I was hesitant of buying this car seat because of what some of the reviews said, contrary to some people's opinion, this car seat is a very good value and not unsafe. My son grew out of his dual car seat/base car seat in 6 mos. So, I had to buy a car seat that had functionality for 0-2+ years to accommodate his growth and safety needs. The reviews stated that the seat pinched the baby's legs, if they had adjusted the seat properly to the babies size that shouldn't happen. Also, new car seats have a function in the front that allows you to loosen and tighten the straps when putting the child in and taking them out which helps a lot too! I recommend this seat highly, it looks great and is very comfortable, my son rarely used to sleep in the car, now he does all the time. Only one issue, its bulkier than my last seat and transitioning from one style to the other had me frustrated for a few days. Now I just love it!

I have this seat for my daughter. In all, its a good seat, make sure its installed correctly, take it down to your local police station. At 1, this seat looked too big for my daughter (22lbs). We had a EB carrier type at that age. At her current 30 lbs, its a perfect fit, and I feel that she's safe.
While the longevity of use is nice, safety is more important of course. This carseat is only rated to 40lbs for a 5 pt harness. I offer you this video for you to decide if at 40lbs you want to change to a belt booster: http://youtube.com/watch?v=azgBhZfcqaQ It also offers an alternative seat that IS rated to 80 lbs for harness. Nascar racers use a harness for the safety it provides.

I would like to first say Thank You for making such a wonderful product. The stores we have up here in Northern Maine don't carry carseats likes these. I am very impressed with the product.