$ Britax Frontier 85 Combination Booster Car Seat Rushmore

I've been very impressed with this seat. We've been using the seat for 4 months now and I only have a few complaints about it. We bought this for our tall torsoed 5 year old son. We wanted to keep him harnessed longer since he didn't have the maturity to sit still and upright in a booster 100% of the time (most kids don't until around age 6). He actually prefers the 5 point harness in this seat over his booster seat that is in our second vehicle. I would like to preface this review with the idea that I didn't buy this because it's the `most expensive' seat. All car seats in the US must meet the same safety standards.



Pros:

- Highest 5 point harness height on the market (19.5" top harness height): Due to my son having such a tall torso, this was one of the only car seats that we could keep him harnessed the longest in.

- 9 year life span

- Ability to use it as a high back booster after the harness is outgrown



Cons:

- Installation: Since I've never owned a Britax before I was unfamiliar with the long belt path installation. Due to my sons weight being over the 40 pound maximum that our Kia Rondo allows for LATCH, it had to be installed with the seatbelt. The seat was very loose with the short belt path, so I was able to just barely install it with the long belt path. Needless to say, I had a certified CPST double check my install (even though I am one myself).

- Mesh seat material snags easily

- Possibility of armrests breaking when too much weight is put on them: This hasn't happened to me, but I've heard it from others. Britax will replace these for free if this occurs though.



Overall, I really like that this seat will keep my son in a 5 point harness as long as it's needed. He also finds it very comfortable, more than his booster. I would definitely recommend this to anyone interested in a high weight harness car seat that has the budget for it.


(46 customers reviews)
Customers Rating=4.5 / 5.0

More Detail For Britax Frontier 85 Combination Booster Car Seat Rushmore

• Highest 5 point harness seat capacity allows your child to remain harnessed up to 85 pounds or in booster mode to 120 pounds
• True side impact protection distributes crash forces, shields from vehicle intrusion, contains the head and body, and keeps the head, neck and spine "in true" or aligned, to limit injury
• Patented versa-tether introduces a staged-release tether webbing that anchors the top of the child seat at two points to minimize forward movement in a crash
• Quick-adjust head restraint and no-rethread harness easily adjust the harness shoulder height and head restraint without disassembling the harness
• Tangle free, 5-point harness with 10 harness height positions (up to 20") and three buckle positions for a snug and secure fit as your child grows