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(93 customer reviews) 40 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Amazing!,
March 1, 2005 Mads (Oceanside, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Britax Marathon Convertible Car Seat, Cowmooflage (Baby Product)
This seat is really great, I can't say enough good things about it.
First of all, my 7 month old son fits perfectly and rides so comfortably in it. He outgrew his carrier, and I wanted a safe, and snuggly seat for him to move into. He not only loves the look of the cow print (he smiles and laughs at himself in the Baby In Sight mirror!), but the fabric is so plush and soft. If you're going to get a top of the line model, I figure take advantage of the fun prints that are offered! It's great because it is so soft and lush, but he doesn't sweat in it at all, and he's a big sweater! The BRU exclusive fabric, Racer, looks chic, but is very rough to the touch down the center stripe.
Also, this seat was almost too easy to install. It was so simple, I felt like that couldn't possibly be "it". But it was! The LATCH connectors have clicks similar to seatbelts, and easy to pull straps - this was nothing like trying to install the base to my Graco Snugride. I'm confident...Read more
73 of 82 people found the following review helpful
Big Design Flaw! Cloth Diaperers Beware!,
July 17, 2006 C. Mallon "Attached Mama" (NH) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Britax Marathon Convertible Car Seat, Cowmooflage (Baby Product)
I researched many car seats and settled on this one. Safe and cute! But it has a *major* flaw:
The strap that comes up between the legs is too close to the back of the seat. My daughter, only five months old, was already almost sitting *on* the belt where it comes out. This mean that the buckle was way too low and tight, forcing the belts to cut into her chunky thighs and pushing uncomfortably on her pubic bone.
I asked around online on some forums, and found many other mothers who returned this seat for the same reasons. Many mothers didn't find it a problem until their child was at least 20 lbs, but it was a problem for me already, because we use cloth diapers, so my baby's butt is bigger due to the 'padding.'
This car seat wouldn't work well if your child is chunky or uses cloth diapers... and even otherwise, I can't see how it would work for a child over 25 lbs or so... The Britax Roundabout has the croth belt at a different location, a few inches...Read more
20 of 23 people found the following review helpful
The best carseat ever... and love the cowmoo print,
March 8, 2005 Kat Penrod "momof2boysand1girl" (Norfolk, VA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Britax Marathon Convertible Car Seat, Cowmooflage (Baby Product)
we originally got the Evenflo Triumph V in Aztec, which is a great seat, but our baby girl is not like my second child, who was 30lbs at 1yr... she is long and slender like my oldest... so she would have outgrown the seat at 18mo for rearfacing and outgrown the seat altogether before being ready for a booster.
We saved up our money to get her the Marathon, because I knew it was the seat that would get her to age 5-7yrs.... I had wanted to get it when she was 2mo and hated her carrier, but my mom was buying the seat and wouldn't buy britax because of the price.
it installs like a dream, is solid as a rock, and the straps don't twist... she's so comfy and it feels more plush than the evenflo seat did... and the cover is so soft.
she's barely on the 2nd set of straps... she was using the 2nd set for two months in the triumph before we got this new seat.
I tried my 4' tall 5yr old in this seat and he would still have 2" above his ears in this...Read more
