Hi, I want  to buy car seat for my baby. I no idea yet which brand to buy. My budget 700 only & can fit in myvi.

1) What car are u driving? Myvi
2) U planning to use seat belts or isofix/latch? No idea . Dont think my car have it.
3) Are u planning to have more than 1 child car seat at the car rear seats? Yes , with in 1-3 years .
4) What are you priorities in sequence?
(Eg. All-in-1 type, budget, safe, convenience, light weight, narrow width, etc)
- All-in-1 type, not too big for myvi, price(700+/-)

Thank you

I bought gb pockit plus . I might get joiee gem for the combo . but still need recommendation for the carseat . all in one.

I understand the convenience of GB pockit plus coz i also own one too. Nowadays, i just fold the stroller and walk into the restaurants. I dont need to worry whether will my stroller get stolen or not.
Chicco Next2fit can only use till your kid is up to 65lbs. Therefore it is only a convertible child car seat, not an All-in-1. I recommend this model due to your budget.

Sorry, i am unable to feedback Sweet Cherry coz i dont have one and very few online review about this brand coz is a local brand. They also didnt mention how long is the lifespan of this child car seat.

There are a few golden rules in child car seats:
1) Keep your child rear facing as long as possible coz rear facing is 5x times safer than forward facing. Therefore buying a higher max weight limit child car seat for rear facing is safer.

2) Every child car seat have a lifespan. Therefore manufacturers have to indicate the manufacturing date on every car seat so u can know when your child car seat will expire. This is becoz manufacturers have tested their product to ensure it can work properly even after several years of usage. All-in-one car seat have the highest lifespan which is usually 10 years. Thats why it is not wise to buy 2nd hand child car seats.

3) Child car seat cannot be used if it is involved in a car accident even it is a minor one or there is no sign of damage on the child car seat. This is becoz the child car seat cannot work properly if there are some damage on the child car seat. Thats why there is a risk buying All-in-one child car seats. In US, they can purchase child car seat insurance. Therefore it is also not recommended to purchase 2nd hand child car seats. Is it worth risking the child's life?

Most Malaysians dont bother about these rules. Their mentality is it is considered good enough that i even let my kid sit on a child car seat. So many irresponsible parents rather spend on other stuff then child car seats. Some even let the kid sit in the passenger seat even though there is an airbag in the passenger seat. I seen many cases the parents or even the sales person dont even know how to properly secure the child car seat. It is like wearing a helmet without securing the latch when riding a bike.

Some parents just dont have the patience to train their child to sit rear facing position.
I would like to share my experience. The first child car seat that i bought was the Mothercare Madrid. I bought this because i was given some Mothercare vouchers. This child car seat could only rear face till 9kg so I changed to forward facing for my child since she have reached around 9kg. Then I had a 2nd child so it was time to buy a 2nd child car seat. I wanted to purchase a narrow child car seat so i could fit two child car seats and one adult in my rear seats. Since then I did alot of research and gain alot of knowledge about child car seats. So i gave away my Mothercare Madrid car seat to my cousin and I bought two Diono Radian R120. I have difficulties to changed my child from forward facing to rear facing again coz she was used to forward facing. We bought soft toys and books to keep her occupied. We try to let her know that if she wants to go out, she need to sit on her rear facing child car seat. It was not easy but patience was the key. Maybe during the first few times, an adult need to accompany them.

Some parents even funnier. They so eager to switch their child to forward facing position even though the child can still sit in rear facing position  . Their reason is that the child's legs look uncomfortable. And some just wana see what their child is doing.

I will be preparing a guide of child car seat in a new thread for those who are interested so it is easier to manage and i do not need to keep repeating the same thing all over again. So stay tune..

Graco brand is solid for car seat. I paid for around RM 1399.

Bought Nextfit Zip for Rm1300  at Babyland Ss2. Date of manufactured Oct2015. Only got about 6yrs life span.

Old stock indeed

up to 30kg for front facing , 18kg for rear facing .. about 5-7yrs...

8yrs lifespan

From newborn to 8yrs.

bought Joie Spin 360 for 1399 from Goodeal Mum & Baby Store in Penang
suitable from newborn to 4 years old (up to 18kg), ISOFIX only

http://www.joiebaby.com/product/spin-360/
https://www.goodealbb.com.my/index.php?rout...t_id=270&page=2

Thanks for sharing this information.

My concern is if I were to purchase the infant car seat in your 1st picture, I afraid the newborn baby is way too small to fit into that car seat.

1) What car are you driving? - vellfire
2) U planning to use seat belts or isofix/latch? - isofix/latch
3) Are u planning to have more than 1 child car seat at the car rear seats?- nope
4) What are your priorities in sequence? - safety, comfortable

currently looking at Joie every stage FX and Recaro young sport hero, however the recaro 1 only for baby starting from 9 months old, so at the moment i think Joie every stage FX is a better option.

any other recommendation? how is graco 4ever compared to joie every stage fx?

due this coming july 
so shopping for all stuff now

isnt it better to straight buy those tht can use from newborn~certain age?

erm, sorry but wat does the expiration date of baby seat means?
the warranty?

ooh, so must check manufactured date when purchase

any comments regarding graco 4ever and joie every stage fx?