Group 1 Carseats- good buys/recommendations

pinkparrott

Hi i need to buy a group 1 (9months to 4 years)car seat for my little boy who is comming up to 1 year old any recommendations of where i can get one a bit cheaper than mother care etc, any good websites? or any recomendations as not sure which one to go for.
thanks

natalie1974

Hi ,

If you PM me your email address I will send you the latest Which Car Seat Report . I can tell you though that this seat http://www.mothercare.com/gp/product/B000ILIP94/sr=1-1/qid=1167230848/ref=sr_1_1/026-5971736-7321213?ie=UTF8&m=A2LBKNDJ2KZUGQ&n=44452031&mcb=core
is the Maxi-Cosi SPS in Mothercare disguise and is a really good car seat . If you take the covers off of it it says Maxi-Cosi under it . What car have you got as well as not all seats fit in all cars .

natalie1974

Hi ,

Forgot to say , what is your budget ?

fraz41

pinkparrott wrote:

Hi i need to buy a group 1 (9months to 4 years)car seat for my little boy who is comming up to 1 year old any recommendations of where i can get one a bit cheaper than mother care etc, any good websites? or any recomendations as not sure which one to go for.
thanks

If your car has isofix mountings i'd certainly recommend going for one of these seats. It's a little more pricey but very easy to fix/remove and you don't have to worry about not having fixed the seat securely to your car.
I paid around £150 for the Britax Duo Isofix about 2 yrs ago but there probably a bit cheaper now.

pinkparrott

hi natalie , i have sent you a pm, thanks for this, i'm going to go in to mothercare tommorrow to have a look so i will look at that seat, my budget is anything up to about £150 but would like 1 for arounf £100 if poss, although i dont mind paying more as long as I get a good deal or some money off - lol i love a bargin!

pinkparrott

hi fraz , i was thinking about this one you mentioned and its about £200 for the isofix version, although i think halfords have it in the sale for £160. thanks

natalie1974

Hi ,

£140 the Britax Duo Isofix @ Kiddicare.com , http://www.kiddicare.com/invt/carbriduoisfmarbl?No=0&N=371 but you do need to check wether it fits your car as even though it may have Isofix points not all Isofix seats fit Isofix points , you may need tether kits etc .

If you decide to go for a non-isofix seat then the Mamas & Papas Pro-Tec and the Maxi-Cosi Priori XP are the safest seats on the market .

HTH

Natalie

hpiper

Theres a superb specialist child car seat shop at Stacey Bushey near Milton Keynes called 'In-Car Safety Centre' (01908 220909). It only sells child car seats and so will advise and fit the seat according to your car and requirements.