Car seats

Comment:

I bought this for both parents and grandparents - so that each car was already equipped. They are somewhat difficult to install securely and properly, but once installed, they stay tight and are easy to get child in and out of - and keep her very safe! I LOVE the feature of the one handed recline that I can do from the front seat (the car seat is in the middle in the back.)

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.

Comment:

Our son is five months old and already weighs 23 lbs. Needless to say, even though he technically hadn't outgrown his infant carrier, he was miserable in it and it was way too heavy for me to carry around anyways. He wouldn't stay in it to use in the stroller so it was useless. I had to drive from Phoenix to Tucson (around two hours) and couldn't stand to hear him cry the whole way so I went to the store and bought an Evenflo convertible that could recline. It was better than the infant seat in that he did fall asleep during the drive but once he woke up, he cried. So I continued to search for something that would make him happy. I was looking for a seat that reclined as much as possible. I stumbled upon the Maxi-Cosi Priori when I Googled which car seats were best for big babies. The Evenflo I purchased was twice as expensive as the Priori and was decent but the Maxi-Cosi is Heavenly!<br /><br />I drove around running errands today and he couldn't help but fall asleep!! At the end of the day when he was hungry and tired he was a tiny bit fussy for a couple minutes on the drive home and then PRESTO--asleep again! My husband and I went out to dinner tonight and the whole drive we just kept smiling at each other and thanking God for this miraculous seat because he was either happy or sleeping the whole time. Thank you Maxi-Cosi!!<br /><br />When I first took it out of the box I was disappointed because it didn't look like it reclined very much but there is a plastic piece on the bottom that flips to the other side in rear facing position to make it recline even more! It was about the same difficulty as the Evenflo to install using the latch system. It is a little more difficult to make it a tight fit because it doesn't have the automatic tightening in the latches like the Evenflo did. You have to tighten it manually which is kind of hard but it helps to adjust it to as close as you can before latching it so that it just needs to be a little tighter. Someone mentioned that the buckle is too tight around the legs, which I could see, but my guy has some honking thighs and he fits just fine. I find it easier to loosen the straps when I take him out and then tighten it again once he's in so that you have plenty of room to adjust without risking pinches. It is easy to release the straps and then tighten them again, even in the rear-facing position. The buckle has a cloth cover to protect the skin from hot materials which is nice down here in PHX and I also noticed that the material, although black, never felt too warm (although it is March so we'll see how it does in July). One big bummer is that you have to rethread the straps to adjust the height but you don't have to do that more than a couple times throughout its life so it's worth it for such an awesome seat!<br /><br />Just a side note: We ordered it in Corniche thinking it was grey but it is actually black with black mesh on the sides. This is actually the color we wanted but didn't think it was worth spending more for the Phantom color. Bonus!

How long have you owned it:

A month or less

Bottom Line

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

Comment:

The first thing that drew us to this carseat was that it has a narrow footprint, it doesn't hog a lot of the backseat like most convertible carseats do. This would be an excellent choice for smaller cars, for those who would like to leave room between two carseats for an adult to sit or to fit three carseats in the back. <br /><br />The quality of this seat is excellent. The seat cover washes beautifully and is easy to put back on correctly!<br /><br />This seat has the best recline feature of all we tested (in every price range). Can easily be done from the front seat w/ one hand (we all know how handy that is) and the recline goes back a fair bit. My infant and preschooler sleep very comfortably in theirs.<br /><br />We are about to purchase our third Maxi Cosi Priori for the grandparents' car. We are just so pleased with them and have been using them over the various stages of our kids' lives for the past 3 years.

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.