We have the Besafe Izi combi in our car, and dd (2.4) is very happy in it - as are we with the safety. However, with CM up until now, she has just gone into the carseat she has - ours is just too much of a faff to move every morning, weighs a ton, etc. My parents have recently moved down and will be having DD for 5 days a week. very rare journeys, the odd evening where they drop her off, and the odd day out possibly, to further afield. So I was thinking of using our Tesco vouchers and getting them the Britax 123 evolva for their car, as the journeys will probably be even less than she would have done with the CM - my mum doesn't drive and she will be with her all day. It isn't practical to move our seat, I have already lost a bit off it just moving it once already, it took ages.
Also we are hoping any other children we have will move into the besafe, as she will probably move out at around 4-5 yrs, assuming baby in their carrier till 15 months or so like DD was. Planning to have another when she is 3. 5 ish. I am just thinking though, is there any other advantage (other than the safety, of course) to us getting another rearfacer, for example one that goes from 9months, and then somehow swapping/getting another for their car at a later date - for example, is DD likely to be in it past 4/5 years? she only weighs 24lbs now.
Actually, my brain has just fried thinking about it, I hate the thought of getting a front facing for her, but I know it is no worse that being at the childminders in their seat, but trying to work out the logistics so that we get the best value for what we buy is doing my head in! we only have one car, ours has isofix, theirs doesn't.
We really cannot afford to buy them a rearfacer and then another for us later for another child, then two high back boosters later on, plus another for their car. etc. etc...which is why the britax appeals as it goes up to 12 yrs.
If anyone has read all that, I commend you!
If anyone has any advice/has bought seats for grandparents cars etc, I wouls appreciate it!
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missmakesstuff · 27/08/2012 21:55
I've had my evolvas in many cars (dp swapped a lot and I don't drive so friend/family have took me out, kiddicare have checked each and everyone for a good fit. The smallest we had them in were a peugeot 106 and ford fiesta (1998 model) and an average size adult could get between them. We've also had them in a 206, 307, 2010 corsa, volvo 440, 406, zafira, seat alhambra and the pils mondeo. We now have a multipla as were expecting dc3 and
there is tons of room between them in that!
Just realised bil and sil had a focus, 2004 I believe and I got in the back with ds evolva and there ds in the group one ferari seat. It was tight but we fitted. Evolvas are wide seats but so worth it imo.
Not sure how they'd fit in the middle, it would depend how flat your back seats are iyswim, as some cars have it molded into two dips for outside seats and slightly raised in the middle, does that make sense? If its tight, doesn't wobble I'd say its fine.
Also the easiest way to fit is pull the seatbelt out to full length, and hold it tight so it can't wind back in and thread through, then clip it, tighten by hand then kneel in and pull the belt tight at the bottom near the clip then pull tight through the otherside at the headrest, hope that makes sense when you have the seat. Also the recline makes a tighter fit in some cars, no recline is a better fit in others. For example no recline in my multipla means they wobble, so they're fitted reclined. Whereas in the seat alhambra they need the recline wedge at the front to fit tight.
Really hope some of that's of use and not just waffle! They're fab seats and my 5yo still loves being in his, despite a friend telling him its a baby seat and he doesn't need it 
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