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- Side-impact cushions
- Plushly padded
- Easy harness-height adjuster
- 70-pound weight limit
- Very expensive
- Very bulky
The Britax Advocate 70 CS has one safety feature other Britax seats don't: air-filled side-impact cushions to protect the child in a side crash. Neither the U.S. government nor ConsumerReports.org side crash-tests car seats, so there's no way to know how much the side cushions help. The side cushions make the seat very bulky and expensive, so if you don't think you need the side cushions, reviews say the Britax Boulevard 70 CS (*Est. $330) includes everything else the Advocate 70 CS has to offer -- including deep, comfortable padding, a "Click and Safe" mechanism that clicks when the harness is perfectly snug, and a hefty 70-pound forward-facing weight limit (5 to 40 pounds rear-facing and 49-inch height limit). Other Britax seats -- including the top-rated Britax Marathon Classic (*Est. $270) -- pare down the convenience features and weight limit but offer similar frontal crash protection in tests.
ConsumerReports.org crash-tests the Britax Advocate CS (the predecessor to the similar Advocate 70 CS). CarSeatBlog.com doesn't crash-test the Advocate 70 CS, but a professional child passenger safety technician/instructor thoroughly tests the seat's features and ease of installation. Experts at the Baby Bargains Book Blog don't test the latest Advocate model, but they do recommend it based on their experience with the previous Advocate. The new Advocate 70 CS gets plenty of reviews -- mostly glowing, although criticism is posted -- at Amazon.com and Babble.com.
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Our Sources
1. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
ConsumerReports.org includes the Britax Advocate CS in its latest round of convertible car seat tests. Although the newer Advocate 70 CS has a higher weight limit, ConsumerReports.org's crash ratings are still valid.
Review: Convertible Car Seats, Editors of ConsumerReports.org, Jan. 2010
This website, run by professional child passenger safety technicians and instructors, names the Britax Advocate 70 CS one of its top recommended convertible seats. This extremely thorough review includes videos demonstrating the side-impact cushions and new seat belt lock-offs.
Review: Britax Advocate 70 CS Review -- Pictures, Videos, and More Pictures!, Heather Watson, Dec. 8, 2010
3. Baby BargainsDetails/Subscribe
The Britax Advocate 70 CS and other new Britax seats earn the highest recommendation of the authors of the book "Baby Bargains." The seats weren't out when the latest edition was published, so the authors added their recommendations in this blog post. They point out improvements to the new seats, including easy-to-remove covers, higher weight limits and new safety features.
Review: Review: New Britax Seats Earn Top Recommendation, Denise and Alan Fields, Sept. 14, 2010
Hollie Schultz includes the Britax Advocate 70 CS on her list of the five best convertible car seats. However, she doesn't include a full review of the seat.
Review: Convertible Car Seats, Hollie Schultz
5. Amazon.com
With almost 30 owner reviews posted, the new Britax Advocate 70 CS earns an average of 4.5 stars out of 5. Most give it a perfect 5 stars, but a few find it hard to install.
Review: Britax Advocate 70 CS Convertible Car Seat, Contributors to Amazon.com
6. Babble.com
This parenting website awards the Britax Advocate 70 CS the Best if Money Is No Object distinction. How editors tested the products isn't clear, but they are definitely smitten with the safety features on this car seat.
Review: Babble Best Picks: Car Seats, Editors of Babble.com, Jan. 2011
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