Great Car Seat for Tall Toddlers

After doing the prerequisite research on all the car seats available We decided on the Frontier. It seems to me that all the seats were decent it boils down to a personal choice. We based our choice on features and safety. The seat appeals to me because of the height adjustment feature and its ability to grow with our child up until she only needs the booster alone. Our 3 year old had grown out of our Marathon but was not ready of course to be in a booster without at least a 3 point harness. I am so far very pleased with the seat. The only complainst or comments I have are: The seat has a net like material on top of the microfiber on the seat..The netting gets caught on everything like velcro and snaps. It became ripped within the first week. I would rather have had the microfiber that is on the marathon (it does not appear that I can cut the netting out). Second the seat is a little difficult to install. We went to the Fire Department as I had in the past and they had no idea how to install it seeing how its so new to the market. I called an install expert who came out to the house and installed it properly so we could see for ourselves how it should look. Third the crotch buckle is really difficult to adjust it took the expert and myself more than 15 minutes to get the buckle through the slot. Overall I like the seat and would reccomend it.More detail ...

This does NOT have side pillows

Overall this is good seat. It is light weight and seems pretty sturdy. However the turbobooster comes in many models of which it is difficult to tell the subtle differences. I bought this one because the description says it comes with the Gracopedic luxury foam on the seat and padded side pillows. But contrary to the item description this does not come with the side pillows.

Babies R Us offers similar models with both the upgraded seat and side pillows--they are called Abbey or Roanoke. This is the only model that comes with the neck pillow.More detail ...