Great Car Seat
March 18, 2015
We purchased this car seat for our daughter because of a minor car accident. Initially, I replaced our original bucket seat with the Graco MyRide 65, but no matter how hard I tried, we just couldn't get the harness to tighten enough to protect our daughter. We had also replaced a faulty Graco jogging stroller with the Britax B-Agile and love, love, love it. Because of the great experience with that product, we decided to ship back the MyRide and bought the Marathon instead.This seat was super easy to install. I had nothing but trouble trying to get our bucket seat in and out and my husband always had to do it. He hasn't had to help me at all with the Marathon. I will say that the ClickTight feature, which is SO fantastic for getting a super tight install (this seat doesn't wiggle even a little!), is also one of the most annoying things EVER. In order to get the seat out, you have to release the ClickTight, which involves turning this little disc until a part of seat opens up. Unfortunately, it's really challenging to turn the disc until you've done it a few times. I ended up having to break out a set of pliers to help me break it in. Annoying, yes, but at the same time, it keeps my baby safe, so I'll deal with it. They don't call it ClickTight for nothing! Other awesome things about this seat: it's so cushy and cozy, the cow print is adorable, the harness tightens and loosens without struggling, adjusting the harness height is so easy, it's easy to see what recline level you're at and where you should be (there are 7 recline options) based on your baby's size, it's not gigantic. The Marathon is a really great car seat and is totally worth every penny. Highly recommend!
Pros
- - ClickTight feature makes for an extremely tight install
- - Harness is super easy to use; no struggling with tightening and loosening
- - No having to thread harness straps to adjust height; there is a lever that does the work for you
- - Very, very easy and quick install
- - Solid product; you can literally see and feel how well designed this is
- - Super padded for great comfort
- - Adorable cow print
Cons
- - ClickTight latch is tricky to open the first few times