Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat, Matrix
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Baby Products Reviews of Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat, Matrix
Customer Review: Pretty Pleased!
Summary: 4 Stars
We have enjoyed several things about this car seat. A) My son sweats MUCH less in this seat than in his infant seat. That was one of the major criteria for us. B) It's really easy to install both with and without the tether system. We have a car that uses the tether and one that doesn't. C) It's good looking and I believe it's pretty comfortable.
So why 4 stars and not 5?
When my son falls asleep in the chair, his head lulls to one side more than I would like. If the head part had more padding or the seat would lean back a little more I would feel better. (The recline is only about 1 1/2 inches, so that's pretty lame.)
Customer Review: Comfort, but prepare to unbuckle your child yourself
Summary: 4 Stars
My wife and I have owned 3 Britax Marathon car seats, a Britax booster, several other brand boosters, some 3-in-1 conversions, and now we were shooting for this one as it was rated well for the price. We have 3 car seats shoved together in a Nissan Pathfinder and there simply isn't enough room for the oldest child to insert a seatbelt on his own. We needed a harness system to handle my growing 6-yr old. The other two are almost 3 yrs and a 5 week old.
Overall, the seat quality is just fine. The one struggle we deal with daily is that my 6-yr old struggles to pinch the harness buckle together to release the two metal clips. It's not a problem for me, but it frustrates him to no end because he wants to be able to do it himself (as he does on the Britax models just fine). I have 2 rather independent boys... and the 3rd boy will likely join the ranks. Occasionally he'll also fight with the breast strap, even though I think he's just grasping it wrong. If you're going to have a problem with this carseat, this is the RIGHT problem to have. Better that the carseat hold your child tight and fast than release him/her easily.
Other the harness release issues, the seat has worked out well so far and at least does make it so that we can have the 3 car-seat-bound boys in the car at once. Uhh, that's rather important, I'd say. The search for a minivan is underway -- something I never thought I'd say.
Customer Review: Awesome!
Summary: 4 Stars
This chair is awesome! I wanted something comfortable & safe. I wanted something that would last a long time through the years and handle all of the spills and other accidents that might happen and this chair seems to be it! I purchased it for my one year old daughter (she's a big girl) and she loves it and it fits her like a glove. The straps adjust to her liking and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out how to do it either. It has a handy cup holder-which we use often. She's fallen asleep in it a couple times and her head rests on the sides of the chair fairly well.
I do wish it had a small flat surface on one of the arm rests so that I may place a snack on it- for like cheerios or something- but other than that the chair is pretty awesome. It's worth the money.
Customer Review: Love it!
Summary: 4 Stars
After reading the review we bought two of these seats, one for each car. I love the cup holder, side compartments, etc...but my one complaint is that the bottom buckle is really hard to get to. It always seems to slide under my DD bottom when she sits in the seat and I feel like I have to dig for it....I've never had that problem with my Britax seats. Other than that its great!Customer Review: Great purchase
Summary: 5 Stars
This car seat is great! I needed to buy a new one for my son because his old one was too small he still needed a five point harness but there weren't many to choose from. This one is perfect i can still use the five point harness and adjust the seat hight because he is taller.