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