hi, i am using a joie stages car seat for my elder boy for almost 1 year.
the difference between stages and every stage is that every stage can be used up to 12 years old while stages only up to 7 years old.

my son is 2 yrs old now, will have backache if sitting in the stages for 2 hours straight. Added some padding to the seat and so far ok for 2 different trips of straight 2.5 hours.

the only thing i don't like it at this moment is the padding on the strap cannot be removed for washing purpose.

The stages is quite big, and i think the every stage might be slightly bigger.

Depends on you if you need a car seat to fit up to 12 years old or not.

How much difference in terms of pricing between this 2 models?

You can read the differences here
http://www.madeformums.com/reviews/car-sea...-seat/1926.html

And more about stages here
http://www.madeformums.com/reviews/car-sea...tages/1805.html

A couple of months ago, we were also doing extensive research on car seats. We finally settled for Malaysian brand Koopers Flamenco.
Super value for money (RM950 after discount vouchers from Lazada) .. here are some information on it =)

Before i got this, i was considering JOIE Every Stage around RM1,200 (after discount vouchers on Lazada) but thought that this is actually better heh
    Group 0+, 1 & 2 Car Seat
    Suitable From Newborn to 6 Years Old
    Forward Facing Using Isofix or Belt options (Rearward facing with 3 points belt)
    4 Reclining Positions
    5 points Integral Safety Harness
    Enhanced Side Impact Protection (ESIP)
    Adjustable Protective Headrest
    Comfy Seat with Extra Padding
    Removable and Washable Seat Cover
    European Safety Standard R44/04 Compliant
    Engineered for Europe
    Warranty: 4 Years

Recommended Age: From newborn to 25.0kg (Approx 6 Years Old)
Brand (Country Of Origin)
Malaysia
Recommended Age
Newborn to 25.0kg (Approx 6 Years Old)
Product Weight
12.8kg
Product Size / Dimension
38cm (L) x 48cm (W) x 60cm (H)
Rearward Facing
Newborn to 10.0kg (approx 9 Months Old)
Forward Facing
9.0kg to 25.0kg (Approx 9 Months to 6 Years Old)
Installation
Rearward Facing - Belt
Forward Facig - Belt AND/OR Isofix
Harness
5 Points
Reclining Position
4 Positions
Warranty
4 Years
What's Included
1. Newborn Insert
Head Side Impact Protection
Yes
Washable Cover
Yes

Koopers Flamenco seems to be hot to sit in, the padding is not mesh type i think...
Anyway, it looks similar to stages and every stage.

If you were to choose stages, do take note of the production date.. the stages has different batch... it is in the market for many years. earlier years stages has some problem, i had forgotten whats the problem dy, maybe u can search for it online.

I haven't tested an ISOFIX car seat before, but what i know is that ISOFIX car seat will be bigger. I had no problem using car seat without ISOFIX, just make sure it is properly installed and fitted to the car.

Btw, i am using it in my company car Almera, so i am taking in and out very often. Legroom of the car is quite important as it looks cramped if I fix it in my wife's Proton Savvy. It looks comfy in the Almera even when the front passenger seat is not pulled furthest away from the backseat.

There is a s/n sticker with some code on it.
http://www.which.co.uk/news/2013/09/safety...t-recall-334179
How does the 'latch' thing looks like and how is it fastened?
I let my boy to choose when trying on Joie and Graco. He didn't make any decision because he don't like to sit in car seat, ended up we decide for him...

oic.. how does it look like? is it like a belt with a hook?

nice... mine does not comes with that, mine comes with a big clip but i don't know what it is for..lol..

For front facing or rear facing?
I haven't use it for rear facing as my boy skipped that 1st stage of the joie stages.

For safety: middle - safe from collision from both sides of the vehicle
For better child view: middle - can see more in child point of view. (Front facing, 2yrs and above)

The important thing is that your seatbelt must be suitable if you were to fix it in the middle of the passenger seat, and your child must be secured properly in the car seat.

Configuration that I had fixed before (Front facing):
Fixing in front seat (without airbag in front seat) - for short to medium distance drive, only me and my child in car
Fixing in middle of rear seat -  for medium to long distance drive. troublesome if taking in and out the car seat often. Safer to take out the child from the car as you can sit in the car, carry the child out first then only get down the car as compared to open the door and take ur child down when you have your car parked beside a busy road. Both me and my wife can look at him with the rear-view mirror.
Fixing in back of the front passenger seat: - My usual configuration as i have 2 child now, need 2 car seats at the back.

Yes the child car seat can be fitted in the middle of the car provided that your car has a 3 point strapping system (like the side seat belts). Those belts that only go across the waist (like aeroplane seat belts) are not suitable for use to strap in the car seats.

In the middle, the seats are actually still safe because the child is actually strapped in by the belts of the car seat themselves. If the car seat is installed appropriately, there should be no issue of installing it in the read middle seat. In fact it's actually the safest place to position your car seat there.

If you wish to use ISOFIX in the middle seat, make sure you check the ISOFIX system is there but as far as I know, most cars don't have ISOFIX in the read middle seat yet.

Please see the article/write up below :

Positioning Child Car Seats in Cars