My wife was driving our 2011 Ford Expedition with our 21 month old, 28 pound son forward facing in this car seat mounted in the captain's seat behind her. They were struck head on by a car estimated to be traveling 75 miles per hour at the time of impact. The seat was secured using the SureLatch system. The impact destroyed the front end of our truck, but the child seat did not move, and my son's only injury was bruising on his shoulders and chest where the straps held him in the seat. The driver of the car that struck them was killed.

I know that this seat will work as designed, and have no hesitation in replacing his seat with another Evenflo Symphony 65.

I wish this car seat had 10 stars available because I would fill them all!

After using cheap-o carseats with the 5 point harness system for several years I just figured that there really wasn't much out there that was much better. Boy was I wrong!

We decided to look for a carseat because our older seats were set to expire. This prompted me into a whirlwind of comparing feature for feature with several different appealing seats on the market. We settled on 2 car seats: the Alpha Omega Deluxe Elite and the Evenflo Symphony. We purchased both and here is what we found: <drumroll please>

The Evenflo Symphony was a dream to install. The ease of use is exactly what we expect out of a car seat--after all it shouldn't be rocket science. Everything - including the seatbelt adjustment, and the recline is completely intuitive. The parts adjusted effortlessly and I was impressed with the comfort of the seat. The seat has enough padding to make even long... Read more

My eleven month old son has been using The Evenflo Symphony 65 car seat for a month and a half and we both love it! I had to remove it and reinstall it a few times and it has been a cinch, especially compared to the car seat in our second vehicle. It takes a minute or two to click it into place and push down on the seat to tighten it. We currently are using it rear-facing and since it reclines on it's axis it fits fairly well in my Toyota Corolla. This was a relief since we found that the first car seat we purchased didn't fit rear-facing in my car. Please note, however, that the space for the front passenger is fairly limited. My son is very content in the seat and I am happy with my purchase, despite the higher price. On a side note, the cup holder seems a little flimsy, but I don't use it anyway.

UPDATE 1/17/11
My son is now 17 months old, we've been using the car seat for over 6 months and I am very happy with it. He is now 31" long and about 23 pounds and we still... Read more