Customer Reviews

Combi Shuttle 33 Infant Car Seat, Jade

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

Our baby hasn't arrived yet, so I will update this review when we can actually put this seat to use, but so far, we love it!

I spent a great deal of time researching car seats, as safety, comfort, style, and size were all HUGE issues with us. Finally settled on the Combi Shuttle due to it's safety ratings and overall features. Then, they came out with the Shuttle 33, which made our decision even tougher. We really wanted to be able to use the infant seat for the full first year of our babes life, so the fact that we can go up to 33 inches and 33 pounds was an awesome feature. We figured that the extra pound of car seat weight was worthwhile.

Some have said they don't like the handle always having to be up while in the car, but I am on the other end. Putting the handle down just extends the length of the seat, pushing the front car seats even further forward. I do love that you can use the handle to prop the seat up for the baby to sit or nap in.

The buckle is a little tough, as are all puzzle lock buckles, but safety first! All the straps are super easy to adjust and we love the fabric. It is soft, easily removed and super washable.

ETA ~ We've now been using this seat for over 10 months, and still love it. Everything is very easy to adjust, including the rise and length of the straps. We cloth diaper, so on days when we are out and use a disposable it makes it very simple to quick adjust. My son is very comfortable in this seat and we will probably be able to use it until he is well over a year.

Length:: 0:28 Mins

My wife complains everytime she has to buckle him into the carseat. The design requires you to have big hands that clasp two parts together before inserting it. Maybe I will make a video

We hav compared this to other seats hich are much better.

I do like the front bar and the 33 pound max.

After much research and asking friends, we left our beloved Graco and Britax and chose a Combi seat for our new baby. Awful decision that we regret every time we use the seat.

1. Heavy beast, even without baby inside
2. Hard to get baby in over the rebound bar
3. When taking our baby out, his feet get caught under the rebound bar, a couple of times hard enough to make him cry in pain
4. The buckle is a "puzzle buckle" and let's just say it makes me want to throw the seat in the river.
5. The way it works with the matching stroller is insane...poor design makes it hard to get in and out of the locking mechanism
6. See #5 for the base, too...Clicks into base just fine but getting it out is like unscrewing a medicine bottle...push down while simultaneously pulling up
7. Our sunshade broke almost immediately on one side. We still use it, but it's now lopsided like someone sat on it.

I do have one good thing to say...the fabric is easily washed and washes beautifully.

I was reading other reviews for this seat and decided to write my own and let people now how great this seat is!
*Its NOT hard to get baby in or out the car seat, because feet get stuck ( i never had that hapen, i guess people just need to be careful )
* Never had problems buckling my baby in the seat because of the puzle buckle, You just get used to it, and its safe and secure
*yes it is tricky to put this car seat to the matching stroller, but hey, its not too bad. Just try again
* And its not that heavy, there is car seats what is heavier that this!

I know what i am talking about, i have this seat for more than a year now, and my baby is still in this seat and is happy.
But there always will be two sides, people who hate this seat and people who loves it! I amd the one who loves it!

We have had 6 months to review this car seat. It is a car seat...they are heavy and annoying to carry, all of them. The handle is nice because it doesn't get slippery in my hand when hot out due to the grey skid pad. The weight is heavy, but lighter than other modles. I have to carry it up stairs at times and I usually take the baby up seperatly.

The fabric cleans up rather well. We have had to remove all the pads a few times due to blow outs. Removing them is fairly easy. They dry quickly too.

Getting the baby in and out of the seat is not too bad. At first the clasps were a real pain, but after a few weeks I am use to it and it's really nothing to complain about.

The baby does tend to get hot while in the seat, so we dress him in layers when necessary.

Fitting the car seat into the stroller is a pain. However, not enough where I wouldn't buy this travel system. The plastic connector doesn't stay in place on the stroller and can pop up and move. This is an easy fix, I just haven't had to time to 'secure' it.

The car seat is very stable, the base is extremly easy to install in the car (as are most bases these days). I have also used the seat belt attachment, and that is somewhat easy. It was hard for me to push the seat down to get it secure but I'm a tiny person. I had a neighbor help me.

A complaint I have for this seat is the handle bar. I wish you didn't have to use two hands to push it down (a button on each side must be compressed). However, it looks like most other car seats have the exact same design, I assume it is a safety issue. It is really hard to push the bar down when you are holding the baby. I've tried using a knee (doesn't work) or balancing the baby on my lap (takes mad skill) but the thing that works best is having a routine where the bar is left down whenever the baby is removed from the seat. Although, husbands tend to forget this and then you resort to the balancing act.

All in all, this is a good travel system. The stroller is SUPER light and easy to fold, super easy! Attaching the car seat to the stroller has a minor flaw, but one you can secure a fix for. The fabric washes well and dries very fast. Dress your baby in layers so he doesn't get too hot (easy layers, button jackets, etc). The price is comparable to other brands but this brand takes into account additional safety features (further foam insulation to protect the whole back, not just to the neck).

I also did a detailed review of the stroller.

So I learned my lesson, never buy a carseat because it's cute or matches your car interior. As a first time mom I purchased this car seat. My daughter is super tall and heavy so it's been great in that aspect (33" and 33 lbs) however now that she is approaching 25 pounds we are looking for a new one. Overall it's been good except for the following issues:
- Puzzle piece buckle is always difficult to latch
- The button on the front of the seat is not where the cushion says it is (To loosen the straps you have to locate the button with your hand because it does not line up correctly)
- The carrying bar will stick occasionally

Unless you have a larger baby I would suggest to go with something else

After reading many reviews, I decided to purchase this carseat for the birth of my first child. Looking back, what a mistake! I had no idea, really, what to look for and was ultimately dissapointed. Here is why:

1)I liked the idea of the rebound bar, but it caught my son's feet on several occasions, causing pain and tears.
2)The buckle takes 3 hands to fasten, unfortunately, we are born with only two.
3)It weighs a small ton, my mother strained her back lifting it, WITHOUT the baby in it.
4)It does not offer much air ventilation in the back/recline part of the seat, unlike the Keyfit and Snugride. My son perspired a lot in this, even in cooler weather.

We ultimately purchased a Chicco Keyfit after speaking to many friends/family. It is a much better carseat. I've also heard the Snugride is nice, too.

My newborn is quite comfortable in the combi shuttle 33. It's easy to take in and out of the base, although I recommend practicing before placing your newborn in it. It's tricky at first. just pull the lever behind the car seat and lift straight up. (if you don't lift straight up it may seem as though it's stuck.) The car seat comes with a base for rear facing installation. you don't need to buy the base separately. The seat is compatable with the combi Flash EX stroller frame. They are easy to use, look great, and baby loves them. The seat and frame are light. One negative, the base does take up more space than i had anticipated. We have a compact sedan and with the carseat there is not much room for the rear passengers ( i can only imagine how much space other carsears take up.)

This is a great car seat! It fit my HUGE baby and still does at 8 months (he is now 24.5 lbs and 30 inches long)! I am impressed at the size of the car seat itself. It was a full 8 inches SHORTER than the graco safeseat. I am very pleased with the performance and it is SUPER easy to use. This is great for someone with a small car and needs a means to fit a baby rear-facing along with a toddler front facing and 2 adults! This is a definite!

The color is bright and adorable, I originally thought the canopy was black and white stripped, turns out it is white, black, blue and green stripped. This car seat is very large, we have a '03 Land Rover Discovery 2 and it takes up a lot of the back seat being in the middle. It wouldn't fit behind the passenger seat unless the seat was pushed very far forward, too far for someone to sit in the front. We also have an Audi RS4 (which is a mid-sized sedan) that it doesn't fit in at all. The seat is bulky and heavy for me to carry, my husband doesn't seem to mind. He did say it is difficult to unlatch at times, he also has trouble buckling the baby into the seat due to his large hands. Besides that, the seat seems very safe and is only one of two that is offered with the anti-rebound bar. It is the smaller of the two (the other being the Britax brand). So far we like the seat a lot and are happy with our purchase.