I almost didn't buy this seat and spent countless hours reviewing other seats because of mixed reviews. I am so glad I did. I will try to address the negative things that I read in hopes to save someone else the time I wasted on worrying about whether to purchase this seat. I've owned the roundabout and marathon, so I've had a great experience with britax so far.
I really wanted the 5 pt harness for my 5 year old. I think that other reviewers expect this to work like their britax convertible car seats. This is a booster seat. I can't agree more with other reviewer- you must read the manual!
I installed this in my 2008 Honda Odyssey 2nd row using the long belt installation (which I needed to since my child exceeded the 40 lb limit on latch installation). Not sure why other reviewer (and rep at Britax) said this can't go into 2nd row securely. Lap belt installation with harness does involve a little work to get a tight fit. I would not recommend moving this regularly. I am a 5'8" woman of average strength. It took me about 10-15 minutes to get a really tight fit (there was barely any side to side wiggle). I think a mighty clip would have made it easier, but I forgot to buy one.
Latch installation is different because the base is bigger, but not difficult to install. I actually prefer the latch installation on this seat because you can tighten latch belt by pulling straight back (through the seat) instead of trying to pull at an odd angle on either side of the base.
I read a few complaints about how horrible it is to remove the seat cover for cleaning. It's a more complex seat than the marathon, etc, so there are more things to deal with. I wouldn't say it's hard, it's just more involved. I give this 4 stars instead of 5 because I wish the seat fabric was more like the traditional plush britax fabric. The fabric is more in line with graco, evenflo car seats, so I don't know if it will wear the same.
The straps can get twisted. I noticed that the straps seemed longer than on my son's marathon. I use the arm rests to secure them when child isn't using. I also love that seat can be secured with latch when in booster mode so you don't have to secure seat with belt when child isn't in it. Cup holders seem to be a nice feature.
The last thing to note: although britax highlights that the harness can be used to 80 lbs, it has a 53" height limit, so you may need to go to booster mode long before 80 lb weight limit is reached.Get more detail about Britax Frontier Booster Car Seat Rushmore.
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