Safety 1st - Guide 65 Sport Convertible

We have another more expensive car seat we use and in comparison, I would not recommend this one. First, there is a large warning tag right on the side where the child's head is. The headrest is difficult to adjust and the leveling system is by visual only (looking at lines on the seat to see if they are straight) and tells you to use a towel to adjust the height of the seat to level it (our other seat has an actual level built in and you manually adjust the bottom accordingly). We had the seat rear-facing and behind the driver seat (my seat) and I could not move my seat back, so we had to put it on the passenger side and now passengers sit uncomfortably. On the plus side, the shoulder straps are easy to adjust and installing the seat was easy as well. Thankfully I have not had to test whether it would hold up in an accident.

I ordered this particular car seat for my grandson because I found that my other seat that I used after he outgrew his infant car seat was too large for my car. I was not able to use either of my seats with any type of extension backwards of the front seats. This car seat is made with a smaller footprint and fits well in my small hatchback. It also has the extra side impact padding that my other car seat didn't have. This car seat fits up to 65 pounds forward facing and 40 pound rear facing. It has the 5 point harness that works best with the children and it is the first one that I have been able to unbuckle with one hand. It still has the slide lock that works well and makes it difficult (maybe even impossible) for small hands to unlock but I was able to open it with one hand while helping my grandson get his arms out from the straps. I like that. It has a nice pleasing color block with beige and black to help hide stains from spills. Although it is not heavy to carry I find that it is very sturdy and will provide a safe ride.

I like this car seat much better than the last one my daughter had. We had the maxi cosi seat which had very good protection but was way too bulky. This car seat is light weight and not too much padding in it. My daughter can sit up I'm this seat better and she has plenty of room. The only thing I don't like about it is the cup holder. The cup hold is square shaped and of course all her cups are round. The cups won't sit in the cup holder, they fall right out as soon as you set it in there. Other than this small problem I absolutely love this car seat!

This car seat is the easiest car seat to assemble I have ever had, it took my husband less than 10 minutes to install and comes with everything you will need for many years to come. The cover is a light lavendar and great for a little girl. The cover detaches and slips off easily to be able to just throw in the washing machine for cleaning. You can also depending on the stain spray it with some oxy clean and use a kitchen sponge to spot clean, the material is sturdy enough to allow you do this. The seat is every comfortable and spacious and the material kind of cushions your child while they are sitting in it. The head harness has side impact protection and it cradles your child's head while they ride and will be able to hold it in place should they fall asleep so they're head is not going from side to side in the car. The harness is adjustable by simply pressing down on the latch on the inside front of the car seat. The thing I like the most about this car seat is that it is both rear and front facing it grows with your child and it will be in use up to 65 lbs. The only thing that I don't like personally is that its comes with a cup colder that has to be attached on the inside of the car seat. It must be placed outwards towards the inside of the vehicle or it will come in contact with the car door. While this is not a pet peeve for most for us because we have limited space in our SUV it interferes with the ability of having a third back seat passenger. This is the ONLY reason I gave it 4 stars because is really is a great little car seat that will last you throughout their toddler, pre-school, elementary years. All in all this is a great car seat perfectly capable of ensuring your child's safety and riding in comfort and is very affordable as well.

I am very pleased with this product. The main reason we bought one was because our other one looked awful. I bought this approx 1 month ago for my 18 month old who is my 3rd child. I went online basically just wanting a nice looking car seat for a reasonable price and found this one that not only met my requirements, it came with more. I really appreciate the price for this car seat. It is classy looking, VERY WELL cushioned, and I also really like the side pillows to protect the head. I think my baby really like that as well. It also comes with a cup holder. It was easy to assemble and put in our van. She does seem to sit straight up in it so we were able to angle it down so she can fall asleep in it if she wants. Great product for the money!!!