Car seat for Toyota auris (5 door).

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I have a tall three and half year old that needs his next car seat. I recently bought the axkid minikid four but it's too big for my car and it means no one can sit in the passenger seat.

We have a Britax romer evolva 123 in his dad's van and Nanny's car. I was hoping to keep him backwards facing for longer but not sure if possible in my car or van (there is option of tying the seat to the passenger seat in the van).

Any advice would be appreciated. I am also 8 months pregnant so if there is a way of using the car seat for both children that would be great.

How are you fitting the Minikid - is it fully upright and pressed against the backrest of the back seat, or are you setting it back to allow LO more leg room?

Also, is the front passenger seat reclined at all? Those things can mean you have less space to fit the Minikid.

Would Minikid fit in the centre seat if your car allows this? And another option might be to put it in the front passenger seat, and new baby's seat behind (of new baby's seat in front passenger with Minikid behind). Of course you must disable the airbag for this setup.

A Minikid can go in a van if you can tether to the seat it's on (is that what you mean by tie to?) but the driver needs to be able to see the mirrors.

If he is within the weight/height for the Evolva harness then that is an option as well. You may struggle with this if he is tall, as the Evolva is not sold any more and most of the seats on the market of that type are now R129 and have a 105cm limit on the harness.

The Minikid can't be used for a newborn though, only once the baby is able to sit up with some support (from about 4-6 months).