Several years ago we purchased a Britax Parkway seat for our oldest daughter and we love it. It is very attractive and really holds our daughter well with no head bobbing on long rides.
A few months ago it was time to purchase a bigger car seat for our younger daughter and we were VERY disappointed with the new Britax Parkway. It seems much more cheaply made then our old Parkway and it is downright ugly. This sent us on a search for a new car seat. We wound up purchasing this seat from Monterey. As much as we love the old Parkway, this Monterey is even better. It holds our daughter better and is more adjustable. While the floral patter on the old Parkway is hard to beat, the pink Monterey seat is attractive and our daughter likes it. While the Monterey seat could be used without the LATCH system as we currently use our old Parkway, we like the fact that it has the LATCH system so it secures better.
Lastly, I read some reviews that complained about how hard the seat is to remove when using the LATCH system. I really don't understand this. Either the reviewers are referring to an older seat that is designed differently, or they missed the fact that there is a LATCH release lever under the front bottom portion of the seat that makes it easy to remove the LATCH clips once the tension is released.
Anyhow, this is a fantastic seat and worth the price both for its quality, its appearance, and most importantly for the way it holds and protects.