Hi there, am trying to choose between the two as the title says really - if anyone has knowledge of either or even better, of both that would be brilliant please!
I have been on a long (and slightly) obsessive journey through the stage 2/3 booster possibilities. I have a three and a three quarter year old who is over 15 kg and a 6 year old. I started out wanting seats that alongside safety, had recline and they could sleep in on long journeys, although now understand that pretty much all of the ones that do, bring the seat away from the car's seat and this reduces safety so am focussing more now on the headrest being supportive more than a recline. I do find Britax have great headrests but not keen on the massive SICT style, so looking for another seat with great safety ratings as paramount, that has the most Britax-y headrest IYSWIM.
Youngest is currently in a Maxi Cosi Priori, desperate to get out of it but still can go a bit longer as ears not at top. Oldest is in a Graco Logico LX Comfort Orbit but the head rests offer no support to his big noggin when sleeping so I'm after a pair of sturdier isofix boosters to keep them both in for as long as possible. He'd like a Concord Transformer XT Car Seat but they're so ££ and not sure if as safe anyway.
I had gone down the road of thinking I needed to keep them harnessed (oldest was slightly mortified but had agreed) after I'd watching emotive US made videos on the subject, but have since been advised that after a certain weight they cause too much of the force to be in the neck in the event of a crash, whereas three point harnessing allows the rest of the body to distribute and share the force a bit more evenly.
Then on to rear facing, which we know to be safest but as a family have realised this just won't work for us and kids will be less willing to be in the seats as years go by. So with isofix HBB's being the way forward for us, I chose the Recaro Monza, but having read a fellow Mumsnetter's comment that having seen the crash test she couldn't continue with hers, I was put off. Watched it myself and didn't look good.
I think that the Kiddy Cruiserfix rates highly on Which from what I've read (don't have membership) and that although the MC Ferofix may be a little new to have as much data - the Rodi isofix does well and the Ferofix improves on this?
Between these two seats, anyone know which have deeper headrests, bigger feel, better comfort etc please? Or knowing the things I've looked at and what I'm after, if there's another option I've missed please?
Many thanks! 