Convertible Car Seat- advice please ;)

Following.... I'm still driving my 3 kids in a Toyota Matrix and don't know whether the bigger new car will happen before Liam outgrows the infant seat ?.

I have the same vehicle! We got the Chicco nextfit zip before I had my patriot. I liked the seat because of it's safety ratings, and ability to easily be washed, but it is definitely not very compact. It's really heavy too! I like the seat, and it works in my jeep, but would not recommend if being compact is high on your list.

I actually don't think we have the next fit in Canada. I've been looking at the Graco my ride 65.. It seems to be smaller, but I'm not sure. Does anyone have this one ?

I drive a Jeep Cherokee and with my oldest had a Graco Nautilus that fit well. With this lo Im looking at the Graco extend2fit or Graco 4ever. For my Moms car we have a Evenflo Triumph 65 LX but it is really big.

I had a graco my ride 65 and I wasn't a fan. The straps were really hard to adjust and always had one side looser than the other. My sister in law had the same issue so I would try it out first if you can. I switched to the britax advocate and it is so much better! Pricey but worth it.

I had the Graco MyRide for the twins. Definitely not compact!

I'm in Canada and I got the evenflo triumph lx for my toddler and it is such poor quality! It lasted maybe 6 months before the entire seat cover wore off... We're gonna switch both kids either to diono radian or back to graco!

I have the graco size4me 65. It also goes by different names depending on where you but. I LOVE it. All 3 of my kids have had one. It's not to bulky. We can fit it three across with my older two now in harnessed boosters. It is also behind the passenger seat and I'm not shoved all the way to the dash which is nice. It also rear faces for a good long while and accommodates a good height. My guy has been in it since day one. If you go back on my posts I have a picture of it.

thanks ! I just checked it out. How can you go about trying them out before buying them?

You would have to go to a store like babies r us or buy buy baby, and they should let you test it.

You need to try them in the vehicle first.

We have two Graco contenders (two kids), they fit in our van with room to spare and we could've fit them 3 in a row in our old truck (GMC Sierra, 2009, extended cab)

Following because I have the same problem

I have the My Ride 65 by Graco, and although she looks very comfy in it, I'm not a huge fan. It is hard to get the straps tight enough. The more I use it, the easier it becomes, but I still have to pull the straps from behind the car seat, then pull on the tighter to get it tight enough. I had a Britax with my older kids, and it was much easier to use.

I love my graco 4ever car seat. I use it in our bmw and mitsubishi outlander sport. Works fine

I have the Graco 4ever with safety surround and so far it's been great.

I don't know about the size but have you seen the Graco extend2fit it's so you can rear face longer, maybe worth investing in?

Interested as well. We were researching the Graco Contender 65 today. It's reviews are amazing. Hoping it will fit in my little Jeep Compass. #JeepProbs

Safety 1st guide 65. I have 2 of these in a mid sized sedan so you should be good.