An ok car seat. (Britax Evolva 1-2-3 Ultra)

Member Name: MrsWillow

Product:	Britax Evolva 1-2-3 Ultra
Date:	10/08/09 (62 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Should last up to 11 years.

Disadvantages: Not multi recline, fiddly to fit and need to be strong.

I got this seat to go in my Clio, I have had it in the back seat and in the front seat.

I find the seat is OK, it is relatively easy to fit, but you do need a bit of muscle to get the seat belt strapped through it tight enough. Also threading through the seat belt around the back of the seat is a little fiddly. We have oly used it the baby mode so far but the head rest moves and widens to fit children up to approximately 11 years old.

It has 2 cup holders on the sides, however, I don't think we will be using those till our little girl is a bit bigger as cups with handles don't fit.

One thing I do like about this seat is the padded shoulder straps on the 5 point harness, and the fact that the adjuster for the straps is simple to use at the front of the seat.

However, the recline option is a bit rubbish, you have to set it when you fit it so can't adust it as needed. Also even when you fit it reclined it isn't reclined very far and my daughter ends up rolled forwards in the seat, when we went on a long trip recently I ended up putting the seat in the front of the car and reclinging the front seat alittle so the seat sat back further so my daughter could sleep more comfortably laid back a bit.

I am not sure how durable the seat is going to be to possibly last another 10 ish years though - however, the age range would be good for grandparents who have different aged grandchildren as they would only need one seat and could switch it for different aged grandchildren.

Overall I do prefer the Britax Duo Plus we have in our other car and wish I had spent the little extra to get another the same but I feel this is safe enough so can't justify changing it.

Summary: A good seat if you are going to have different age children in occasionally