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for Britax First Class

Rating Summary based on 21 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		15
  • 4 Stars
    		4
  • 3 Stars
    		2
  • 2 Stars
    		0
  • 1 Star
    		0

Detailed rating

  • Age Group
  • Ease of cleaning
  • Ease of installation
  • Padded
  • Safety
  		• 1.3
  		• 4.1
  		• 3.9
  		• 4.5
  		• 4.6
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  • 8 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    srpatts

    5 Stars First class - lives up to it's name!! 01/05/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Comfortable, padded, safe, machine washable cover

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Appears to rock when backward facing

    I bought this car seat for my daughter after she outgrew her baby car seat. I researched it as much as I could and I am so happy with the purchase! Not only was it affordable, when it arrived (I bought it online), I was so impressed with the padding and what appeared to be excellent quality materials. Installing was easy, or rather as easy as a car seat can get! It was so softly padded, I joke with my husband that I would sit in it if she didn't want to. The padding covered the entire area she would be in contact with. It can face backwards while your child is still small (0-13kgs) and then ... more
  • 19 of 19 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Ragdoll26

    5 Stars Child Safety at its best. 01/03/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Suitable from birth, looks comfy, easy to fit, 2 different seat belt fittings.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Expensive.

    We originally bought a car seat that went with the buggy we bought, but I was never quite happy with the fit or safety of it. Plus my daughter out grew it very quickly. In the end after lots of shopping around I found the Britax First class on a web site. I liked the colour choices and even though it is expensive I found that by shopping around I could find it alot cheaper. DESCRIPTION Well, it has deep, softly padded side wings for side impact protection, it's ideal if your child (like my daughter did) has out grown an infant carrier but is not as yet ready to travel facing forward. The ... more
  • 16 of 16 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Annie-Lou

    5 Stars A first class car seat 31/05/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Comfy, stylish, long-lasting, easy recline mechanism

    Disadvantages Disadvantages heavy

    I spent ages trying to find a second stage car seat which fitted our two Vauxhall cars. I'd read a lot about the fact that 80% of car seats are incorrectly fitted, so I wnted to get it right. I also wanted a seat which would recline easily without the need to re-adjust the fitting. After some really duff advice and "help" from Mothercare, I went to Halfords where the fully trained staff were brilliant and really knew their products. I was assured that a First Class would fit both of our cars, and the fitter showed us how it is done. The advantage of the First Class over others is that there ... more
  • 10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    kazz42

    5 Stars First class - it really is! 12/05/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Very comfy for newborns and toddlers.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Hard to install rearward facing - but worth it!

    **Age group is birth to 3+** I got the first class when pregnant with my first baby as I have MS and didn't think I could manage with seats that you take in and out of the car. I just wanted to take the baby and leave the seat behind! You do have to have extra long seatbelts to fit the seat rearward facing and have quite a bit of room between the front seats. We had a Mondeo so it fitted with no problems at all. It is quite hard work to get strapped in correctly when it is rearward facing but then you don't have to take it out again so it's worth the effort. Due to this I gave it an easy ... more
  • 10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    sarah1178

    5 Stars Britax First Class SI really is first class Review with images 27/07/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages well padded, easy tu use , cosy

    Disadvantages Disadvantages fiddly when moving from car to car

    I bought this car seat about 2 months ago when my son was 9 months old although I wish I'd seen it sooner!! I spotted the seat in Halfords and it had been reduced by a third at the time to £89.99. This may sound expensive but when you consider that it is one of the few car seats that is suitable from birth to approx 4 years then you can see the value. The seat is very well padded and is available in a number of different seat covers. I went with a black/grey style which is also fully removeable and washable, spare covers are available in selected fabrics only but you can find this out by ... more
  • 18 of 18 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 3 Nige7Whit

    Member since 12/10/2002

    Reviews written: 36

    4 Stars Brirtax First Class SI 03/04/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Easy strapping in (the kids), and easy fitment (to the car)

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Quick release button won't be a quick escape

    Not sure what the SI stands for, but it's a good quality car seat for your kids. Our twins went into these seats from the age of 10 months, and were quite happy with the arrangements. had our twins in maxi-cosy rear facing seats from birth, but these Britax seats were their first forward facing seats. Straps are an item worthy of comment.... There are 2 shoulder straps, big loops that come from behind baby's bum, to the shoulder pad. The two loops each have a buckle clip, free sliding on the strap. When the child is placed into the seat, the straps must be brought around the arms, and brought ... more
  • 3 of 3 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    superchickadee

    5 Stars All you will need from birth to four years! 17/02/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Sturdy, safe feeling and comortable.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None that I have encountered.

    I wish I'd had it from birth - this is a lovely car seat, comfy, sturdy and fits in my car! I really like the feel of the material, it's very easy to get baby in and out and it will last for a few years at least. I has a soft, padded insert for newborns, the shoulder pads are not too stiff, it's easy to adjust the straps and my baby seems really comfy in it . It is rear facing for up to nine months and then goes forward facing after that. Good value for money as it is meant to last for up to four years. Has different reclining settings too. Halfords still have a £20.00 off at the mo and fit it ... more
  • 7 of 7 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Carrie2001

    4 Stars A good all round baby car seat 18/08/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Easy to fit, looks stylish, fits most cars, good quality

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Highly priced,

    We chose the Britax First Class car seat after looking at the many other other makes and models and thought "yeuck!" to most of them. Some seemed garish. Others seemed less well built. The one we liked best just on first impression was the Britax First Class, which on further investigation was apparently Mothercare's best selling seat. It was one of the dearer ones, but had the feel and quality, and build class that we were looking for! Despite our initial reaction regarding the plethora available, safety was our major issue. This seat boasted good safety and the seat is very well made. The ... more
  • 8 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mazparis

    5 Stars Only car seat that would fit my car 06/03/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Alternative routing for seatbelts

    Disadvantages Disadvantages slightly expensive at £110

    When i originally looked at this car seat i made the mistake of going to halfords, the reason this was a mistake was the staff had no training on how to fit it, my baby was less than 9 kilos at the time so needed to be rearward facing but he was too tall for his smaller carseat, i was told the seatbelt was too short for it to be rearward facing, so i gave up and decided to leave it. I waited a few months and decided to go to mothercare world as my son was nearing 9 kilos, after trying many different car seats it was established that due to the length of the buckle strap in the car the first ... more
  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    sarahjlowe

    5 Stars The First class is just as it says on the tin! 26/07/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Can be used from Birth to around age 3

    Disadvantages Disadvantages It is a bit heavy/arkward to transferr from car to car all the time

    I bough this car seat for my son, when he was just growing out of the group 0 seat. Therefore it was the third car seat we bought (and he was only 9months old) The first was one of those baby cradle type car seats (M&P) that click in and out of buggies etc. Second was supposedly a from Birth car seat that was very very unsuitable for a baby under 12 months as it was far too upright - so I felt uneasy with using it. This car seat has been brilliant - I would reccomend it. It reclines, is easily cleaned, fits the car seat very tightly. The seat belt tightens and loosens easily and the clasp is ... more
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