Rear facing seat - Focus Estate

[BeccaNugent]

Hi.

I'm expecting our first child at the end of may.

We have just bought a 2007 focus estate as part of our preparations for transporting baby and dog and having spoken with friends last night am worried about not being able to fit a rear facing seat into the rear of a focus estate as this can be a common problem apparently?

Does anyone have this model of car, or any directions for a resource to match seats for specific car models? In a slight panic that we may have just bought the wrong car...

Many thanks

Becca

[mybootsaremuddy]

A friend of ours has a 56 plate Focus estate. They have the Maxi Cosi Cabriofix with the belted base (easybase 2?) They have also fitted it in without the base. I have also had my Britax babysafe in their with the isofix base which fitted fine.

[justforinfo]

We have the 02 version and everything i've fitted in it has gone in fine (I'm a child seat fitter/trainer so have tried A LOT of seats!)

My cousin & partner have an 07 focus estate and have just had a baby girl :) They have the Maxi Cosi Cabrio with the Easyfix base. Their car didn't come with ISOfix but they got it installed (about £70), but the Maxi Cosi Easyfix/Easybase when fitted with the seatbelt also goes in a treat :)

[Zimbah]

Do you mean a Group 1 rearfacing seat? Infant seats fit fine. I think it can be a bit more tricky to fit extended rearfacing seats, but I've found a Britax 2 Way Elite can go in on, albeit there's not a huge amount of leg room for the person sitting in front of it.

[JoyceDivision]

Britax first class that you use from birth to 4yrs, it swaps from rear to front facing, v sturdy and reclinesreally well. fitrs in our focus fine.

[lindsell]

I've got a focus estate but the older model and we have a britax two way elite, fits fine

[BeccaNugent]

Thank you all. A relief to know we've not just bought a car that is completely baby unfriendly! Choosing and finding the car was enough of an ordeal without having to do it again. Now to buy the car seat!