Hi ladies, I was wondering if you could help me make my decision. Which one would you reccomend? Easy to use, Easy to install/uninstall, last the longest, and fit better in a chevy 1500 extended cab pick up? Any input would help greatly tia.
jess71903
02-26-2010, 09:45 AM
MyRide!! The BLVD *might* be easier to install, but the MyRide is still easy, and will last longer, and is cheaper. I feel like you get more for your money with the MR.
jjordan
02-26-2010, 10:35 AM
Try the fit by going to BRU and putting each of the seats in your truck. You can also check the install and see which is easier for you.
Both seats are typically very easy to install when RF, but the MR is probably a trickier install when FF. If you are using seatbelts, then the BV has built-in lockoffs which make it a breeze. The LATCH attachments on the BV are nicer (if you have LATCH).
The MR will probably last a little longer both RF and FF, but not significantly longer for most kids. If it is important to you to be able to tether the seat when RF, then the BV can do that, and the MR can't.
If they were the same price, I'd go with a BV, but the MR is significantly cheaper so that might tip the scales. (You can usually get a BV for about $220 and a MR for about $130.)
Here (http://carseatblog.com/?p=2312) and here (http://carseatblog.com/?p=2556) are some reviews of the MyRide.
lanwenyi
02-26-2010, 11:43 AM
If you're choosing between those two and putting it in a truck, I'd choose the Blvd, hands down. I find the Blvd easy to install and it tethers rfing. That would be MOST important to me in a truck where, in theory, a rebounding carseat could hit the window that is immediately behind the seat.
The shells are virtually identical, so they'll be outgrown by height at the same time. The MR does have a rfing weight advantage, so if your LOs are short and heavy, it does have an advantage there. My LOs will never hit 35lbs before age 4 (DD is 2.5 and 25lbs. She's been 25lbs for 6 mths), so my biggest concern is shell height.
GL with your choice.
babygirlsmom1005
02-26-2010, 11:45 AM
MyRide!! The BLVD *might* be easier to install, but the MyRide is still easy, and will last longer, and is cheaper. I feel like you get more for your money with the MR.
:yeahthat:
jess71903
02-26-2010, 11:49 AM
If you're choosing between those two and putting it in a truck, I'd choose the Blvd, hands down. I find the Blvd easy to install and it tethers rfing. That would be MOST important to me in a truck where, in theory, a rebounding carseat could hit the window that is immediately behind the seat.
Good point. If the truck does not have high seat backs, then I would consider a seat that has some rebound control- i.e. any of the Britax convertibles (I'd pick the Roundabout 50) a Radian (if it will fit) or a True Fit Premier.
baby1577
02-26-2010, 12:50 PM
If you're choosing between those two and putting it in a truck, I'd choose the Blvd, hands down. I find the Blvd easy to install and it tethers rfing. That would be MOST important to me in a truck where, in theory, a rebounding carseat could hit the window that is immediately behind the seat.
GL with your choice.
:yeahthat: Tethering rear facing is a *must* for us because one of our vehicles is a chevy crew cab.
mfernandez
02-26-2010, 05:34 PM
Thanks for all the advice, it's so nice to have a place to ask questions like this and get knowledgeable answers. More advice is welcome, I'm still thinking about all of it. I'm def going to go to BRU and try the fit of both.
Jenifer
02-26-2010, 05:37 PM
does anyone that has the MR think that the seat is super super narrow? i saw it IRL today and i thought that it looked too narrow?? maybe it just looks like that, and it really isnt with a kiddie in it? i only had my 60lb almost 7 year old with me-she was way too big for it, the shell came to her shoulders, lol
jess71903
02-26-2010, 06:00 PM
Did it have the infant insert in it? If it did, I bet that's why. It's not a huge seating area, but still pretty big.
bmbwilliamson
02-26-2010, 08:47 PM
does anyone that has the MR think that the seat is super super narrow? i saw it IRL today and i thought that it looked too narrow?? maybe it just looks like that, and it really isnt with a kiddie in it? i only had my 60lb almost 7 year old with me-she was way too big for it, the shell came to her shoulders, lol
With the infant padding in it does look really narrow...but my 62 lb chunker monker fits in her sisters seat and loves it. (We tried it when we got it.) The actual base is pretty narrow, but the seat itself seems big.
TrammellyFamily
02-26-2010, 09:25 PM
I got my 13 month and 3.5 yo dd each a MR today. They're all installed rf in our Tahoe and they both seem very comfortable. Baby ds is 27 pounds fully dressed. Dd is 36 pounds fully dressed. I had to take the infant insert out of course for her. I got them for 159 at BRU plus 15% off. But I forgot to have them price match. Walmart carries them for 145 I think.
luvsviola
02-27-2010, 07:47 AM
Hands down between those choices, I'd get a MyRide. It has a TON more legroom and higher weight limit.
But if you are open to something else, I'd suggest a Radian. The seat is deeper, it is lower profile so kids have an easier and safer time climbing in by themselves later, and the XTSL rearfaces to 45 pounds.
