New CREP results 2012 released today ...FINALLY in 2013!

[blessedatlast]

Oh crap! I have the hi pod!! I have kept my baby RF because I thought it was safer, but it actually rated higher FF.. I think I'll turn him around.. I am looking at buying a new seat, but I'm so bloody broke. I feel scared now, I would never forgive myself if anything happened

[willow5]

Blessedatlast, don't stress too much. All seats still have to pass the Australian standards so it's hard to get a really crap seat. You've done the best thing keeping him Rfing as long as possible. I personally wouldn't rush to turn him. Is the model you have the same as the one tested? Or could it be the older model.

This is from the CREP website - "Because the testing methods used in 2012 and the previous years are different, it is not possible to directly compare these latest 2012 test results with earlier results."

So if your seat tested well last year it doesn't make it a bad seat now as the testing is different IYKWIM.

[blessedatlast]

It's the hi pod milan. I have already turned the seat.. I am totally totally freaked out. Like badly. Having a car accident is a huge fear of mine and I would never ever forgive myself to think I had a sub standard seat.. Yeah it passes, but that's it!! At least it gets 2 stars FF!!

Thanls for posting BTW

[Freya]

!Willow - do you know what are slimmest fit with good safety for over 4 average height..

Are you looking for 5point and adult belt booster combo or just booster?

How tall is your 4yo? I have my ds3 (4 in march and over 110cm tall) in the ezycombo in 5 point and he still has enough strap height room to stay that way for at least another 8-12mths. I don't find it bulky at all and we have it in third row next to a Infa Vario booster. From memory the ezycombo does ok in booster mode on CREP but there are others that rate higher. I've only found the cargo marathon to be the other 5point/booster combo seat that has "extended" 5point use for tall kids.

I like the vario's as a booster BUT even though they are highly rated and reasonably slimline (we have fit two vario's and the ezycombo along our backseat) I find them to be a bit lightweight which concerns me. My 4yo sometimes sits in the vario and honestly he still isn't tall enough IMO to be sitting in a booster with adult belt, as even adjusted the belt still sits a little to high on his neck.

[wysiwyg]

I think will probably just stick with the ezycombo then until happy for DD to move out of a 5 point - It will fit DD for ages though she is only 100 CM. - (apart from the fact it seems way to vertical in our car so DD is always lolling forward - and my hatred for the crotch strap - wouldn't be so bad if was DS in it) it is just the sides are so high that one side hits the car door - (Corolla) so you have to make doubly sure the car door is shut all the time, and because of the high sides and so wide, it doesn't fit next to the S'N'S Compaq and with the seats at each side is virtually impossible to get an adult in the middle. My mum comes to visit from the UK fairly often and other visitors mum will suffer and sit in the gap uncomfortably but what I would really like is to be able to get someone sat in the back with some degree of comfort.