortable and she looks comfortable in it. It is very user friendly. I have not had it come apart as others had described. It is easy to recline. I feel like I put quite a bit of time researching booster seats and safety ratings. I am happy with the seat overall. My only complaint is the captains chairs in my Acadia don't seem to be wide enough to easily buckle the seat belt with ease. My mother has a Navigator and the booster seems to fit better and buckle much easier. Just wish my seats were a bit wider, but it works!

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Sturdy and has a nice modern look and appeal. What we personally didn't like with the Rodi was that it was large and bulky. Coming from the Britax Marathon, we wanted a booster that was compact and easy to manage while being safe. We also purchased the Combi Kobuk which had a nice combination of compact and safe features.