After a massive disappointment with Orbit Baby Toddler Car Seat (I won't deal with this seat here, but feel free to read my review) I performed quite an extensive 6-month research on convertible car seats and went to stores to actually test them out - I played with them, I put my son in them, and I read all about them.
Maxi-Cosi Pria 70 and Britax were our top contenders, but we chose the Pria over the Britax for several reasons - while they both are very safe (both are sturdy with advanced side impact protection) and both allow for a 3-position recline, Pria 70 has nice extras, such as a built-in cup holder, easy 1-click harness height positioning (11 harness heights and 3 buckle positions), very appealing simple & modern design, more comfortable fabric (Pria's fabric feels much better that the velour-like fabric Britax uses - must be sticky in the summer), more padding (Pria is very soft, Britax is quite hard - probably not very comfortable for the little one), plus Britax car... Read more