Baby seat for a 2 year old
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Not sure what group a 2 yo falls in but look at Cosatto
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Bit like helmets and plug sockets. They are all (bar dodgy ones) made to a minimum standard the rest is features and badges.
I don't agree with that at all. There is a huge difference between a cheap seat and a nice one.
I would recommend a joie i spin 360.
thanks ill have a look at that
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Don’t use a baby seat for a 2 year old would be my advice.
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Joie Spin only goes up to 4yo. That must be quite a low weight class?
Isn't 4+ a different group of car seat?
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I have a Maxi-Cosi Titan (it was ex-display at Smyths for ~£120) and it does 9 months to 12 years old (wtf lol).
Joie Spin sounds alright if you really value them helping themselves/use the car a lot, but it is a crazy amount of $$ for something that only goes up to 18KG.
Ah okay. Our Cybex Sirona Z only goes up to 4 too.
Not sure how I feel about a seat that covers such a wide age range.
I'd look at the Recaro products, the Young Sport Hero would suit you, as it would last until they can be sat alone. I speak from actual experience how good they are, especially the extra side impact protection, my son was in the rear of the car in his Recaro Monza Nova 2 when we were hit pretty hard in the side right where he was sitting in the back, the head support really helped stop and sudden neck/head movements, and the impact to his side/ribs was also lessened due to it.
I'd never scrimp on a safety seat in a car, especially given how stupid a great deal of drivers are.
Depends on the child. Our 2 year old is still in his group 0+ seat because he is absolutely tiny (10kg). Better to have a seat which fits the child than getting one which is too big because of an arbitrary age guide.
Yea, dont agree with this at all, whilst you are correct they are all built to a "minimum" set of standards, the key word in this is "minimum". All car tyres are built to a "minimum" set of standards as well, but theres a huge difference between budgets and high end, jsut like there is with car seats.
The adac site is great for comparing car seats (you will need to use something like chrome to translate it) as they actually test / rank them all and there are some real differences on safety.
Kindersitz Test: Welcher Kindersitz fürs Auto? | ADAC
Beim ADAC Kindersitztest wurden bereits über 350 Kindersitze getestet. Welche zu empfehlen sind und welche eine Gefahr für Ihr Kind darstellen.
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I have this one as well and I also recommend it. It ranks highliy in the ADAC testing as well;
Britax Römer Dualfix i-Size Kindersitz Test | ADAC
Britax Römer Dualfix i-Size im ADAC Test. So schlägt sich der Kindersitz hinsichtlich Sicherheit, Bedienung, Ergonomie und Schadstoffen sowie Verarbeitung.
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We have two of Dualfix, one in each car and one of them over 6 years old and still good but showing obvious signs of wear
For my older son we use Cybex, again one in each car. The model we're using isn't suitable for a 2 year old because they replaced the Britax for when my eldest needed a bigger seat but in terms of the brand quality one is 3 years old and the other about 2 years old and both have been great with zero signs of wear
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I think I'll stick to my MaxiCosi Titan having looked at a few of the recommendations here. It has recline, suitable till 12, ISOFIX and can be had around the 140 mark.