Saw this car seat today and have noticed that it rates very well in the CREP safety tests.

I just have a couple of reservations.
1. A 0-8 car seat for just a few hundred? Seems too good to be true.

2. The sales person basically said she thinks the CREP testing is a load of BS. :/ Is it?

3. It seems to have a LOT of padding for a newborn. Is it safe to have that much padding? Isnt there something about not having too much around the baby as it compromises the seatbelt - or something? Not sure where I read that now...

4. Do you have one (Luxi Crown)? What do you think?

We were originally looking at the SnS Safeguard because the sales assistant said it was the same basic seat as the Meridian AHR without all the extras. But they rate very differently according to CREP. I dont want to waste money on unecessary gimicks but if it does make a difference I am willing to spend the extra.