Maxi Cosi Priori Toddler Car Seat

...recommendation I decided upon the Maxi Cosi Priori Toddler Seat. I was advised that the Maxi Cosi would fit in most family cars as with any toddler seat it's quite bulky, we have a Citroen Berlingo, so we don't have any problems. My friend has a smaller Punto and it also fits in her car quite snugly. COMPANY DETAILS Up until that point I hadn't heard about Maxi Cosi as a car seat manufacturer and found out they are at the top end of the market in ...
...car seat for our child. Maxi Cosi meet all the European safety standards ECE/R44/03. They also have a Side Impact Protection System in their seats, I had never heard of this until I bought the car seat. On top of new safety measures in child car seat safety, you are also urged to read the following checklist. ~ Never buy second hand car seats. It has a history you don't know about. ~ Only purchase a car seat suitable for your child's weight. ...

marylou2u 01.06.2004 · Read full review
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...However,we found the Maxi Cosi Priori XP,which attracted us initially to the comfy and supportive shape and the sturdy frame. THE SPEC? It has 3 recline positions,the first is almost lying down,which was perfect for our 'young' boy. It has a five point safety harness,which is well padded over the shoulders and between the legs and is a sturdy metal clip,not a flimsy plastic one that doesn't last,which I found a breeze putting together,but my mum ...
...don't see my son managing to pop it anytime soon! The seat itself has clips on either side and on the front to hook the harness straps around,for ease of getting your child in and out,tangle free.Which is really handy,but they work best when your child is still in the smallest size of harness. The harness is slackened by a button hid away under the harness hook on the front,which is neat,but not very easy for a 'new person' to find,or to explain,and ...

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Maxi-Cosi Priori The Maxi-Cosi priori is a group 1 Car seat, This means it falls into the category for babies over 9 months up until the age of 4, depending on the child’s size and weight. We have recently purchased a Priori XP, after a disasterous buy for our baby. It’s a car seat I will totally recommend to other mums out there. The XP is a version with ‘Xtra Protection’ , and there is also another version of the Priori called the SPS which has ...
...back ground as to how we came to buy this seat for ourselves. At Christmas my son received a generous voucher for Argos from a relative and being only 4 months old we decided to spend wisely and buy him a carseat for the next stage and a high chair. We chose a carseat from Mamas and Papas called the Pro-tour. It is a group 1, 2 carseat and as we didn’t understand much about second stage carseats we trusted the Argos blurb about how it was suitable ...

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Choosing the Maxi Cosi Priori XP for our daughter was one of the best purchases as a parent so far! Firstly it's easy to fit. We did go to a baby shop to be shown how, however, it really is quite simple. 2 of the main things I love about this seat is the 'wings' on the sides. So when my daughter falls asleep in the chair, her head rests against the sides of the seat (wings). The other main reason was the very easily reclining action. There is a ...
...reach from my drivers seat, and we have quite a large car) which you simply pull towards you, and the chair tilts backwards. This never wakes my daughter if I do this once she has dropped off to sleep. The lever is out of the way, so there's no chance your child can find it to play with it. Another great feature is the hooks on the side of the chair for tucking in the straps after undoing them. This keeps the straps out of the way, ready to put ...

joooles 05.02.2006 · Read full review
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...wife and I bought a Maxi Cosi Priori car seat after being impressed with the Maxi Cosi baby seat we had used previously - but it has it's dangers. My eldest daughter (Verity) was around a 10 months old by the time we decided she needed to move to a toddler car seat, in this respect she was probably making this move later than some other children, but she it quite petite. The Priori is, generally, a very good car seat. The seat is well padded, with ...
...compare the mechanism with any other to determine if my little Houdini would have had a tougher time with any other. This incident hasn't put us off Maxi Cosi however, and Verity (at 4 1/2) has just outgrown the Priori and moved into a Maxi Cosi booster. ...

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when my son was about 8 or 9 months old, and his legs were dangling off the end of his carry-tot, i decided it was time to buy a "proper" car seat. i looked around and this was one of the seats i like best (well, it did match the upholstery in the car, you know!) - but as a single mum, i had to consider the price factor, and initially chose a cheaper seat. i have to admit that i wasn't happy with the fit of the first one i bought, so i went to a ...
...in fitting different brands. the nice young gentlemen (i must be gettin' old, saying something like that!) did not criticise the seat i had bought, but did comment that he didn't think it fitted into my car properly. which is what i felt too. patiently, he tried many different seats, and was fairly happy with some - but you could tell he wasn't over-enamoured. after telling me that the maxi-cosi priori was one of the seats that fits most cars, he ...

zeldazog 26.05.2004 · Read full review
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...security. Ease of Installation: Maxi Cosi provide you with a CD to play on your computer which shows you step by step instructions on how to fit the seat. I watched this and this helped me then decipher the slightly confusing picture based paper instructions. The first time I put the car seat in, I found it quite difficult. There are some great features like a spring based clamp for the seat belt but trying to pull the belt tightly, ensuring it ...
...£130 but I found it on line at Nurserygoods.com at £104.99 and they delivered really quickly. So in summary, I think if you want a good quality seat with excellent safety features that offers comfort and some great additional features you can't beat the Maxi Cosi Priori XP. ...

CarolLouise 14.08.2003 (15.08.2003) · Read full review
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...first child] and chose the maxi cosi as a seat able to go on a lap belt but that would not obscure the rear view of my Nissan Micra. I was prepared also to pay the extra for a reclining type seat as with family some distance away this seemed beneficial and he did look lost in the larger static seats. Despite being considered safe in the back middle seat with a lap belt I feel that it is much safer in the side seats with full inertia reel belts because ...
...There is an optional soft maxi cosi pilot play tray available which I find very useful on longer journeys and seems more comfortable than some of the hard plastic trays available. It also has the benefit of going over the belt clip which may help with older children who want to play and whilst it comes with toys attached they are just put on with velcro which means that they can be swapped for other toys if desired without them flying all over the ...

BeckyStothart 24.09.2002 · Read full review
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This car seat is excellent, its so easy to fit in cars which is great for me as i only wanted to buy one seat to put between my car and other family members. It is a very heavy seat compared to some, but the ease of use i find more than makes up for this. This seat is very comfortable and my little boy has no problem sleeping in it, it also has various recline positions which is easy to do when the child is in the seat, the mechanism is very smooth ...
...they have fallen asleep without waking them up! The only downside to this seat is the seat belt, it is greatthat its easy to adjust the length of the belts but i find it quite fidly, especially with a wriggling toddler trying to escape! also i find the cord that tightens the shoulder belts twist and jam easily, when this has happened i have to take the whole thing out of the car to untwist it from underneath. ...

emily_whitby 28.12.2006 · Read full review
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As this car seat was recommended to us by 2 seperate couples I had a look in Mothercare at there range (my son was fast growing out of the first size car seat, his legs were creeping up the back seat!) This is by no means the cheapest option in the store , but it looks fantastic. It is also one of the safest on the market ,thats why it had been recommended to us. It is a bit fiddly to fit at first but my hubby soon had it down to a fine art and ...
...thing about this model is that is really easy to tilt back into a reclining position, so when my boy nods off I can just tilt him back by lifting a lever at the front, this requires next to no effort and is not the performance I find adjusting some of these baby products to be! The straps are also incredibly easy to loosen and tighten. I slacken them off and readjust everytime I pop him in the seat as it is no bother at all. This is quite a bit ...

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...seat as we had the maxi cosi cabriofix when our son was newborn and got on really well with it. Installed in about 10 minutes - I wouldn't want to move it from car to car a lot but I think that relates to all forward facing seats not just this one. Baby loves facing forward as there is so much more to see and its really easy getting him in and out. The mechanism to loosen and tighten the straps can be a bit tricky to use, but I think this was the ...
...tried baby in a more padded seat at a shop and he looked rather restricted and uncomfortable. This seat feels safe (reassuring manufacturer name) but also seems to give baby a bit of freedom. The recline is really smooth and although he's only been out in in three times he has fallen asleep twice ! The other good thing is I can reach the recline from my driving position so can move him back or forward as need be without getting out of the car. ...

clairebette 25.07.2008 · Read full review
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I purchased this product a few months ago now, My daughter was in need of a new one as she is a year now, I looked at several car seats and found that this one is the best one in safety as i was told. It is suitable for a child weighing 9-18kg (20-40lb) approx. 9 months to 4 years It looks very comfortable as it is well padded out. It is quite simple and easy to fix into your car so it can easily be switched to different cars if necessary, You just ...
...seat and put under 2 clips then pull a lever which tightens the seatbelt as much as possible, you just adjust it till you are satisfied with the tightness. It has a removable washable cover for easy cleaning. My daughter can easily fall to sleep in this and when she does it is easily reclined by the pull of a lever at the bottom with out her even noticing. It has pads on top of the safety straps for the child for extra comfort. The straps are very ...

tasha07 30.03.2007 (31.03.2007) · Read full review
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Some Volvos have quite short seatbelts. After trying a few seats at a well known store, the Priori XP was one of only a few that fitted a Volvo 850 properly in all seats. The seat fixes securely with a 3-point belt, and is very stable with regards to sideways movement. There is plenty of all-round padding, some degree of selectable tilting between upright and laying back, and our child is perfectly content in it. The harness adjusts easily, with ...
...it even more comfy, and the whole setup appears very secure. Beware of prying fingers though. The harness holding the baby in, like most seats, has a buckle right in the centre. Toddlers are quick to learn how you do up and undo the buckle. After a couple of months using the seat ours is beginning to realise what the buckle is for, and how to undo it. The buckle is quite easy for a young inquisitve child to undo. Make sure they are firmly told that ...

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I bought this brand of car seat once my child had out grown his rock-a-tot baby seat. I chose this car seat because it was recommended for my car, looked smart and was a good price. The seat feels very sturdy, it has side impact protection system and four different seat positions which allows baby to be in a more reclining position when sleeping. The instruction booklet for the car seat takes a little time to understand but to fit the seat you ...
...I have had with the seat is changing the height of the shoulder strap which was incredibly tricky and difficult to start with, though once I had worked out the basics it was relatively quick to complete. I have found this car seat to be very good, easy to move from one car to another and it is easy to get my little boy into and out of. As yet he hasn't worked out how to undo the buckle but that will be a further test for the seat in the coming months. ...

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...I had not used any maxi cosi products before but i was familiar with the name and i have not been disappointed. My son has fallen asleep in his car seat many times and the ease of tilting it backwards into a comfortable position is excellent. It adjusts into a more relaxed tilted back position with the use of just one hand. My son is now well over 2 and he enjoys every journey in his car seat and always travels in comfort as well as style. I have ...
...and vauxhall vectra. I would definately recommend it and i will definatley use maxi cosi products in the future. I bought this from mothercare about 2 years ago and paid £99.99 for it (i think). I think it is also available in Babies r us (Toys r us) ...

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