this is my fourth baby and my older three all used britax marathons, i bought this for the great sale price and figured i'd try it, sooo glad we did!! the head protection is excellent with the deep sides, and the entire carseat has the eps foam and an additional full layer of epp foam, has the strap and crotch covers, and belt holders, the recline is much better then my britax, its so much more padded then anything else on the market, and had the same crash test rating as britax from consumer reports, the latch system is wonderful, its the alligator clasps, and the only tricky part was flipping and locking the bottom boot for the rearfacing position, but as long as you know where to look and read your manuel its easy, again love the carseat and love albeebabys price truly an incredible deal, ohh and they ship so quick, i had it in 48hrs!!!!!! and my 2 1/2 year fits fine too, (bought for my 10 month old) and the height limit is tall i believe it was 46 inches, this will definately get to 4 yrs old
Cons
- that the weight limit is only 40lbs