This is an excellent car seat. I have a Prius - and a Britax frontier booster for my older son occupying half of the back seat. The Cocorro seat is so compact, and really very sturdy. It was tricky to tighten it at first - so I took the car and seat to the fire dept. and the lovely fireman showed me how easy it was to properly tighten the seat. He also commented on how sturdy it was for such a small seat. He said there are so many people who buy really large convertible seats for small cars, thinking they are "safer" - without realizing the hazard of blocking the rear window due to the height of these seats and how difficult it is to properly install them in small cars without pushing the passenger seat all the way up front.
The seat itself is really comfy for the baby - it even has a protective pad over the crotch-strap - which is really good if you have a little boy. We have a Britax Decathlon in our other car, and I love that, but this is just perfect for our Prius and at a... Read more

We got this car seat because we are expecting Baby #2 any day now, but Baby #1 still has to be rear facing as well. We have a Honda CRV and needed a more compact car seat than the Alpha Omega Elite that we were using for our firstborn.

After installing the Cocorro with the LATCH system, I noticed the "flip toward the back" issue that other reviewers have posted about and linked to YouTube videos. I installed it instead with the seat belt per the instructions, but my husband wasn't crazy about the shoulder strap going across the car door opening. So, I began researching. According to the [..] website, "it is acceptable for the top part of the CR (child restraint) to rotate toward the rear of the vehicle or to shift from side to side, as long as the CR is attached securely near the belt path." ([..]- look in the technical section under installation tightness). As a momma, I still wasn't super thrilled about the flip tendency, though. Just didn't seem safe. Several... Read more

I love Combi products-- true genius minds at work. My 3rd child outgrew his Combi travel carrier so he is now in this convertible seat rear-facing. I can fit this, a booster seat, and another convertible carseat in the back of my Audi A4. The demo shows how 3 of these fit well in a compact car, and I believe it. I'm buying 2 more: one to replace the bulky convertible Eddie Bauer and the other for grandpa's BMW 330. I plan on having one face rear and the other face forward with a booster in the middle. The old bulky ones will be thrown into my husband's suv. Coccoro is very comfy, well built, and so light to tote from one car to another. Doesn't damage the nice seats, and easy to clean. Meets all safety standards and on the gov't carseat safety list. Looks tiny but my 3 year old fits loves it too. Cute color choices in pink and baby blue. The blue matches my combi double stroller/carrier travel set. Love it.

Follow-up 5/19.
Received another seat for my husband's suv. I... Read more