Cosco - Alpha Omega Elite Convertible Car Seat, Hammer 4.4 5 49 53
Great, safe and comfy seat After reading all of the reviews, I feel that it should be made clear that the seat is SUPPOSED to slide in a pivot-like manner. The woman who claimed her sister installs carseats professionally and advised her of a design flaw is way off. There is supposed to be a degree of give from the pivot point when the carseat is latched down. This feature allows the seat to move and absorb the impact in the event of an accident. However, the carseat should NOT move more than an inch from side to side and front to back. Everyone should have their seats installed at a fire station to become educated on the proper installation and use of your seat. It is completely free, and firefighters are certified in these proceedures.The Alpha Omega Elite is an excellent, safe seat. I do not see having to take off the cover corner when installing as being any issue of significance. I do not have tiny hands, and I still found it to be quite easy to do.There is sufficient padding for your little one. Again, make sure that you have this seat installed at the fire station the first time you put it in, so they can advise you on how to use the features. If your son or daughter's head is flopping down, then you do not have your seat at a proper angle. This issue is not the fault of the carseat - you MUST roll a towel or use cut-up pool noodles on ANY car seat to achieve a proper incline.I will say that the Alpha Omega Elite is not the easiest to install compared to other brands (our Recaro Signo is an absolute sinch), but this carseat is phenomenal when it comes to comfort and safety. It is sturdy, well built, and an excellent choice for protecting your little one. 07/13/2009
Wonderful I just had an accedent and my 10 month old was in this car seat. It worked so well that my son isn't hurt or injured. After I got him out he was fine, laughing, walking around, talking to everyone. He wasn't fased a bit. This car seat did it's job!!!I love this seat so much that I am now going to buy it again (car seats are only good for one accedent.) 07/07/2009
Awesome product I bought this product several years ago. I liked it because it could be used from newborn to 100 lbs. But, when the Washington State Dept of Transporation came to a class I was in to talk about car seats, and mentioned that this is the BEST car seat on the market, I was sold. Though I did use the infant seat that came with our stroller until our daughter grew out of it at 4 months. She's a very tall child. Unfortunately we also had to buy her a booster because of the angle of the seat bothered her legs, when put into our vehicle with angled seats (not a car seat defect, just the angle of our seats with the angle of the car seat was awkward for her). NOW it is time for my grandchild (yes I have a child in a booster, and a grandchild on the way). I have already told my son not to buy a car seat, because I want to make sure he gets this one. I'm glad that it is much cheaper now than it was 6 years ago. 06/16/2009
NOT good for small car! I bought this carseat because it was rated very high in the safety department. The installation is TERRIBLE and I am returning it today. I drive a 97 saturn sedan and we could not get it tight enough to the seat. We tried with the base and without the base. We tried the rolled up towel trick and it still slid all over the seat. I even had my sister who is professionally trained to install carseats try it and she told us there had to be something wrong with the design and to return it.We tried using the latch hooks in my husbands car and they didn't even reach! Then we tried clipping them together in back of the seat like the manual says and they wouldn't even reach each other to hook together! I suppose it's possible that it was just a lemon, but I am a details person and read the instructions 3x and still couldn't make it work properly. All in all, avoid this seat if you have a small backseat to work with! 06/03/2009
