We are thrilled with the purchase of this booster seat, and my 5-year-old son loves his new car seat! It's a bit more expensive than other booster seats, but considering my son will be using his seat for the next several years, his safety was worth the investment. What truly sold me on this booster seat above all other brands were four things: 1) This seat has LATCH connectors which connect the seat firmly into the installed hooks in the 2nd row captains chair of my mini-van preventing the seat from wiggling around. Usually the base of booster seats tend to slide around/wiggle around. When connected with the LATCH connectors, this seat doesn't move. 2) This seat has side impact bars/reinforced sides to protect the child in the event of a side crash. 3) This booster seat can be used until the child is 63" tall and 120 lbs. This is more than most boosters allow which is great for those of us with taller children. 4) The head section is deep and well padded which keeps his head... Read more

The upgrade from car seat to booster seat couldn't have gone better without this booster seat. My son loves that he's in a booster (big boy) seat using the grownup seatbelt, and I love that it's sturdy, and will help to protect him in case of a car accident. It also has the latch system to keep the booster in place, so it doesn't become a harmful object if involved in an accident without your child in the seat. The colors looks great, we got the red and black one. The bag is a convince if your ever traveling. The back of the booster comes off too, in case you wanted/needed only the seat. The 2 cup holders are a convince for the child, for drinks or snacks. Just be careful what they try to hide in them, since they fold into the booster seat. The only improvements could be the arm rest, they are kinda short, and won't adjust, as your child gets older. Also the weight is about the same as a car seat, so it's not light like most booster seats. Overall a great booster seat, that... Read more

After reading numerous reviews, ordered this expandable booster seat for it's longevity of use and because of the steel frame and the way it's built. It fits nicely in the car and is not as bulky as the convertible car seat that was in the car before. The cup holders are a nice touch too! The booster works great with Latch and the shoulder seat belt. Our other car is older and does not have latch so when trying it in that car it was very loose and not stable. For the older car we ordered another Sunshine Kids convertible car seat which costs more than 2x as much as this booster but doesn't need latch to go in the car. So, this is a great booster if you have a newer car that has latch -- having latch gives the seat an extra amount of security and keeps it more stable than just by using a shoulder seat belt alone. Highly recommend it for newer cars with latch.