Completely Satisfied
January 7, 2017
I had a hard time convincing my husband to trade in our not-expired-fair-condition car seats for three Diono Radian R100s. I had heard a lot of hype about the awesomeness of Dionos but they were a bit cost-prohibitive for us until we received some unexpected gift money for our sons. Happy to report that we are completely satisfied with our purchase. My husband was actually really excited about the initial few days using them - he was the one bragging to people about our new car seats! Too funny. My 4 year old was constantly complaining about how uncomfortable he was even during short trips in the car, and he has stopped complaining now that he sits in his new seat. Like other reviews, yes, they are heavy, but I had no problems installing them securely in our Town and Country minivan, and we don't have the need to switch seats to another vehicle. For now, we've just got two car seats in the third row because our youngest son is still in an infant bucket seat in the second row; however, I can easily see how three R100s will fit snuggly in the third row once need be. My favorite part of the this seat is the harness. It is extremely well made, easy to clean, and it seems super safe - it's almost like the rider is a jet pilot! We joke with our older sons about strapping into their pilot seats! My expectation is to use these seats for the entire time we actually need them - our three boys are ages 2 months, 2 years, and 4 years - and we're open to God growing our family more, so we'll probably need car seats for the next 8-10 years. I have no doubt that these will wear the years well and safely.