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| Maxi-Cosi Priori Convertible Car Seat- Penguin | 
 enlarge | Brand: Maxi Cosi
Category: Baby Product
List Price: $199.99
Buy New: $199.00
You Save: $0.99
New (4) from $199.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 1473
Color: Penguin
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 4 - 99 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 19.7
Dimensions (in): 18.8 x 21 x 26
MPN: 22476PNG
UPC: 044681227691
EAN: 0044681227691
ASIN: B000U1VFW6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | The Maxi-Cosi Convertible Car Seat grows with your child from infant to toddler mode | | • | It provides the ultimate in comfortable and secure transportation | | • | Includes EPP foam for energy absorption, 4 position independent recline that easily adjusts to desired position after it is installed and a removable car seat pad w/ plush padding | | • | For children 5-40 lbs. and 19-43 inches |
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Product Description
- 5 - 22 lbs, 19 - 29"
- Grows with your child from infant to toddler
- Rear facing for 5 to 35 lbs.; forward facing for 22 to 40 lbs
- Designed to meet the highest safety standards
- EPS foam for maximum energy absorption
- 5-position recline can be adjusted while seat is in use
- 5-point harness with up-front adjustment for convenience
- 5 harness heights
- Removable, padded fabric seat and buckle pad
- Removable infant support
- LATCH-equipped for easy installation
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 love it, but the straps are too short! October 12, 2008
We switched to this car seat when my son was 6 months and already 22 lbs (when he outgrew his Maxi Cosi infant seat, which I also loved). I love it. It looks nice, reclines nicely, seems comfortable for my son. Seems safe and secure. But he is now almost a year, and almost 30 lbs and over 30 inches tall and the straps are nearly too short for him. I think I can squeeze another month out of this seat before needing to change. And I really don't want to. I want to keep this seat until he reaches 40 lbs and reaches the top slots of the harness (we have one left to go). So... Sadly, I would suggest buying something else.
 Better than my Britax... August 3, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought the Maxi Cosi as a secondary seat for my husbands vehicle. I already had a Britax Marathon which I was pretty pleased with. I ended up putting the Maxi Cosi in my car and am using the Britax as the secondary seat because I liked the MC so much. I have a VERY difficult car baby on my hands. At 15 months he has NEVER fallen asleep in the car - even as a tiny baby he would wail whenever we were in the car for more than 15 minutes. I have had the MC for three weeks and he has fallen asleep in it twice now on the 10 minute trip from the grocery store. The recline feature is my favorite and whenever I see him start to look drowsy I lay him back and off to dreamland he goes! It is such a relief to know we could do a longer trip now and he is comfortable enough to sleep. The only negative thing about the seat so far is that the buckle is very difficult to depress. I sometimes have to try multiple times or use both hands to push it hard enough to get it to let go. Although, with the Britax my son had also unbuckled himself a few times so while it is a pain to try to unlatch this one it might be better than having one that is so easy.
There are better options June 3, 2008
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
The Priori is an ok seat. The construction and design are both good. The seat cover is well-made and nicely cushioned. The seat makes good use of EPS foam in the head area. And the independent recline is a nice feature. We returned our seat, though, because although this is a good car seat, there are better car seats available (namely, the Britax Roundabout, which is now our main car seat for our 8 month old).
When we compared the Priori to the Roundabout, we found that the Priori has a lot of minor but still irritating deficiencies. Here's what we didn't like about the Priori: (a) the crotch buckle doesn't release smoothly, (b) the shoulder straps seem too narrow and appear to squash my son's neck (especially around the shoulder strap pads), (c) the recline adjustor's main component is a cheap-looking spring (exactly like a spring you would expect to find on a Cosco or Safety 1st seat), (d) the plastic seat frame is black and thus will get hot (we live in Atlanta), (e) out of the box, the plastic base had an ugly white stretch mark, which can be a sign of cheap plastic, (f) the seat doesn't come with a level (neither does the Roundabout), (g) the seat is not designed to use its top tether in the rear-facing position, (h) the seat was manufactured eight months ago (that's a long time when you consider these car seats "expire" in five years), (i) the seat doesn't clearly state where it was made, (j) the warning label that is sewn into the cover is paper not cloth, (k) the seat was made on a Saturday (September 22, 2007) (how good can a car seat made on a weekend be?), and (l) the Priori's straps are not as silky smooth as the Roundabout's straps.
In sum, the Priori is a good but not excellent car seat. If you can find one reasonably priced, it might be a good secondary car seat for your child. But with gas prices where they are now, I'm pretty sure that my driving volume won't be high enough anymore to necessitate anything but a primary car seat. If gas prices drop or if I'm wrong about needing a secondary seat, I will probably buy a reasonably priced Graco or splurge on another Roundabout.
Excellent baby seat (but there is one downside) June 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I raed the reviews of this seat and there is not much more to say about its quality. I disagree with the reviewer that said it was hard to secure. All baby seats are hard to secure, so in that regard this seat is no different.
The one downside to this seat is I think we will have to replace it sooner than some other models as its only rated up to 40 lbs.
Still this seat has gone in all my cars, on an airline, and everywhere in between. So it rocks!
great option for a medium sized seat April 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
we bought this seat after the recaro signo proved far too large for our subaru outback. while this seat only goes to 40 lbs, i'll take that as a solution for now and be happy that i can see out my rearview mirror. the seat is comfortable and my 13 month old seems to like it a lot. others have complained about the difficulty with changing the height of the straps, but i found it easy. overall the seat does not seem as plush as her peg perego infant seat, but it feel safe and fits our car well.
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