Recaro convertible car seats

[sarcher]

Does anyone own a recaro car seat, and what do you think of the manufacturer? Has anyone heard anything about their convertible models, the Signo or Como? My daughter is 8 months old, 27", 22lbs and the time has come to get a new seat...any help or opinions would be appreciated. Also, does anyone own an Evenflo Triumph 5? Opinions? Thank you!

	Convertible Car Seats Convertible seats are for infants and toddlers. The seat can be used as a rear-facing seats for younger children, and switched to a forward-facing seat on the child's first birthday if the child weighs at least 20 pounds. However, experts recommend keeping the child in a rear-facing position until he or she outgrows the weight or height allowed by the safety seat.

	RECARO - Click for more info With over 100 years of company history and long standing experience in vehicle seat construction RECARO knows how to make long journeys a pleasure for the whole family. Materials, design and technical highlights ensure a pleasant journey for adults and children alike. RECARO uses its strength as the premier mobile seat manufacturer to engineer an innovative line of products for your children. No other manufacturer can apply experience from production vehicles, commercial vehicles, and race cars to design toward the comfort and safety of children.

	RECARO Como - Click for more info The RECARO Como convertible car seat is an excellent choice for parents who want a high quality, long lasting car seat for their growing child. Thanks to its 5-70 lbs weight capacity, forward or rear-facing convertibility, and adjustable harness and headrest, the RECARO Como may be the only carseat you will ever need. The Como convertible child seat is a safe and comfortable seat that features RECARO Side Impact Protection (SIP), plush microfiber fabrics, and a thick adjustable headrest.

	RECARO Signo - Click for more info The RECARO Signo car seat is the premier convertible child seat RECARO produces. With its 5-70 lbs weight capacity, adjustable harness, and forward or rear-facing convertibility, the deluxe RECARO Signo may be the only car seat you will ever need. The Signo offers the same basic features and specifications as the RECARO Como convertible, but adds a few features - such as double wall head support and infinite harness adjustment settings.

[Papooses]

I posted some basic info on the new Recaro convertible here > http://carseatdata.org/forum/showthread.php?t=106

Recaro itself is a very respected manufacturer (innovators of the industry) -- they've been making adult racing seats for some years They're still the only company to include EPS/EPP foam in the hip+torso areas of their boosters in addition to the head wings.... Recaro seats (like Britax, Compass, Chicco & a few others, but *not* Evenflo, Graco, Dorel Juvenile) sold by reputable retailers in the the US meet all applicable Federal safety standards via frontal crash testing as well as European side impact testing If you can use these seats correctly, they're awsome & I personally find Recaro's other seats very easy to use, not to mention that the kids find them very comfy!

Although, I did get to play with the new Evenflo Triumph Advance & I do really really really like it I wish it could tether RF, though, so if you can afford Recaro, I personally would only choose the ETA as a spare seat However, I don't think you would be at all unhappy with the ETA (being able to tether RF just helps to further reduce crash force upon the child by enhancing ride down: the most important thing being to merely keep kids RF till the maximum limits & use the seat correctly!)

	Britax - Click for more info Britax International has been producing reliable child safety products for over 30 years. Not only does Britax have decades of experience creating car seats and other children's safety equipment, Britax has a long standing reputation as an industry leader and innovator. Britax International is headquartered in the United Kingdom, but Britax car seats are designed and manufactured at facilities in Germany, Austria, and the United States. In the summer of 2002, Britax strengthened their commitment to creating the safest car seats with the opening of a brand new, state-of-the-art crash testing facility in North Carolina. Britax car seats have a reputation around the world for being some of the safest, most reliable, and best designed child safety seats ever made.

	Rear Facing Car Seats A rear-facing seat is one in which the infant faces the back of the car. Always install a rear-facing seat in the back seat of your car. This is the safest position for an infant. NEVER place a rear-facing seat in the front seat of a vehicle with passenger airbags.

	Convertible Car Seats Convertible seats are for infants and toddlers. The seat can be used as a rear-facing seats for younger children, and switched to a forward-facing seat on the child's first birthday if the child weighs at least 20 pounds. However, experts recommend keeping the child in a rear-facing position until he or she outgrows the weight or height allowed by the safety seat.

	Chicco - Click for more info Chicco makes car seats that are tested for safety and comfort. Italian-made Chicco is sold the world over to discerning parents everywhere, mainly because they are thorough with their design but each children’s product they sell is simple to use and stylish. All of Chicco’s car seats have certain universal elements: they’re lightweight, they are easy to install or use, each have the extra perks like canopies or liquid levelers for added convenience. Take a look and you’ll find an up-and-coming competitor for some of the best car seats on the market.

	Graco - Click for more info Graco is one of the world's best known and most trusted juvenile products companies. They started the entire juvenile products industry with an invention called the Graco Swyngomatic. Since then they have invented products that have changed the way that parents travel with their children such as the travel system, which has made it so parents can lock an infant car seat into a stroller easily, without waking their sleeping baby. Their Graco SnugRide Infant Car Seat is pretty much synonymous with the term “infant car seat” because of its safety and design features coupled with its affordability. Today Graco continues designing and developing top-quality products that inspire parents and keeps children safe. Check out the new Infant Safe Seat Step 1 and Toddler Safe Seat Step 2 for proof of Graco’s continued commitment to child safety.

	RECARO - Click for more info With over 100 years of company history and long standing experience in vehicle seat construction RECARO knows how to make long journeys a pleasure for the whole family. Materials, design and technical highlights ensure a pleasant journey for adults and children alike. RECARO uses its strength as the premier mobile seat manufacturer to engineer an innovative line of products for your children. No other manufacturer can apply experience from production vehicles, commercial vehicles, and race cars to design toward the comfort and safety of children.

	the First Years formerly Compass - Click for more info Compass was founded by a group of fathers who had spent years in the corporate world developing child care products. Disillusioned with the slew of problems that come with working for a giant conglomerate, this group set out the make their own mark on the child care industry in 2003. Compass' first innovative booster seat, the B500, started shipping in January of 2004. This was the first foldable belt-positioning booster on the market, and its design was so praised by the industry that Compass received a Juvenile Products Manufacturing Association (JPMA) Innovation Award 5 months after its release. The great minds at Compass have now taken the next step with their success by releasing some fantastic infant car seats and compatible strollers, all of which are designed with the same innovative simplicity that make Compass Boosters such a sought after product. No longer just "The Booster People", Compass is making a serious run at the competition by offering the I-410 and I-420 Infant Car Seats , as well as the Magnesium S330 Stroller and Magnesium T730 Travel System.

[sarcher]

I was planning on buying the Recaro for our vehicles, but I visit my brother about once a month in the Chicago area, and I take my 8 month old with me, so he is also in need of a new car seat for our visits. I just did not want to buy a $289 seat that may only be used 8-12 x a year. I read about that EFT in Consumer Reports, but I wasn't too sure how accurate their findings are. I have heard from more than 1 person that Cosco is a horrible manufacturer, and that they take too long to post recall info, yet CR has their seat rated in the top 5. I just wasn't sure which route to go for the occasional car seat. Do you have any other reccommendations?

	RECARO - Click for more info With over 100 years of company history and long standing experience in vehicle seat construction RECARO knows how to make long journeys a pleasure for the whole family. Materials, design and technical highlights ensure a pleasant journey for adults and children alike. RECARO uses its strength as the premier mobile seat manufacturer to engineer an innovative line of products for your children. No other manufacturer can apply experience from production vehicles, commercial vehicles, and race cars to design toward the comfort and safety of children.

[Papooses]

You're right about Consumer Reports Cosco & Evenflo have taken too long in the past to recall seats, but the Scenera is a tried + true basic seat that does make a good spare for occasional use -- the Uptown is based on that with added EPS foam for side impact protection (as well as more comfort padding; no major change to the shell/frame itself) ... Evenflo's new Triumph Advance is also based on a tried + true product but with excellent changes to the shell/frame based on finally listening to technician feedback from experience in the field (that kids outgrow the old Triumph too soon & the height adjustment was just too difficult) so I do trust these particular seats.

In general I don't like most of their seats, but these I've seen, played with & actually do like

[sarcher]

Thank you...
you have been very helpful!