Just bought Chicco NextFit Convertinle car seat for my daughter as shes outgrown her infant carrier

I am really happy with the car seat as it is very easy to install using the ISOFIX/LATCH system.. Read a lot of good review about this car seat.. the quality is also there and my daughter love sitting in it

Actually was torn in between Maxi Cosi Pria and Chicco NextFit but since I couldnt find shop with ready stock Maxi Cosi Pria so decided to buy Chicco
Glad i choose Chicco

I'm using the car seat in a Kia Cerato with LATCH/ISOFIX attachment
Currently using front-facing configuration, behind passenger seat. The seat fits snuggly and it was very easy to install!

Car Seat
- Chicco NextFit Convertible Car Seat (from 0-6 years old)

Price
- RM1299.90





What car are you installing the Chicco NextFit in?
- Kia Cerato K3 (C-Segment)

Rear-facing or front-facing?
-currently trying front-facing, as my daughter already 18 months old and 11kg

Middle seat, behind driver or behind passenger?
-Behind passenger, as this is the best place to have a better view and access to the car seat from the front is she needs anything from me







How many inches is lost to push back the front seat when you install the NextFit rear-facing behind a front seat?
- Not sure how many inches, but i need to adjust the passenger seat 1 notch to the front compared to front-facing but still there's plenty of legroom for passenger. That is for fully-recline-rear-facing. As u can see in the last picture is the space for front passenger seat position for fully-recline-rear-facing and i still have lots of legroom. I'm 172cm by the way.









How easy is it for someone to buckle up beside your installed Chicco NextFit when rear-facing OR when front-facing?
-Havent tested yet but i think it's not gonna be a problem since the seat is not that bulky

Overall i'm very happy with the car seat as it has 9 recline adjustment, bubble level for accurate recline adjustment, supercinch adjustment for tightening the latch (read that adjusting latch is really tedious), comfortable seat and material, no-rethread headrest adjustment, clear instruction, great color, very stylish design, and a cupholder!

Eventhough at first i was looking for a fix-base ISOFIX car seat, i discover that it can only be use with front-facing configuration whereas rear-facing still need to use seatbelt. Maxi-Cosi Milofix offers rear-facing using ISOFIX but the process of needing to rotate the seat on the base looks troublesome since the seat is heavy. So after that I'm looking for car seat that comes with LATCH because the flexibility it offers, just need to switch the LATCH belt from rear or forward facing configuration which is much easier.

This post has been edited by kapalterbang_737: Mar 18 2015, 01:30 PM

Haha no lahhh so generous of you..
I'm just sharing my experience with others and I would be very happy if my review could help other people whose looking for a good car seat

Not sure about other brands, but my Chicco NextFit Car Seat do have Manufacturing Date & Expiry Date at the bottom of the box

What i have for baby transport:

- Maxi Cosi Cabriofix Infant Carrier
- Quinny Zapp Xtra 2 Stroller
- Chicco NextFit Car Seat

I would recommend using the infant carrier first as the position of the carrier is more comfortable for infant.. And plus my Cabriofix can fit into the Quinny stroller.. Thus making the transfer process easier.. I can just lift up the carrier and put it on my stroller. If u use car seat, u need to carry your baby from the car seat to transfer them to stroller, which i think is a bit of hassle especially if the baby was asleep.

I used the infant carrier until my daughter has reached 14 months, where her leg already hanging out of the carrier..
Now i'm using the NextFit in my car, and the infant carrier i put in my other car as a backup car seat. The NextFit has a very good recline position if u want to put an infant, but just as i said before its gonna be a bit of hassle to transfer your baby to stroller

Personally I'm using travel system from Quinny, which was a Quinny Zapp Xtra2 + MaxiCosi Cabriofix Infant carrier. I can say that this combination is the best travel system because the Zapp Xtra2 is very compact in size after folded, a real huge advantage if u are using a compact/hatchback car like MyVi.

Cabriofix infant carrier was made solid with comfortable padding. The only thing i dislike is that I can only secure it using seat belt, not with ISOFIX/LATCH because the base is sold separately and quite pricey (rm1.5k). I think the best infant carrier to use is Chicco KeyFit30 which come together with thr LATCH base for only RM1k/set.

I bought carseat when my LO already 18months old and she has exceeded the weight limit of the carrier.

If size is your main concern, Quinny Zapp Xtra2 is your best bet. It is very compact after folded, and not that heavy too.

Yes sadly, how i wish MaxiCosi will sell Cabriofix together with base just like what Chicco did.
However it is not that hard to secure the Cabriofix with belt, it might take 1 or 2 minutes max if u already know how to do it...

If would suggest to use quinny zapp+maxicosi cabriofix first as your baby is just 1 month old. Maybe after 1 year you can purchase the grace as a permanent car seat and keep the cabriofix as a backup car seat.

P/S - i'm a seller of quinny zapp & maxicosi cabriofix 😊

IINM in the US child under 12 years old needs to be on a booster seat/car seat
So should be around that time.. Because car seatbelt was made for adults..