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Really?! I had no idea there was a list! Thanks for the info. We did a test fit with the car seat we have and it seemed like it fit, but I will definitely take a look. Can't be to careful I guess.
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quick pick that I snapped, the nearest one is a Radian XT, the furthest is a Britax Boulevard 65
The Radian XT seems to be the go-to for sports car people. When I was trying to convince myself I could drive two babies to school in a porsche 911 it was the seat everyone seemed to be using. It's design allows it to be mounted much closer to the seatback, which translates into more legroom for everyone.
As far as rear facing goes, they just take up a boat load of space, even in my wife's buick enclave I had to have the driver's seat uncomfortably far forward to fit the rear facing seat behind. I would be surprised if you could fit a rear facing seat into the passenger side of the G and also have an adult human sitting in the front. You might have better luck in the middle but the hump between the L&R seats may not allow you to mount properly
Note: I am in Canada, but I believe both seats I mentioned have american versions
car seats take up a ton of room.
quick pick that I snapped, the nearest one is a Radian XT, the furthest is a Britax Boulevard 65
The Radian XT seems to be the go-to for sports car people. When I was trying to convince myself I could drive two babies to school in a porsche 911 it was the seat everyone seemed to be using. It's design allows it to be mounted much closer to the seatback, which translates into more legroom for everyone.
As far as rear facing goes, they just take up a boat load of space, even in my wife's buick enclave I had to have the driver's seat uncomfortably far forward to fit the rear facing seat behind. I would be surprised if you could fit a rear facing seat into the passenger side of the G and also have an adult human sitting in the front. You might have better luck in the middle but the hump between the L&R seats may not allow you to mount properly
Note: I am in Canada, but I believe both seats I mentioned have american versions
quick pick that I snapped, the nearest one is a Radian XT, the furthest is a Britax Boulevard 65
The Radian XT seems to be the go-to for sports car people. When I was trying to convince myself I could drive two babies to school in a porsche 911 it was the seat everyone seemed to be using. It's design allows it to be mounted much closer to the seatback, which translates into more legroom for everyone.
As far as rear facing goes, they just take up a boat load of space, even in my wife's buick enclave I had to have the driver's seat uncomfortably far forward to fit the rear facing seat behind. I would be surprised if you could fit a rear facing seat into the passenger side of the G and also have an adult human sitting in the front. You might have better luck in the middle but the hump between the L&R seats may not allow you to mount properly
Note: I am in Canada, but I believe both seats I mentioned have american versions
I've had the Britax Roundabout 55 rearward facing behind the driver's seat and it fits--I'm 5' 10.
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car seats take up a ton of room.
quick pick that I snapped, the nearest one is a Radian XT, the furthest is a Britax Boulevard 65
The Radian XT seems to be the go-to for sports car people. When I was trying to convince myself I could drive two babies to school in a porsche 911 it was the seat everyone seemed to be using. It's design allows it to be mounted much closer to the seatback, which translates into more legroom for everyone.
As far as rear facing goes, they just take up a boat load of space, even in my wife's buick enclave I had to have the driver's seat uncomfortably far forward to fit the rear facing seat behind. I would be surprised if you could fit a rear facing seat into the passenger side of the G and also have an adult human sitting in the front. You might have better luck in the middle but the hump between the L&R seats may not allow you to mount properly
Note: I am in Canada, but I believe both seats I mentioned have american versions
quick pick that I snapped, the nearest one is a Radian XT, the furthest is a Britax Boulevard 65
The Radian XT seems to be the go-to for sports car people. When I was trying to convince myself I could drive two babies to school in a porsche 911 it was the seat everyone seemed to be using. It's design allows it to be mounted much closer to the seatback, which translates into more legroom for everyone.
As far as rear facing goes, they just take up a boat load of space, even in my wife's buick enclave I had to have the driver's seat uncomfortably far forward to fit the rear facing seat behind. I would be surprised if you could fit a rear facing seat into the passenger side of the G and also have an adult human sitting in the front. You might have better luck in the middle but the hump between the L&R seats may not allow you to mount properly
Note: I am in Canada, but I believe both seats I mentioned have american versions
Never thought that I would be discussing baby seats on a car forum. You guys are awesome!
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We have a Britax marathon and tested it rear facing and there was plenty of room for my wife, at least for short trips of an hour or less. Luckily rear facing is a relatively short amount of time.
Never thought that I would be discussing baby seats on a car forum. You guys are awesome!
Never thought that I would be discussing baby seats on a car forum. You guys are awesome!
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Thanks again for the list. I had my eye on the Recaro booster seat. I am glad to see it made the cut.
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I guess what I meant was that the kids seem to be in some sort of car seat / booster until they are around 8. I figure when it is time to change to a new seat my wife will let me know. I can't be depended on for such things.
Are you pretty tall. I don't think my seats are that far back. I am about 6' but I don't think I can fully reach the peddals all the way back.
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i just got my G back from an extended stay at the dealer. i was armed with good info from researching common issues on the forum. it certainly helped my cause, and helped the dealer as well since they could justify many of the repairs under warranty. a ton of work was done to the G:
- blown rear timing cover gasket causing the CEL code P0524 and P0113 and limp mode (14 hrs labor, ~$400 parts - warranty)
- synthetic oil change (under warranty due to timing cover re+re)
- ECU/ECM replacement (1 hr labor, $1000 part - warranty)
- add adhesive to peeling instrument cluster hood above dimmer and dash info switches (warranty)
- leaking Concentric Slave Cylinder (CSC) (4hrs labor, ~$150 part - warranty)
- Clutch Master Cylinder (2 hrs labor, $125 part - my dime)
- bleed clutch hydraulic system, replace with "GTR" fluid (warranty due to CSC)
- re+re flywheel, pressure plate & clutch disc (1/2 hr labor, near-new OEM parts by me bought on forum for $300)
- multi-point inspection - free
- NO WASH - of course
if anyone is interested or needs them, i have all the OEM part numbers for the various repairs (CSC, MC, ECU, timing cover, etc) done on my comprehensive work order.
as an FYI - the labor durations listed above are warranty or "goodwill" durations. the book time was much greater. as an example, the book says 3.2hrs to replace the MC, i paid 2 hrs which is in line with what folks said on the forum. i believe book time on the timing cover re+re is closer to 18hrs.
a big thank you to this and other threads on the forum. i was well prepared before my visit to the dealer, and they were great to work with. as you can see above, most work was covered under warranty. i am at 41k miles. my powertrain warranty expires in November so this was great timing. ~$9k of work was done, of which i paid under $500 incl tax, plus the $300 clutch kit of course.
i was anxious to get my car back after 5 days in a Q50 loaner. nice enough car on the inside, but i could not get used to the 7AT shift patterns and the suspension was hopelessly soft. it was also much more thirsty than how i drive my 6MT. unfortunately, the Q50 gave me no reason to want to drive as an enthusiast. it just didn't engage me in the slightest, leaving me feeling lazy and numb behind the wheel.
i paid extra to have the Master Cylinder replaced based on the feedback on the forum. money well spent. while the gearbox was dropped for the CSC replacement, i paid 1/2hr for them to swap in my almost new OEM clutch/flywheel set purchased from the forum classifieds. the dealer took photos of the new and old parts side-by-side so i could compare the condition. throwing the new parts on was a no-brainer and saved me several thousand dollars in labor and parts if i had to do this separately with dealer parts. the dealer also used "GTR" fluids (dot 4 i believe) to bleed the clutch hydraulics.
i must say, the gearbox seems much smoother and tighter than before. i do not have the growling and rattling i had previously, and engaging the clutch is chatter/grab free. we'll see how it holds up over time, but with the way i drive i am hopeful for a trouble-free service life for the next 4-5 years and beyond. it's the wife's turn for a new car (2015 Toyota Highlander on order) so i'll be waiting a while!
- blown rear timing cover gasket causing the CEL code P0524 and P0113 and limp mode (14 hrs labor, ~$400 parts - warranty)
- synthetic oil change (under warranty due to timing cover re+re)
- ECU/ECM replacement (1 hr labor, $1000 part - warranty)
- add adhesive to peeling instrument cluster hood above dimmer and dash info switches (warranty)
- leaking Concentric Slave Cylinder (CSC) (4hrs labor, ~$150 part - warranty)
- Clutch Master Cylinder (2 hrs labor, $125 part - my dime)
- bleed clutch hydraulic system, replace with "GTR" fluid (warranty due to CSC)
- re+re flywheel, pressure plate & clutch disc (1/2 hr labor, near-new OEM parts by me bought on forum for $300)
- multi-point inspection - free
- NO WASH - of course
if anyone is interested or needs them, i have all the OEM part numbers for the various repairs (CSC, MC, ECU, timing cover, etc) done on my comprehensive work order.
as an FYI - the labor durations listed above are warranty or "goodwill" durations. the book time was much greater. as an example, the book says 3.2hrs to replace the MC, i paid 2 hrs which is in line with what folks said on the forum. i believe book time on the timing cover re+re is closer to 18hrs.
a big thank you to this and other threads on the forum. i was well prepared before my visit to the dealer, and they were great to work with. as you can see above, most work was covered under warranty. i am at 41k miles. my powertrain warranty expires in November so this was great timing. ~$9k of work was done, of which i paid under $500 incl tax, plus the $300 clutch kit of course.
i was anxious to get my car back after 5 days in a Q50 loaner. nice enough car on the inside, but i could not get used to the 7AT shift patterns and the suspension was hopelessly soft. it was also much more thirsty than how i drive my 6MT. unfortunately, the Q50 gave me no reason to want to drive as an enthusiast. it just didn't engage me in the slightest, leaving me feeling lazy and numb behind the wheel.
i paid extra to have the Master Cylinder replaced based on the feedback on the forum. money well spent. while the gearbox was dropped for the CSC replacement, i paid 1/2hr for them to swap in my almost new OEM clutch/flywheel set purchased from the forum classifieds. the dealer took photos of the new and old parts side-by-side so i could compare the condition. throwing the new parts on was a no-brainer and saved me several thousand dollars in labor and parts if i had to do this separately with dealer parts. the dealer also used "GTR" fluids (dot 4 i believe) to bleed the clutch hydraulics.
i must say, the gearbox seems much smoother and tighter than before. i do not have the growling and rattling i had previously, and engaging the clutch is chatter/grab free. we'll see how it holds up over time, but with the way i drive i am hopeful for a trouble-free service life for the next 4-5 years and beyond. it's the wife's turn for a new car (2015 Toyota Highlander on order) so i'll be waiting a while!
@Groot, welcome to the forum, Sir!
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also didn't know Recaro made car seats until we already bought the britax. 
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Hogwash! I love the Recaro seat for my son and think it's better than my wife's highly rated Chicco seat. The one thing better about the Chicco is you can adjust the seat without taking it out of the car, so in that respect, yeah, no bueno. Everyone has their own preference though, I just think it's cool they offer such a cool seat with a good safety rating at that.
Here is a demonstration of my son thinking the same thing.....LOL.
I love the Recaro seat for my son and think it's better than my wife's highly rated Chicco seat. The one thing better about the Chicco is you can adjust the seat without taking it out of the car, so in that respect, yeah, no bueno. Everyone has their own preference though, I just think it's cool they offer such a cool seat with a good safety rating at that.Here is a demonstration of my son thinking the same thing.....LOL.