| With so many baby car seat models being sold, | | | | Excellent’ on crash protection, ‘Very |
| many new parents feel overwhelmed and | | | | Good’ on ease of use, and ‘Excellent’ |
| stressed out about which one is the best choice. | | | | on vehicle fit. The only drawback with this model |
| It’s such an important decision! The last thing | | | | of baby car seat was price. At $170, it was |
| you’d want is to have your child in a baby car | | | | among the highest priced seats on the market. |
| seat that does not provide the maximum amount | | | | The baby car seat that scored lowest (of those |
| of protection for your child in the event that you | | | | tested) was the Evenflo PortAbout 5 (Premier |
| have a car crash. | | | | Comfort Touch). It rated only ‘Fair to |
| One of the great things about the Internet is that | | | | Good’ on crash protection, ‘Very |
| you can research virtually anything in the comfort | | | | Good’ on ease of use, and ‘Excellent’ |
| of your own home. Sure, there’s a lot of | | | | on vehicle fit. While it scored among the highest in |
| trivial, useless stuff out there, but there’s also | | | | the latter two categories, the primary concern |
| a lot of practical information we can use in our | | | | with any baby car seat is protection, and this one |
| everyday lives. When it comes to researching | | | | just doesn’t pass muster. |
| something like a baby car seat, consumer | | | | Best & Worst Convertible Baby Car Seat |
| protection organizations often have elaborate | | | | A convertible baby car seat is designed for |
| websites that are the perfect places to get what | | | | children up to about 35 lbs. in rear-facing models |
| you need. | | | | and up to 40 lbs. for front-facing seats. Among |
| Consumer Reports is a famous organization | | | | these child seats, the Evenflo Titan 5 scored an |
| devoted to giving consumers detailed information | | | | impressive ‘Excellent’ rating in both crash |
| about products of all kinds – including your | | | | protection and vehicle fit. It rated ‘Very |
| next baby car seat. In May, 2005, the good | | | | Good’ on ease of use. Overall, this is an |
| people at Consumer Reports conducted a detailed | | | | excellent baby car seat! |
| test of several brands of car seats. They wanted | | | | The worst score in this category was given to |
| to find the best (and worst) baby car seat being | | | | the Britax Marathon baby car seat. The only real |
| sold, based on crash protection, ease of use, and | | | | problem with this model is the latch, which had |
| proper vehicle fit. Here are the results for both | | | | some problems and drove the ratings down for |
| infant car seats and convertible car seats. | | | | crash protection and vehicle fit. It’s still rated |
| Best & Worst Infant Baby Car Seat | | | | ‘Excellent’ in several categories, so even |
| An infant baby car seat is made for babies up to | | | | this baby car seat isn’t a bad buy. You just |
| about 20 lbs. (birth to 9 months). In this category, | | | | want to be sure that the latch works properly in |
| the best baby car seat was the Britax | | | | your particular vehicle. |
| Companion. It rated ‘Very Good to | | | | |