Weekend with the family, time to cinch down our Recaro Como child safety seat. It was actually pretty easy, though there's minimal maneuvering room in the back seat for such a thing. Good thing my bony butt is also small. It was easy because the leather upholstery is nice and grippy, so it worked on the first try, not something I can say for all leather upholstered LT cars. I did have to remove the headrest, but that wasn't a problem once I inclined the seatback forward a bit. Leg room for the kiddie was kinda limited, especially for a crossover (front passenger seat is adjusted for someone 5'8"). And thanks to the FX's natural visibility limitations, at least the gigantic Recaro didn't make the visibility much worse, like it usually does in other cars.
Bryn MacKinnon, Senior Editor, Edmunds.com @ 22,465 miles
jason25 says:
01:49 PM, 09/ 8/09
The FX50 makes no sense at all. And it is way too expensive. But for some reason if I had the coin, I wouldn't hesitate to buy one.
misterfusion says:
04:03 PM, 09/ 8/09
I came VERY close to buying a Recaro child seat to replace my daughter's Infant SafeSeat, but finally rejected it on the basis of the height factor that you mentioned. But it sure is a sharp-looking baby seat!
blueguydotcom says:
07:37 PM, 09/ 8/09
My god that's s massive seat.
hybris says:
09:56 PM, 09/ 8/09
Looking at the size of that seat I can't help but think that The Stig must have rode in one as a child. Nonetheless its huge for a baby seat.
kingkhalas says:
11:33 PM, 09/ 8/09
That seat isn't that big. My Britax is much bigger.
the_big_al says:
09:33 AM, 09/ 9/09
You should be getting a stipend from whom ever made your Recaro seat for the number of times you've posted about installing it in various cars...
which btw is a good thing because it gives us all an idea of how a fairly average seat will fit in various cars.
jayrandall says:
07:07 PM, 09/ 9/09
Jason25: Expensive? Compared to what? A BMW X6? LOL Infiniti cars may be knocked for other things like mpg or design, but price is never one of the issues.
blueguydotcom says:
10:41 PM, 09/ 9/09
@king, I've looked at the seats and much smaller ones are on the market. Thankfully.