Marathon Convertible Car Seat - Portland

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 32 pounds
• ASIN: B0002WPWS6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #311,468 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Save Money On This Seat Elsewhere, March 7, 2005

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HJU (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Marathon Convertible Car Seat - Portland (Toy)

I just wanted to confirm that there are two websites that carry this carseat for much less than it is being offered here and at Babies R Us. I just purchased this seat (03/05) online for $215 with free shipping and no tax! The websites are
www.safeandsecurebaby.com and www.travelingtikes.com-- both websites are selling this seat for $215 no shipping. Also, they have many color choices. I was able to order a yellow one with flowers on it for my daughter, which is so much nicer than these drab brown colors. I hope this helps everyone!

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great car seat, even better than the Roundabout!, September 30, 2004

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Candace Mack "cmmack" (Mauldin, SC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Marathon Convertible Car Seat - Portland (Toy)

This seat has all of the great features and benefits of the Roundabout, but allows your child extra grow room in height and in weight allowance (Roundabout is 40 lbs., Marathon is 60 lbs.). My 3-1/2 year old daughter still uses hers with room to spare! It is very comfortable, and as with all Britax seats, has more seat padding to make extended trips easier on your child's behind! I would never buy any car seat but a Britax. I am expecting again, and will move my daughter up to the Husky seat, use the Marathon for the new baby, and get my son the new Bodyguard booster.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best There Is!, October 25, 2004

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G. Debruler (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Marathon Convertible Car Seat - Portland (Toy)

My husband and I have owned many different car seats including Alpha Omega, Eddie Bauer and Evenflo. This carseat (the Marathon) does not even compare to the others. We have latch in both of our Hyandai cars. I have an Elantra (small) and my husband drives a Sonata (midsize). This carseat fits fine in both when placed in the middle seat both rear-facing and forward facing. My husband is 6'6 and has to have his seat all the way back and this carseat still fits. Perhaps not roomy but fits nonetheless. My son is 18 months and is an angel in the car (and this is from a very active toddler)! We have even taken two seven-hour drive trips and he never complained once (Of course he slept for three hours--thanks to the padding-- and watched Elmo the rest of the time with only one small stop to change his diaper and eat). We are registered and did receive the replacement even though ours was not needed. Please read reviews and reports on Britax---you will find nothing better or safer. Just by looking at this carseat you can see and feel the quality, especially compared to the plastic on our other carseats. With latch this seat does not budge and we will never buy anything except Britax and believe me we can't afford it either, but since we received it as a gift and have compared it to our others, I am willing to pay the price for the next one! I wish we would have known about Britax when he was born!!