car seat recommendation?

[Guamsta]

I'm too late to this thread but we swear by the Cleck Foonf....granted it's too much cash for most. We just bought a second one for my wife's car, hence why I'm still waiting to get sliders....but it's worth it, the lil one comes first.

Check it out:
Clek

digging the seat. i like the modern feel and fresh colors. also a reason i went with an uppababy system stroller and baby seat. safety but fresh color. will show the wife this link of sure.

 

[mybabydaddy]

+1 for the Recaro.

If you have a misaligned latch attachment, shouldn't you take this back to the dealer for a remedy? Especially considering your 4runner is probably still under warranty?

As for seat protector I use this in my 4runner limited with leather seats
Robot Check

after a full year my leather on the rear seat is still ok without any dents. I did have to roll up a towel underneath the recaro to level it out

+4 on the Recaro... I have four of them because I don't like swapping them from car to car (and I bought for the sitter's car). My kids have loved the Recaros since day 1; they complain with other seats when we've rented, etc. And obviously, Protection is bar-none excellent with Recaro. All of mine are forward facing at this point. They fit so well in the 4Runner... Latches worked great, but now both kids require the belt only securing. Highly recommend.

Side note: cannot comment on long-term damage to the Soft-Tex... the seats don't stay permanently in my Runner, so it's tough to gaudge. We use protectors in my wife's RDX, but I forget which ones.

 

[RedMagik]

digging the seat. i like the modern feel and fresh colors. also a reason i went with an uppababy system stroller and baby seat. safety but fresh color. will show the wife this link of sure.

The solid steel frame really shows if you take it to travel, comes with a travel wheel back which makes it easy but it does not become any more compact. The latch system on the car is the best I've seen and experienced. They use rigid bars that make it easy.