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Recaro Young Sport
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05-06-2014 11:07am#1
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Recaro make great racing seats for adults but for child seats, go with an expert maker like maxi cosi, or preferably something rear facing. http://www.rearfacing.co.uk
Which give this seat 1 out of 5, BTW.
http://www.which.co.uk/baby-and-child/baby-transport/reviews/child-car-seats/recaro-young-sport/review/
It may look cool having junior in a Recaro (and I was tempted to get one too when mini me was born) but the reality is that rear facing is far and away the safest position and if you go forward facing, go with a dedicated child seat maker.
Anyway, that's my 2c.
Age up to 12 or 36kg... you'd look well in a rear facing seat still at that age
Recaro, in every European test done has always fared very well with safety standards, in car seats and we all know their automotive seat quality.
Their child seats are usually slightly heavier than other brands, except their newest range.
A seat that does 3 different groups will never be the most comfortable for one end of the spectrum, whether a 9 month old or a 12 year old.
Rear facing until a year old is recommended, not 9 months really.
My sister has 3 car seats and tried 3 different brands and the Recaro she has is the one all her kids want because it's most comfortable
I have 2, the rear facing and Young Expert Plus both with isofix.
The latter is only for up to 4ish years old but where some parents take their kids to a booster seat with seat belt i just bought one of these BA's for when my 3 year old needs it.0 -
Age up to 12 or 36kg... you'd look well in a rear facing seat still at that age
Recaro, in every European test done has always fared very well with safety standards, in car seats and we all know their automotive seat quality.
Their child seats are usually slightly heavier than other brands, except their newest range.
A seat that does 3 different groups will never be the most comfortable for one end of the spectrum, whether a 9 month old or a 12 year old.
Rear facing until a year old is recommended, not 9 months really.
My sister has 3 car seats and tried 3 different brands and the Recaro she has is the one all her kids want because it's most comfortable
I have 2, the rear facing and Young Expert Plus both with isofix.
The latter is only for up to 4ish years old but where some parents take their kids to a booster seat with seat belt i just bought one of these BA's for when my 3 year old needs it.
Please read the site I linked to, and especially this page http://www.rearfacing.co.uk/facts.php
I'm not dissing Recaro specifically, nor the individuals right to choose.
However, the attitude in the UK and Ireland is that rear facing is for babies and then stick them in a forward facing seat, and all the better if it's under a hundred euro.
I was more or less the same until I read the science and research behind rear facing and it's benefits. A recent RSA 'check your car seat' day exposed how they are thought of by the experts when the official pointed to our seat as an example of the best type to use.
Yes, they are expensive, very! But if used until the kid is 4, you are safe in the knowledge that you spent wisely and your kid is as safe as can be.
I now sound like a shill for some car seat company, but I assure you I'm not, but I think the common perception surrounding rear facing could do with an update.0 -
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