overall we highly recommend this convertable carseat! Easy to assemble, easy to install, easy to adjust straps with one hand, built in cupholder is nice and we love that it grows with our child through baby, toddler, and child years.... converts to backless booster seat.... so all in one saves money in the long run! easy to wipe clean, unisex colors, tight buckle mechanism is great because you have to push hard to buckle it... this keeps a smart baby or child from being able to unbuckle him/herself... some say that is a negative... i say its a positive thing to have a tight buckle mechanism! Our baby uses this on long rides in daddys truck and is very comfy! Only negatives are: our small child cannot reach the cupholder (she is in the zero to 1 percentile though for her 17 mo age) and that we were unable to position it on rear center seat of our new truck... the new F150 trucks cannot tether this into place in the center seat for some reason. Other than that, we love it and our 17 mo old baby seems too as well!
Pros
- grows with baby through toddler and child years
- converts to backless booster once child is older
- unisex colors
- easy to install
- easy and quick to adjust straps with one hand
- hard to push buckle mechanism (this is a good thing! see above comment)
- easy to clean
- cupholder built in (dont have to buy a seperate cupholder like Britax brand)
Cons
- unable to tether carseat in rear center seat of new truck
- smaller babies cannot reach cupholder (our baby is in the 1 percentile)