I researched safety stuff until I thought I would go crazy before buying this infant seat. It fits ALL of my requirements. (and it's a nice price too.)

My baby's not here yet, so I can't say how it performs in that aspect.

The base was very easy to install in my car. (Read your vehicle owner's manual, AND the seat manual before installing!) My husband did it in less than 5 minutes, and there's no wiggle room.

As I was carrying the seat around the house, I commented to my husband how light it was... he says, "I bet it'd be even lighter if you didn't still have the base attached." So, needless to say, the seat is light, and easy to carry.

I do seem to have some trouble with getting the clasp to lock in and unlock. It's like the button is stiff, and maybe I missed this in the manual, but I can't get each side to lock in independently, you have to push them both down together. I don't mind it tho. I feel like the stiffness of the button makes it... Read more

Beautiful and classic. We had a Graco Snugride with our first baby, but we had to surrender that after an accident. We had no second guesses about which brand we would buy for our second baby.....and the inside design is just beautiful!