What's the fastest baby seat for my GT?!

[jimmybuffit]

I wasnt expecting to be expecting! The boss said I can keep the GT as long as we can afford it. The next question is, what's the coolest baby car seat can I fit in the GT?

What do you guys recommend? Ease and convenience is key but something that looks cool is also a plus. Oh yea and safest lol.

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[BMAGOO]

We used to have one I think it was by Evenflo. It had latches that latched themselves and all you had to do was push down on it and it would tighten itself down with a ratchet like system. It was the sh!t. I could transfer between vehicles in seconds. It was a decent price too but definitely not one of those $500 top of the line ones. As for it looking cool in a mustang, well....
lol

 

[Shocker]

I have a Recaro car seat in mine.

 

[limited02]

I don't have a Mustang, but I do have a 3 week old and really like the Chicco Keyfit 30 we have. Put a base in both cars so it's easy to move between cars. It's safe, comfortable and looks nice IMO. Used it for my first kiddo (2.5 now!) and it's holding up well.

Lastly, congrats!!! Don't blink because they grow too damn fast!

 

[GNN60GT500]

What vehicle does the wife have? Just take hers?
Buy an old Ford Escape? Will you ever need to have wife and little one riding in Mustang with you at same time?

Forward facing booster works with a passenger but a reversed baby seat with a passenger wont.

 

[jimmybuffit]

The evenflo does look really nice and compact. The wife is jonesing for the uppababy vista stroller which is like the Maserati of strollers, so we are looking at compatible car seats to work with that too.

She drives a 17 c300 benz for another 2 years but driving her car is out of the question as we both work. Getting a daily for me is not in the cards right now with the extra insurance but that's the goal down the road. I'd love to get into an older style grand Cherokee for like 7k and fix it up.

I'm looking at these all in one seats that reverse face as well as forward face. They are called convertable car seats. I love the recaro one too but not sure if it has that all in one feature rather just a booster seat. Alot of recaro seats are discontinued for some reason.

 

[BMAGOO]

Sorry, now that I’m thinking about it, the one I mentioned wasn’t for newborns. It was for once you can have them forward facing. It’s been quite a few years now since we needed car seats and my memory isn’t as good as it used to be.
The one we did have for rear facing came with two bases so it could be used in two vehicles. The seat just clicked into the base. Don’t remember the brand.
By the way congrats.

 

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[GNN60GT500]

Umm I hate to say this but go get a rear facing car seat now and install in both cars and see how it fits..

Older Mercedes C class rear facing wouldn't really work well with a passenger...plus with ALL of the stuff you will need to carry I see a bigger car in your close future...

You might want to look at doing an old Cherokee and maybe an older terminator or older blown GT for a fun combo

I ended up with an srt8 charger for a while..

 

[scrubber3]

I have the same thing going on. I went with a 2001 XJ Cherokee and called it done. Don't you guys get snow up there anyway? It's paid for and insurance it only $18 dollars a month for it.

 

[dogiebitt]

My kid is 1.5 years old now, and she's 33 inches tall (that's in the 105% for her age). I've been using the same seat since she was born.
There is an extra base for that seat so you can just keep it installed in both cars (because it's a bitch to take the base out and put it back in)

Because she's so tall, her knees are bent and she can reach the quarter window with her foot, but everything I've read (and her pediatrician) said to keep her facing backwards as long as possible because head injuries are very common with forward facing seats, but foot/leg injuries are basically non-existent with rear facing seats.

One other thing to consider: with this seat, I can put her in it while it's on the ground (or inside the house still), then plop it into the base and we're good to go. With other seats which are permanently installed in your car, you have to put the kid in then buckle them in and all that while they're in the car. This sucks. Trust me.

And don't worry, you will be able to fit everything in the trunk. Just have to get creative with how you stack some things. I can fit the giant stroller, the diaper bag, another backpack of clothes, a bag with a bunch of baby food/bottles, multiple gallons of nursery water, a baby bath tub, a bath bag, folded playpen, and there's still room for toys and other crap. Our trunks are huge.

Best diaper bag: Graco Diaper Bag Backpack
Stroller/carseat: Graco Travel System
Extra Base: Graco Snugride Base

 

[MaskedRacerX]

Our little G used this sweet piece of equipment when she was older - now she's 10 and requested Captain's Chairs in the new RT, hahahaha ...

(When she was younger it was a Chicco Keyfit I believe, rear facing, snapped into a stroller, neat product)

 

[limited02]

My kid is 1.5 years old now, and she's 33 inches tall (that's in the 105% for her age). I've been using the same seat since she was born.
There is an extra base for that seat so you can just keep it installed in both cars (because it's a bitch to take the base out and put it back in)

Because she's so tall, her knees are bent and she can reach the quarter window with her foot, but everything I've read (and her pediatrician) said to keep her facing backwards as long as possible because head injuries are very common with forward facing seats, but foot/leg injuries are basically non-existent with rear facing seats.

One other thing to consider: with this seat, I can put her in it while it's on the ground (or inside the house still), then plop it into the base and we're good to go. With other seats which are permanently installed in your car, you have to put the kid in then buckle them in and all that while they're in the car. This sucks. Trust me.

And don't worry, you will be able to fit everything in the trunk. Just have to get creative with how you stack some things. I can fit the giant stroller, the diaper bag, another backpack of clothes, a bag with a bunch of baby food/bottles, multiple gallons of nursery water, a baby bath tub, a bath bag, folded playpen, and there's still room for toys and other crap. Our trunks are huge.

Best diaper bag: Graco Diaper Bag Backpack
Stroller/carseat: Graco Travel System
Extra Base: Graco Snugride Base

Wow, she's going to be tall! My oldest daughter is 2.5 and about that tall... LOL!!! She's been in 6th percentile for height forever and it works out in a way because it's easier to keep her rear facing for as long as possible. My second will be a month old this Thursday and we'll see what her specs are.

OP - I think you'll be fine for the first year, but eventually you'll want an SUV and I strongly recommend a 2015+ Honda CR-V (or 2017+ is you want the latest look/tech and turbo). I bought the wife a 2015 Honda CR-V Touring AWD and it's been perfect for the family. Plenty of room inside, full of safety features (adaptive cruise, lane assist, auto braking, etc) and it gets around 26 mpg average and about 30 mpg on longer road trips. The rear doors open almost 90 degrees which make getting the car seat and stuff in and out much easier. The rear hatch is perfect to store diapers/wipes so you can easily change them instead. There are plenty of other options, but I felt this was the better choice as we keep vehicles for a very long time. It's not the fastest thing in the world, but it's plenty spunky and I do enjoy driving it.

 

[dogiebitt]

Wow, she's going to be tall! My oldest daughter is 2.5 and about that tall... LOL!!! She's been in 6th percentile for height forever and it works out in a way because it's easier to keep her rear facing for as long as possible. My second will be a month old this Thursday and we'll see what her specs are.

OP - I think you'll be fine for the first year, but eventually you'll want an SUV and I strongly recommend a 2015+ Honda CR-V (or 2017+ is you want the latest look/tech and turbo). I bought the wife a 2015 Honda CR-V Touring AWD and it's been perfect for the family. Plenty of room inside, full of safety features (adaptive cruise, lane assist, auto braking, etc) and it gets around 26 mpg average and about 30 mpg on longer road trips. The rear doors open almost 90 degrees which make getting the car seat and stuff in and out much easier. The rear hatch is perfect to store diapers/wipes so you can easily change them instead. There are plenty of other options, but I felt this was the better choice as we keep vehicles for a very long time. It's not the fastest thing in the world, but it's plenty spunky and I do enjoy driving it.

Yea she towers over kids twice her age. She’s in the 50th percentile for weight/age too, which makes her look super skinny.

On the subject of changing... I’ve actually changed her diapers in my trunk on multiple occasions. Definitely doable. All weather trunk mat in there just in case

 

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