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1. L. Delancey says:

   August 21, 2011 at 10:34 am

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   more room for my little fatty., July 19, 2011

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   This review is from: Safety 1st OnSide Air Protect Convertible Car Seat, Bedrock Black (Baby Product)

   Just received this seat from amazon.com and its pretty darn nice. We were originally looking at the air convertible 65. That seat costs $179-$200 in some places!!!! I wanted to justify buying the $180 car seat that looked just plain bad-ass….But I couldn’t. After lots of research I discovered that ALL car seats sold in this country meet or exceed federal guidelines for child safety….Keep in mind, these guidelines are rarely updated and vehicle technology/structure has drastically changed in the last 20-30 years. Long story short, guidelines aren’t hard to conform to. If they were car seats would cost lots more dough, and we would have fewer choices. Y’know, it would threaten the car seat industry :/

   Now really about the seat-

   For the money I feel its a square deal. Its a nice car seat, more open for my kid to look around. It seems to be far more comfy than her first seat which she had outgrown, she’s pretty chubby(more to love & protect). I actually like the color scheme. It matches the inside of my Jeep well, in fact, its almost identical in pattern and colors are spot on. The installation is idiot proof(but I wouldn’t put it past some of the people I see runnin’ around) with stickers everywhere telling you explicitly where the seat belt or built in anchoring belt goes. READ THE STICKERS!!!Only use one of the methods, seat-belt or built in anchoring, not both. Do you wear two belts? No, unless you’re a cop or perhaps Lady Gaga…

   The “air” system. I believe its a gimmick. They don’t provide any stats or real data on why it makes your kid safer, therefor I am left to assume. I suppose it makes sense in a side impact crash that more cushioning around the child’s melon will protect it better than, let’s say, a bag of potatoes, but Other than feeling like a memory foam mattress and looking cool, I believe it makes your kid no safer than other car seats.

   This will fit in smaller vehicles,(Jeep Patriot) no doubt. I am, however, 6′ 3″ and require a bit of extra leg room. This seat has forced me to be a bit cramped, but once I put it forward facing, that won’t be a problem anymore.

   I posed the idea that because this seat is rated up to 40 lbs that the extra $100 for the convertible 65 se was maybe a better option lasting her until she was 65 lbs. But I looked at booster seats and those range from as low as $25, so fiscally I would argue this is the best deal you can get for a child seat and it will last you as long as your child is small enough to be a in a car seat.

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2. jadams says:

   August 21, 2011 at 11:20 am

   4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

   
   great for SMALL CAR, June 4, 2011

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   This review is from: Safety 1st OnSide Air Protect Convertible Car Seat, Bedrock Black (Baby Product)

   i drive a 2 door hyundai accent and do not wish to own a bigger vehicle. so, when my son out grew his infant seat and i started looking for the next step…i was shocked! car seats are made with bigger SUV/mini van type vehicles in mind. i wanted a britax but couldn’t find one that would fit in my car! at first, i was so bummed when i realized that this was the only one that would fit but it didn’t take long for me to realize that this car seat is as good as any of the ones that are three times as expensive.
   when i had the car seat checked, i was told by the professional car seat checker (haha) that the difference between models is really superficial and more about “appearing” more safe by adding extra padding. this car seat is light weight, easy to install, and leaves room in the back seat for another passenger. my only (small) disappointment was that when the car seat is rear facing, the seat that it is behind will not go all the way back. with a small car like mine though, that is par for the course.
   i am very satisfied with this car seat.

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