Kezzag or anyone else with access to the Which car seat report... please help Aitch as she is a total duffer about this sort of thing.

[AitchYouBerk]

i just bought a new car! and i need a new car seat for dd 15months. would someone mind having a peek at the isofix best buys for me? much appreciated, mwah, mwah, mwah...

Yup - especially when you have to balance safety with onw which actuially fits your car and lifestyle...

well yes, i've just looked the car up on the britax site (it's a honda jazz) and it's not actually coming up with an isofix match... weird. sorry, will be aitch again soon. although i did love poppy.

Is it a new Jazz???

pppffft. i wish. 4 years old. i'm really pleased with it actually. it's got spiffy things like a sun roof and cd player and remote locking! my old car had a 'go' pedal and brakes.

I am assuming 4 yeasr old is young enough to have isofix anchor points?

it does, yes. but there only seems to be 2 reviewed isofix seats and i've just established that the britax isn't a fit. ho hum. and the maxi cosi is soooooooo expensive.

Where did you see it isn't a fit? According to britax it is...

The duo plus is a fit that is - which I am assuming is the one you are looking at...

oh that's brilliant sms, thanks. i looked up their fit-finder and when the isofix seat didn't come up on the list i thought that meant it didn't fit. well done, really, that's great of you to do that for me. (although slightly geeky... )

If you look at teh front page of the fit finder on the menu type but on the right it says it doesn't include the 2 isofix seats in teh fit finder. There is a link which sends you to the table I linked...not sure what teh 'vehicle specific' columns actually mean tho - but seems to indicate it will fit if I have interpretted it right...

It talks about top tether which iis available as an extra. I would get this as I have heard that the lack of any tethering at the top is what lets many isofix seats down. Indeed Which say it is safer with the tether. Here is the full report fr it (which I don't think was linked earlier...

The Duo Plus is designed for children from around a year old to about four (9 to18kg). It can be used in Isofix mode, with two- or three-point (using top tether) mounting, or a three-point adult seat belt to secure it.

It is well made and easy to use with clear instructions. Padding is excellent and leg and head support is good.

As a two- or three-point Isofix seat, its crash performance is good, with loads in front and side crashes low. Best performance is with the top tether attached (i.e. three-point). As an Isofix seat, its all round performance is good enough for it to earn the Best Buy recommendation. Using belts however, the front crash loads in particular are higher than for the Isofix and it doesn?t make the Best Buy grade.

Pros: Excellent crash performance as an Isofix seat. Good all round ease of use.

Cons: Doesn?t make the Best Buy grade as a belted seat. Seat cover must be hand-washed.

Britax Duo Plus Isofix
Price (£) 169
Total score (%) 70 Best Buy
Availability Widely available online and at independent high-street retailers
Features
Specification
Weight groups 9-18kg
Seat categories 1
Weight (kg) 8
Integral harness Yes
Part of a travel system No
Converts to a booster No
Ratings
Comfort
Comfort Good
Performance
Front crash Acceptable
Side crash Good
Overall safety Good
Fitting and using
Fitting in car Good
Belt routing Not rated
Buckling up Excellent
Daily use Good
Instructions Excellent
Correct use Good
Additional Notes
Tested with Isofix system, which doesn't use seat belts

We have a Jazz actually (fantastic car BTW), and will be looking for a new seat for DD in a couple of monts so I was gaining something from it at the same time

i think the tethers seem to cost about 15 quid. tell me about my new car then... i haven't picked it up yet. what colour is yours? [girl]

Its DPs actually. Its the icey blue one. I have to say I have never driven it (he won't let me ... very spasious inside, but not too big on the outside, runs nicely, wnice driving position for all different shapes of drivers (he is a driving instructor so all shapes do drive it). V expensive wing mirrors tho . What more can I sayu having never driven it - althou I will one day!!!

Oh and I am pssed so my typing is CRAP...I am off to bed now. Enjoy your new car and your new car seat...

mine's the icey green one. wouldn't have been my first choice of colour i'd have to say, but i'm not complaining. (well i am a bit).
shit, bad news about the wing mirrors. i live in an area where every so often the uni students get pissed and run up the street kicking off wing mirrors. so far it's happened twice to my wee car, which cost me precisely £50. how bad might it be if they do it to the jazz?

£300 for a whole assembly (all the elctrics you see...). Some kind idiot took it off cutting a bend. Could have been worse he was about 1/2 a foot from ending up in a ditch by the time he had moved as far as poss to avoid... He had only had the car about 3 weeks too...

You can turn them right in though which is a plus. Doesn't help when you are driving along minding your own business on your own side of the road though

SMs wheres ur drunkedn sex? why u still here ...lol

Yikes. £300. that's what my other car cost.

Dabs were you stalking me by any chance?!?!? I was gone guv....