[Paul78zephyr]

FYI: You can read my original post here, and here is a short term (2 week) review:

The Britax Regent seems to be a very good car seat for our son. He says that he really likes it. Fit and finish is very good and the seat seems very well constructed. Installation was VERY easy and I had no trouble fitting this "large" car seat in my 2001 Ford Escort ZX2 (rear seat, drivers side). It boggles my mind when I read posts by folks that have very large vehicles like a Chevy/GMC Tahoe, Volvo V900 etc, and yet cannot fit the Britax Regent in them ('the Regent is too big'). You can fit my entire ZX2 into a Chevy Tahoe (Im not joking).

Anyway the only thing that I dislike about the Regent is the lack of any audible or tactile 'click' when the side harnesses are installed/connected into the main buckle (the part with the red release button). Either we got a 'bad' buckle or that is a definate design flaw in the Regent's buckle. I want to know 101 percent that those harness straps are secure. I know I can pull on the harness and buckle to see if they are engaged (and I do) but I want the darn thing to go CLICK and then Im sure its engaged. The seat belt buckles in every car Ive owned made/make this audible/tactile 'click' when engaged. The harnesses/buckles of every other car seat my son has been in did it. Airline seat belts do the same. And so should this Regent. It's not rocket science.

I planning on calling Britax customer service and see what they say. I really dont want the hassle of having to take the seat out of my car for a replacement (assuming Britax will even do that). Actually, one good part of the Regent's design is that you can actually remove/replace the entire lower strap/buckle with the seat still installed in the car. I will ask Britax if they will sent another buckle and see if its the buckle we have or a generic problem. I will update as I have more info.

Paul

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