Reviews for Combi Coccoro convertible car seat
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Love, love, love!
Reviewer: Cz , Chicago, IL
Date: April 28, 2010
This is a great seat with high quality fabric that comes in a variety of cute colors. It is narrow enough to fit in my teenie car and it is so secure! My daughter loves sitting in it and it holds up to 40 lbs. Easy to install and not bad to look at either...
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Could have been perfect
Reviewer: Jess , Reading, MA
Date: January 06, 2010
I truly wanted to love this car seat, but it's just not quite right.
Pros: It's light and a breeze to carry. Makes traveling much easier. Particularly with latch, transferring between vehicles is a lot easier than most. It takes a lot to twist the straps. The fabric is holding up well after 6 months of (ab)use. I was able to get a good, tight RF fit in a Saturn (bucket seats & all). The lack of base makes it a bit more challenging to get the angle right, but definitely doable. In center position, the other two seats are actually still usable. In non-center position, there are a good couple of inches between the door and the seat, which gives me a little extra peace of mind about SIP. The shoulder straps tighten and release in tandem, making it easy to get DD in and out. The "one pull" to tighten claim is an overstatement, but it's still easier than most. I've also found it fits perfectly into a lightweight stroller and is easy to secure with a ratcheting tie down strap thanks to the integrated belt paths. Best. Travel System. Ever.
Cons: the designer of the "puzzle" buckle should be fired. Really, "puzzle" doesn't belong in the same sentence as "car seat." You do get used to it, but on the rare occasion I buckle DD into a different seat I'm amazed at how much easier it is to secure a squirmy toddler when you don't have to keep those little tabs perfectly aligned. Extended RF'ing can be a challenge: the smaller footprint means feet start hitting the seat back sooner. DD took to hooking her arms over the back of the Coccoro and planting her feet into the Saturn seat back, making it rather difficult to wrestle her into position.
I can't seem to get a good fit FF. No lower tethers in the car, so we used the seatbelt and top tether. It seems secure on installation, but within a few days (I think as a result of pulling up on the harness strap) it gets really loose. Annoying to have to constantly re-install, and doesn't make me feel good about what would happen in a crash. Hopefully with a little more practice, and maybe a call to Combi I can get that resolved.
Pros: It's light and a breeze to carry. Makes traveling much easier. Particularly with latch, transferring between vehicles is a lot easier than most. It takes a lot to twist the straps. The fabric is holding up well after 6 months of (ab)use. I was able to get a good, tight RF fit in a Saturn (bucket seats & all). The lack of base makes it a bit more challenging to get the angle right, but definitely doable. In center position, the other two seats are actually still usable. In non-center position, there are a good couple of inches between the door and the seat, which gives me a little extra peace of mind about SIP. The shoulder straps tighten and release in tandem, making it easy to get DD in and out. The "one pull" to tighten claim is an overstatement, but it's still easier than most. I've also found it fits perfectly into a lightweight stroller and is easy to secure with a ratcheting tie down strap thanks to the integrated belt paths. Best. Travel System. Ever.
Cons: the designer of the "puzzle" buckle should be fired. Really, "puzzle" doesn't belong in the same sentence as "car seat." You do get used to it, but on the rare occasion I buckle DD into a different seat I'm amazed at how much easier it is to secure a squirmy toddler when you don't have to keep those little tabs perfectly aligned. Extended RF'ing can be a challenge: the smaller footprint means feet start hitting the seat back sooner. DD took to hooking her arms over the back of the Coccoro and planting her feet into the Saturn seat back, making it rather difficult to wrestle her into position.
I can't seem to get a good fit FF. No lower tethers in the car, so we used the seatbelt and top tether. It seems secure on installation, but within a few days (I think as a result of pulling up on the harness strap) it gets really loose. Annoying to have to constantly re-install, and doesn't make me feel good about what would happen in a crash. Hopefully with a little more practice, and maybe a call to Combi I can get that resolved.
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Thank goodness
Reviewer: Anonymous , Queen Creek, AZ
Date: October 08, 2009
I had a hard time finding a car seat that would fit in my 2003 Volkswagen Jetta, this is a perfect fit. My husband who is 6'2", myself 5'9", were having a hard time with a car seat that was safe and would fit allowing comfortable driving. This is it!!! The installation was straight forward with more than one option to install. For those that say the install is difficult I found that if I tilt the seat forward and tighten the belt then level the seat out, it holds securley with no wobble. If you have a compact car this is the seat for you.
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Wobbly
Reviewer: Anonymous , Colorado
Date: July 28, 2009
We were very excited about this car seat. We have had issues finding a rear facing car seat that fits in our compact car. This seat is small and light. However, we tried and tried but could not get this seat to feel secure when installed. I am confident that we had it installed correctly--but it moved around quite a bit and was not nearly as secure as our Britax Boulevard in our other car. It has the cheaper latch connections and the way the latch belt fits in its belt path is tenuous. It felt like if you happened to bump the seat wrong that the latch strap would come out of the path it was intended to be in. In the end we returned the seat because we could not get it to fit securely. I wish it would have worked--is cute and like I said very light and compact.
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Saved my Acura!!!
Reviewer: Randal , Marietta, GA
Date: July 01, 2009
First, I don't ever write reviews, but felt the need to as this car seat saved my car. I own an Acura TL and my wife wanted me to trade it in for something w/ a more spacious back seat because we have 2 year old and a 3 month old. The problem was not the room for the seat. It was after the seat was in. My wife is small so a car seat behind her is no problem, however being 6 foot it's tough for me to drive when my chest is almost in the steering wheel. My wife read about the Coccoro while searching the web for a compact car seat. Long story short this seat has been a savior. The black one is very stylish.
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Cute and comfy
Reviewer: Anonymous , Reston, VA
Date: June 20, 2009
We ended up returning our Coccorro seat because it would not fit (at a police safety check) rear-facing right next to a forward Radian XT in our 2004 Malibu. It torqued to one side. Forward facing would have fit, but we wanted one that would fit longer so we just ended up buying a second Radian XT. The other side of the Radian in the middle, has a Britax Companion infant seat, and it fits. So we DO have three car seats across the back!
The Coccorro is cute and stylish, but the lighter colors have a white hue to the fabric. I can imagine it would get really dirty with muddy shoes and spilled juice! If you are trying for three seats across the back row, try the Cocorro. It might or might not work for you, either three Cocorros or other seats as well. If it works, I'd say the seat is a good find. I would only buy this seat if I had a space issue (great for that!) or if I had to move it a lot or travel with it, and it's light. If I have ample space and don't plan on taking it out of the car, I'd go with a wider, heavier seat.
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