Customer Reviews

Safety 1st Intera Convertible 5 Point Car Seat, Moonstore

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I am totally satisfied with this carseat. It was a bit tricky getting it installed in the car (I recommend reading the instructions, and having an extra set of hands to help you install it) but all carseats can be a bit tricky.

My 7 month old son loves this carseat because it sits higher up than his first seat and he can see outside (this makes our road trips MUCH more pleasant).

There are lots of places for you to adjust the straps, buckle, and headrest so you can really make the seat fit your baby. I am not sure how well it would work for a newborn because it doesn't recline as far as carseats that are only rear-facing, and it might make it harder for your little one to take naps and keep his head in a comfortable position. (Plus, it is SO nice to have a carseat with a detachable base for a brand new baby so you don't have to wake them up when they are sleeping). But if you only want one carseat, I am sure a neck support pillow in the carseat would work great for newborns.

My favorite feature of this carseat is that I won't have to keep buying more carseats (and then find a place to store the old ones) until my son is old enough to ride without one!

I really like this car seat and was looking for one that we could use for a long time. . .I think this is it. It's very big with the base, but I like the fact that it doesn't move around a lot - not flimsy at all.

However, it took me about an hour to figure it all out and get it configured for my son with the straps and everything. I will say that it can be difficult and time consuming to actually put into the vehicle because you have to shove the seat belt underneath and inside the base of the car seat with one hand, while pulling it through with the other - - a little tricky and frustrating if it gets tangled up in the middle of the base. Despite the frustrations, I totally recommend this one! I love the colors and padding of the seat - - cup holder looks useless, but I haven't installed it yet.

We bought the Cosco rendition of this car seat about 2 1/2 years ago, when our daughter outgrew her infant seat. At the time we drove a 2 door hatch back, and we needed something that would fit in our car rear facing.
We liked this one because it was affordable, had wide straps that were less likely to twist, had easily adjustable straps, and would fit. It transfered well into our mini-SUV, when we upgraded cars.
I liked that you could remove the base, which then created another car seat, and made it smaller, for a tighter fit. Or you could leave the base on, which lifted the seat higher so that our daughter could see out he window better.
A year ago we got in a car accident and it had to be replaced. I was quite disappointed that I couldn't find it on the market. So I replaced it with the Cosco Alpha Omega, which we like too, but not as well.
My second child is now at the point where he needs a convertible, so when I saw this one available I'm buying it.
It really is a good deal, safe, and easy to use (if you read the instructions).

There are INDEED a lot of straps and if you lose the instructions, good luck! The metal bar that keeps the main car seat attached to the base is a pain. It is very difficult to get in, or out. If you have to switch back and forth, you run the risk of breaking one of the tabs! I only took ours out 3 times before one side tab broke and the other showed a lot of stress at the joint. My son loved the seat from day one, which was a big deal because he was always weird about being in the car for any length of time. He's almost 3 now and still loves it and it has grown with him, and he's still got room to keep growing. I just wish it were easier to deal with! It's also heavy - especially if you're like me and leave the booster attached so you don't lose it or damage it! If you're going to spend over $100.00 on a carseat anyway, I think another model would give you a better value. If I had tried this carseat out before I bought it, I would not have bought it! My son's love for it is the only thing that has kept it around this long!

The car seat itself is awesome, but the condition it arrived in was awful. The box was smashed and caved in and it had been exposed to rain or moisture of some kind. There was nothing covering the seat (like a plastic bag) so debris had gotten into the box and soiled the material on the seat. It was a gift for my Grandson for Christmas so I didn't have time to return it and hope for a timely return. It took alot of time and effort to clean the spots off the seat. Simply packing the seat with a plastic bag over it would have made alot more sense to me.

Right off I want to say, this is a safe seat, and we'll continue to use them, but... This is a fantastic idea in theory, but in reality, it didn't work for our family (we have two of them). We wanted to buy one car seat and have it last clear till the end. They work well as a rear facing seat, but not as sturdy as I would have liked. The do work well as a forward facing, while still using the harness. We are currently using one as a belt positioning booster and it seems a little tippy. I went to use one of the backless boosters the other day and realized just how huge it is and in the process, found out that for the safest ride, you should keep your child in the high back booster till they are done. So if I had it to do all over again, I would buy one seat for infancy, one for rear/forward facing with harness, and another high back booster, all seperate.

We got this carseat for our third child and it is the BEST CARSEAT we have ever had or used!!!! It is wonderful!!!

we have twins and we bought this car seat on amazon.com. Some people write a review saying that there is too much difficult to install it... but not.. is so easy... just have to read the all instructions..

We recomended it!

After looking at all the car seat that are out there this one take the cake.
It has everything for my twin Boy's. All the feature and the best part no recalls.

This is a good car seat. I can't quite get it to be level with the ground like it is suppose to be when the base is attached, but it works the same still. Also, the clips for the buckles get turned around sometimes on the strap. That is the biggest pain I have had with this. My daughter loves it!