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child seats

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:27 pm
by shadrack
i will soon be needing a good childseat for a newborn baby :D im after something black/black plastic to match the black nappa, ive looked at the genuine bmw ones but they seem a little overpriced, dont get me wrong i dont fancy a £20 asda one but the £180 bmw one seems a little excessive so anyone recommend anything in between?

child seats

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:34 pm
by dirtymonkey29
Have a look in toys r us. We got a buggy/carseat combo. Base stays in the car and you lock the carseat carrier into that when in the car or if you need pram click the carrier into that

child seats

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:40 pm
by dirtymonkey29
Pretty sure the one we had was this:

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/Babies-R-Us/Tr ... ar(0068326)

child seats

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:44 pm
by dirtymonkey29
For some reason when you click the link it misses the end close bracket off which you'll need to add for the link to work

Re: child seats

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:55 pm
by MJim
Don't know what pram you're going for but we went with Maxi Cosi. Rated v highly for safety, available in black, and very usefully with a sleeping baby (with adapters) it can be transferred straight onto a bugaboo pram base (and vice versa). Last thing you want when you set off on a journey is a freshly woken baby!

Re: child seats

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 7:56 pm
by shadrack
thanks that looks like a good little set, might go there for a look tomorrow night as im going to some shops nearby

Re: child seats

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 8:15 pm
by Sanj
Go to the Which? site and see what seat has come out top for safety on their tests! Forget what looks good, the safety aspect is paramount! Isofix seats will clip into the frame of the car and all come out with higher ratings than non-isofix. Mothercare will even fit various seats into your car to see which fits best.

Oh and search for a Prince Lionheart! Example here. Keep that soft nappa protected! ;)

Re: child seats

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 8:22 pm
by shadrack
[quote=""Sanj""]Go to the Which? site and see what seat has come out top for safety on their tests! Forget what looks good, the safety aspect is paramount! Isofix seats will clip into the frame of the car and all come out with higher ratings than non-isofix. Mothercare will even fit various seats into your car to see which fits best.

Oh and search for a Prince Lionheart! Example here. Keep that soft nappa protected! ;)[/quote]
totally agree mate, just would prefer a black one but if the top reted one is pink and spotty it will have to go in!!! :D

Re: child seats

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 8:34 pm
by Sanj
[quote=""shadrack""] but if the top reted one is pink and spotty it will have to go in!!! :D[/quote]

Lol!

Re: child seats

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 10:06 pm
by MJim
Maxi Cosi cabriofix with easy fix base (isofix), comes 2nd in Which? test (82% vs winner on 83%). Isofix version of what we used for our two boys when younger and works very well. Recommend it highly.

Re: child seats

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 10:46 pm
by Sanj
Damn! That thing still going! I had that for my two 2 years back. Good to see it's still a great option. Oh and they always say never buy second hand but if you can vouch for the seller, no bad thing!

But being your first, sure you'd not like to go down that road.

Best of luck obviously with little one!

Re: child seats

Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 12:01 pm
by shadrack
Just to say I got sorted and bought a silver cross system with pram and car seat that fixes to the pram and its a pushchair etc etc all abit technical for me realy!

child seats

Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 12:30 pm
by jeegnesh
The time you go forward facing many months from now, check how it seats while cornering, had issues with seats swaying, also ended up with maxi-cosi because it has a hook at the top which secures the top of the seat, found this to seat even better then the isofix version even the John Lewis advisor agreed and they originally where telling me to get the isofix.

Re: child seats

Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 12:30 pm
by Sanj
Well done - all Isofix?