After reading strong reviews of the The First years True Fit, I took a chance on the 2nd version, the Recline, one of my best online purchases ever. My 16-month son, who was sittling in a rear-facing Graco baby carrier, has been itching (more like crying) to get into a forward facing seat. After much prodding from my wife, I researched all the typical web sites ([...], consumer reports, IIHS) and was intrigued with the much cheaper True Fit as compared to the Britax Marathon. Best purchase I've made on Amazon and about $100+ cheaper than a Britax.

First, the seat is BIG. I installed it in my Mazda 3 (small car, but live and park in Chicago) and it fit no problem. I did do what everyone said about the original True Fit, READ THE DIRECTIONS front to ocver. At first, I was thinking that this seat is way too complicated, but after about 20 minutes of finally knowing all parts, I got it installed. After pulling the anchors and the front latch, this seat is not moving... Read more

I ordered this because I have a Honda Fit which is very small and I have a 11 month old that I want to keep rear facing as long as possible. I tried a friend's True Fit in my car and it worked fine without the headrest rear-facing in the center seat position, so I ordered one. Well, once I got it and read the instructions, I realized you can only use the seat without the headrest up to something like 22lbs and then you have to put it back on in order to remain rearfacing up to 35 lbs. Without the headreast it isn't rated for a child any larger than the infant carrier I was using. Basically that made it useless to me. Also, with the seat properly installed rear-facing, I couldn't access the snaps to re-attach the front of the cover, and I also couldn't access the strap adjustment lever very well either. I would have been very inconvenient because I like to loosen the straps when I pull my baby out of the seat and re-adjust them every time.

The seat did have a lot of good... Read more

After much debating I chose this car seat as an additional car seat so my son can ride in my husband's vehicle. I was hoping it would fit in my car rear facing which it did. I was very impressed by the features prior to purchasing and am as impressed with them once we received the seat. It is relatively easy to install, has newer and better features than previous models. I like the level at the bottom which tells you how reclined your seat is. I like the no re-threading feature. I love how comfortable the seat is! I must say it is much more cushioned than the other seat we have, the Britax Marathon. It is also roomier and wider. I like that this seat goes to 50inches as opposed to 49 with the Britax Marathon. I also like the option of using it without the headrest for infants and the included insert for infants. I like the price, lower than the Britax seats. I get 7 years of use out of this one, 6 years with Britax. So far no complaints, we chose the Urban Life and it's a little... Read more