I really like this lightweight car seat. Before buying this, we shopped around quite a bit. We also read several reviews about this car seat and we thought we took a bit of a risk by purchasing this as in majority of reviews it said that it's hard to get the car seat out of the base.
br /Initially, it was difficult for us as well but by applying WD-40 near the pulling latch, it became really easy to un-latch it.
br /It was a relief that it became loose and my wife was able to get it out the base without stuggling.
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br /I strongly recommend people to buy this and also have WD-40 handy. You won't be disappointed.

I love the compact size of this carseat-a major selling point for me since I drive a compact car. The anti-rebound bar is a safetly feature I liked-and has the added bonus of being an extra "handle" when getting in and out of the car. In an ideal world, the canopy wouldn't be attached to the back of the seat and would have full range of motion, but that's minor compared to the other features I enjoy.

Let me first say that this is my first carseat (only 1 child so far) so I don't have anything to compare it with.
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br /Pros:
br /I love the design and style.
br /Lightweight (but like other reviews, I dont know if it's that light).
br /I like the rebound bar.
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br /Cons:
br /It is very hard to get out of the base.
br /It is hard to get the handle up and down.
br /The sun shade is a bit flimsy.
br /The carseat doesn't fit in a shopping cart.
br /A few times it clicked into the base but later I found it really wasn't latched in correctly.
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br /When I purchased this carseat there were no reviews. When I decided to give it my own review I was surprised by all the descent reviews because I thought this product wasn't that great. But then again this is also my first infant carseat. If I had to buy another car seat, I might check other ones out before I settled with a combi again.

We bought this car seat for our 5th child because it was so darn cute! We wanted something different. When we got it in the mail we were so excited, but that didn't last long. It is soooo hard to get out of the base. I have to wiggle it ALOT to get it out and with a sleeping baby - not a good idea. My husband can barely do it. It is also too heavy (even though all the reviews say it isn't). We also looked for 2 months for a stroller to use it with and couldn't find one to work. It does not have the traditional latch on the bottom to fit into a universal stroller frame or even on the grocery cart. Combi does make a stroller to use with it, but not in the Mandrin color option. Sigh... We have sadly sent it back and purchased another option and I am sad.
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br /Things I do love are the handle, the foot safety bar and the material, but that is all.

Be aware that the canopy of this seat retracts for no reason, which is particulaly disturbing when you live in a hot sunny state like Arizona. I thought ours might be defective but when I returned to the store the floor model had the same problem. Additonally, as previously stated the release button takes quite a bit of strength (easy for my husband, not so much for me).

I love this car seat! Weget compliments on it everytime we go out with it. We have the Combi stroller as well and it's been great. My son fits very well in the seat and usually nods off straight away. The release from the base was very hard to pull at first, but after a few weeks it has gotten much better! I would buy this seat again.

Ordered the Wasabi Shuttle at end of May '08. Checked the manufactured date (12/10/07) against the recent recall (units manufactured before 12/15/07)--which just proves Murphy's law and the state of my luck. As it turns out, the factory went ahead and retro-fitted the necessary part before shipping it out to Amazon.com; there are green inspection stickers on the carrier unit and box indicating this--but we had to call Combi to find out that's what it meant. Even though they fixed it before I ever received the car seat, I am deducting one star for not including CLEAR notification with the unit that it was already fixed.
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br /Otherwise, the release mechanism (for detaching the car seat from the car seat base) requires about as much effort as any other unit from Combi's competitors; my wife's small hands can just manage it. Weight-wise it was a tad lighter than others--one selling point. The roll-bar at the foot of the car seat is a feature that no one else seems to offer--another selling point. It integrates with the Helio stroller to form a travel system (see my review on the Helio)--the final selling point for my wife.

We love this car seat!!! We got it earlier than promised, and are very satisfied with the product!

We bought this car seat for my first baby and he was just so tiny. He fit comfortably in this seat with the back adjusted to the smallest height. It is cushioned well and the padding on the seat belt part held his little neck perfectly. It is such a comfortable seat for him. The safety bar is an excellent feature. While talking with a car seat specialist at the hospital, she told me this was one of the best seats you can buy for safety because of that bar. While the child is in the seat you are also suppose to leave the handle up on this seat. I couldnt find the instructions manual on this seat when it came to my house...but after searching this seat, it is located on the back under the canopy...A convenient little pocket for the manual in case you should ever need it. The only thing I absolutely hate about this seat is the canopy. It does not stay up. Every time I carry my baby anywhere in this, it always falls down. Sun, rain, snow..you name it, it gets in his eyes. This seat would be perfect if the canopy would stay up. Everybody always complements me on how nice it looks. It snaps in easily to the base and is easy to get out.

It is light weight, matches lots of things, easy to use, and will not get dirty easily. I live overseas and it arrived in 10 days.

I am a big fan of combi. I am a very small person, 100lbs when not pregnant, and this is a very light-weight carseat. We got the stroller that matches this carseat and it is great. My son isn't born yet, but I had combi with my daughter and loved it. I wouldn't buy another brand.