Nice Rotation-Terrible Space Requirements
We took advantage of a great sale on this car seat and bought one for both cars to help make it easier to get our daughter in and out of the car (especially with me being pregnant at the moment). While it does have some great features and the rotation is helpful, the amount of space it requires is a major downfall. My husband drives a Tesla Model Y and while the passenger seat has to be further forward than preferred, it is doable. I, however, drive a Grand Cherokee L (3 rows), so I assumed I would have plenty of space, but I was terribly wrong. I am 5' 2", and am not able to have it behind the driver seat. We have it behind the passenger seat, and even with my husband being average height, he is not able to sit in the front seat with how far forward we have to have the seat. If there was a way to be able to adjust the tilt, that would help some, but that is not a feature available on this seat. Once she is at the weight when we can turn her forward facing, I'm sure it will be better, but we are still a long way away from that. I will say that install is easy and she seems very comfortable sitting in this seat, I just have extreme buyers guilt and get angry every time I see how far forward my front seat it. But I am assuming since I took it out of the box, I can no longer return it. We have a long car ride coming up, but will need to go back to the convertible car seat we were using previously, in order for us to all be able to fit. All that to say, if you are looking at getting this car seat, I highly suggest you triple measure that you have enough room for it to still work for your family's needs. From my extensive research prior to buying (obviously not quite enough), it seems like some other brand's rotating car seats don't require as much space, and I wish I would have gone that route. Also want to add that we don't have the zipper version of this seat, but I would highly suggest that version if within your budget. The first time I had to take the cover off the wash (which of course was right after getting it), it was THE WORST experience trying to get it back on using the tabs that hold it in place.
