My 3 year old daughter is going to hit over 40lbs soon, and is going to outgrow her current Graco car seat.

Wife and I are going to replace her car seat soon to a combo style, and I've narrowed it down to either:

1) Britax Frontier 85 Combination Booster Car Seat

-or-

2) Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat


Any recommendations, pros and cons, or other alternatives? I need to buy two (one for the TL, and one for the wife's RX). The Britax seems to be the most expensive car seat on the market. Is it worth the extra cost?

Safety and comfort are biggies, and with that said, it appears the Britax has the edge (tops in safety, and wider base for the kid's rear).

 

My son is tall, so we changed to a highback booster seat when he got to 40 pounds. We bought a Graco Highback Turbobooster, which converts to a backless booster when the child is ready. It cost only $40 at Sam's Club, which is only 1/3 of what our last combo infant/toddler seat cost.

http://www.gracobaby.com/Catalog/Pag...:4294959393||1

 

Thanks for the response neuronbob.

Your post just made me realize I've been looking at the wrong car seats (slap myself in the face). No point anymore in me looking at the combo seats as my daughter is now ~40lbs now, and not a newborn anymore. at myself.

Target has one for ~$45, where I'll probably end up getting it at. Thanks!