Car seat for grandparents’ car?

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What seats do people have for grandparents cars? A friend was going to give us their old Cybex seat, but it had gone mouldy so we’re back to the drawing board. Ideally isofix, just to make it easier for my parents to fit when I’m not there.

My baby is currently 6 months and very long. He’s in 9-12 month sleepsuits so I know it won’t last as long as he needs to get him to HBB age, but I don’t want to spend what the Avionaut Stardust costs for the occasional nursery pickup. With a cheaper seat we can figure out how often we use it and my baby’s car seat preferences. Thinking the Graco Turn2Me iSize might be a good balance between cost and quality? Or is the non iSize Joie Spin 360 better because it doesn’t have a height limit? Hopefully I’ll be able to pick something up on a Black Friday deal.

They're both good options. There is an r44 version of the Graco Turn2me and the Joie 360 spin. The i-size ones have better side impact protection and the requirements for FF are a bit stricter.

The only thing to be aware of with the Joie/Graco seat is the inserts are a bit tricky to get the hang of. I recommend watching Car Seat Margaret's video about the Joie 360 on YouTube, it's applicable for all of those models.

They are on some quite good deals now so no need to wait for sales.

Maxi Cosi Mica Eco is also a good price.

Thanks, part of the reason for waiting was in the (totally unrealistic) hope that a cheaper 125cm RF/FF seat would become available between now and then. But if sales are randomly timed anyway I might wait until next spring to hope that a seat which matches my champagne taste and lemonade budget comes up