Review submitted by Melissa McCarty,
certified Child Passenger Safety Technician
The Bottom Line
This is a comfortable seat with simple features and vibrant colored covers. This seat is made by the Dorel Juvenile Group in the United States. If you want a name that European families rave about, then this may be the seat for you.Pros
- Installation was very simple with either the LATCH system or the seatbelt.
- Five harness slots to grow with your child.
- Strap holders keep harness straps out of the way as you put your baby in the seat.
- Maxi Cosi Priori can be reclined in rear-facing and forward-facing modes without uninstalling the car seat.
Cons
- Price. The seat runs about $200.
- The straps tend to twist a little more than usual.
- Maxi Cosi Priori only harnesses to 40 pounds while forward-facing.
Description
- Maxi-Cosi Priori is a convertible car seat with 5-point harness for babies 5 to 40 pounds.
- This car seat can be installed rear-facing for babies 5-35 lbs. and 19-36" tall, and forward-facing for children over age 1 and weighing 22-40 lbs. and 34-43" tall.
- Four recline positions. Can even be used when forward-facing.
- Lots of vividly colored covers.
Tech Review
I saw this brightly colored ORANGE seat and thought wow, that is a cool color! I liked how easy it was to take the cover on and off.Installation was very simple. The colored level indicators coupled with the moveable boot on the seat made obtaining the correct angle (in some vehicles) very simple.
I didn't like the fact that the harness straps seemed to twist very easily. Twisted straps must be smoothed out each time you put your baby in the car seat, or else the straps cannot function properly. Straps that twist readily end up adding time to getting your baby buckled in right.
The seat is fairly lightweight, so moving between vehicles wouldn't be much of a challenge. I love that the seat will rear face to 35 pounds, but hated to see it only harness in the forward facing position to 40 pounds since children are safer the longer they can stay in a harnessed car seat.
All in all, this is a very nice seat with great features that any family would love.
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