Britax are some of the very best safety rated car seats out there. I did a massive amount of research in purchasing our toddler-on-up car seats and Britax was the one that ultimately won. Britax is certainly not an inexpensive brand, but in my opinion, you cannot put a price tag on car safety and from what I found while doing my due diligence, Britax has unparalleled safety standards.
We bought the Diplomat Convertible car seat for my son in 2008, when it was time to move him out of his infant seat, and have been very happy with it. The strap you pull to tighten has frayed, but aside from that the seat has worn very well (we are currently in the process of buying a replacement strap). I’m not sure why it frayed. We are going to call Britax and talk to them about it.
Several months ago we bought the Boulevard Convertible car seat for my daughter. Since Madam Poopsalot is still in her Chicco infant seat, my son is using the Boulevard in my husband’s car and uses the Diplomat in my mommy mobile). The Boulevard is bigger and goes to a higher weight limit than the Diplomat. I chose the Boulevard over the Advocate since it was slightly less expensive with mostly the same specifications. However, if the price was the same, I would have gone for the Advocate.
You can now win one for yourself! Tammi over at My Organized Chaos is giving away one Britax Advocate convertible car seat. Click here to enter. What a great giveaway! Good luck!
