| With so many baby car seat models being sold, many | | | | 'Very Good to Excellent' on crash protection, 'Very |
| new parents feel overwhelmed and stressed out | | | | Good' on ease of use, and 'Excellent' on vehicle fit. The |
| about which one is the best choice. It's such an | | | | only drawback with this model of baby car seat was |
| important decision! The last thing you'd want is to have | | | | price. At $170, it was among the highest priced seats |
| your child in a baby car seat that does not provide the | | | | on the market. |
| maximum amount of protection for your child in the | | | | The baby car seat that scored lowest (of those |
| event that you have a car crash. | | | | tested) was the Evenflo PortAbout 5 (Premier |
| One of the great things about the Internet is that you | | | | Comfort Touch). It rated only 'Fair to Good' on crash |
| can research virtually anything in the comfort of your | | | | protection, 'Very Good' on ease of use, and 'Excellent' |
| own home. Sure, there's a lot of trivial, useless stuff | | | | on vehicle fit. While it scored among the highest in the |
| out there, but there's also a lot of practical information | | | | latter two categories, the primary concern with any |
| we can use in our everyday lives. When it comes to | | | | baby car seat is protection, and this one just doesn't |
| researching something like a baby car seat, consumer | | | | pass muster. |
| protection organizations often have elaborate | | | | Best & Worst Convertible Baby Car Seat |
| websites that are the perfect places to get what you | | | | A convertible baby car seat is designed for children up |
| need. | | | | to about 35 lbs. in rear-facing models and up to 40 lbs. |
| Consumer Reports is a famous organization devoted | | | | for front-facing seats. Among these child seats, the |
| to giving consumers detailed information about | | | | Evenflo Titan 5 scored an impressive 'Excellent' rating |
| products of all kinds - including your next baby car | | | | in both crash protection and vehicle fit. It rated 'Very |
| seat. In May, 2005, the good people at Consumer | | | | Good' on ease of use. Overall, this is an excellent baby |
| Reports conducted a detailed test of several brands | | | | car seat! |
| of car seats. They wanted to find the best (and | | | | The worst score in this category was given to the |
| worst) baby car seat being sold, based on crash | | | | Britax Marathon baby car seat. The only real problem |
| protection, ease of use, and proper vehicle fit. Here are | | | | with this model is the latch, which had some problems |
| the results for both infant car seats and convertible | | | | and drove the ratings down for crash protection and |
| car seats. | | | | vehicle fit. It's still rated 'Excellent' in several categories, |
| Best & Worst Infant Baby Car Seat | | | | so even this baby car seat isn't a bad buy. You just |
| An infant baby car seat is made for babies up to | | | | want to be sure that the latch works properly in your |
| about 20 lbs. (birth to 9 months). In this category, the | | | | particular vehicle. |
| best baby car seat was the Britax Companion. It rated | | | | |