I have had my baby boy in this car seat for nine months now, and we both still like it a lot. I bought this instead of another graco because I like the anti-rebound bar for safety and for helping to pull the seat out of the car. Harness is similar to all other car seats I've owned in the past: straightforward, easy to adjust, fairly easy to use on squirmy baby - buckle just takes a little patience. The color is not so great - I got the wasabi noche instead of this cranberry and everyone comments on my car seat and think's it's so cute. I can't believe I don't see more of this seat around town. I guess that's because Toys R Us only carried the cranberry one in-store and it just isn't as nice looking.

I bought the matching stroller and I like the combo much better than other brands. The stroller is small, light and folds up quickly and easily to throw in the back of the car. It has a basket underneath that is a total waste of time. I pulled that sucker off as soon as I got it... Read more

Sure it is safe but I wish we had gotten something different.

1) The crotch strap is 5" long and is not adjustable.

2) It does take two hands to connect the shoulder strap's clips into the crotch clip. You have to hold the two shoulder strap's clips together just so in order for them to be accepted into the crotch clip. This is what I despise about this car seat most.

3) When adjusting the shoulder straps, both loosening and tightening, the fabric of the straps seem to stick on the plastic under the car seat. The buckle back there gets caught and when you think you have the straps tightened you find the twisted buckle is hoarding extra slack.

4) You cannot loosen or tighten the harness while the seat is in the base. So if you are a baby wearer you have to get the whole car seat out of the car, take your baby out, and put the carseat back into the car. It is such a hassle. This is what I despise about this car seat second most. I wish I would... Read more

I admit I did not really do my research well before purchasing this carseat. It is a very heavy carseat. I also have a relatively big baby and I am a small person. The buckle is frustrating to clasp as well and with a crying infant it is very frustrating