Hi :) I’ve had a joie stages since my daughter was born as I wanted a car seat that would last and that would do extended rear facing. I recently bought my first car (2010 Ford Focus) and was shocked to find it doesn’t fit! There’s enough room but the seatbelt is nowhere near long enough when rear facing.
According to the instructions, the seat needs to be at recline 4 when used rear facing, no matter how old the child is. If I put it to incline 3 (more uptight) I can fit the seatbelt round and everything feels stable. My other option would be to turn her round to forward face but that feels less safe.
I can of course also buy a new car seat but another £200 or so would be a real struggle for us and I couldnt do it until Tuesday and need to take her to nursery tomorrow.
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riotlady · 14/06/2020 22:02
riotlady · 15/06/2020 17:54
I managed to get it in the back!!! I saw a couple of people saying they had managed it with a lot of pressure and wriggling so summoned DP out to help me. Thank you everyone for the advice x
vickyb2202 · 16/03/2024 08:28
Hi OP, are you still on here? I have a 2007 focus and was just about to buy the stages, is this the one you eventually got in the back? And any tips if so? I am so stressed about seats 🤣 xx
riotlady · 15/06/2020 17:54
I managed to get it in the back!!! I saw a couple of people saying they had managed it with a lot of pressure and wriggling so summoned DP out to help me. Thank you everyone for the advice x
vickyb2202 · 16/03/2024 08:28
Hi OP, are you still on here? I have a 2007 focus and was just about to buy the stages, is this the one you eventually got in the back? And any tips if so? I am so stressed about seats 🤣 xx
riotlady · 15/06/2020 17:54
I managed to get it in the back!!! I saw a couple of people saying they had managed it with a lot of pressure and wriggling so summoned DP out to help me. Thank you everyone for the advice x
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