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- Compact size good for small cars
- Fits three across a seat
- Lightweight for carrying
- Padded insert fits infants great
- Hard to get a secure fit rear-facing
- Not the highest height and weight limits
- Puzzle buckle can be frustrating
- Light-colored fabrics may attract dirt
The Combi Coccoro's main claim to fame is its compact size: This convertible seat is designed to fit well in small cars, and reviewers say its simple, slim shape makes it easy to fit three across the seat if you need to. At just under 12 pounds, the Coccoro is also very lightweight -- half the weight of the Sunshine Kids Radian65SL (*Est. $230), the top-rated slim-design seat -- although the Coccoro doesn't fold up for carrying like the Radian65SL does. The compact Coccoro's height and weight limits are also far lower than the Radian65SL's: 40 inches, 5 to 33 pounds rear-facing and up to 40 pounds forward-facing. The Coccoro also lacks the Radian's rear-facing top tether that anchors it, and some owners say that as a result the Coccoro tends to flip forward toward the backseat when it's rear-facing. Other owners say they don't have this problem if they get the Coccoro tightly installed -- but two respected expert sources agree that it's hard to get the Coccoro installed correctly rear-facing. Some experts and parents find the Coccoro's puzzle-style buckle hard to fasten, and the seat's pale upholstery colors easy to soil (it does come in black).
ConsumerReports.org crash-tests the Combi Coccoro and tests its usability. CarSeatBlog.com doesn't crash-test, but its review includes much more description and photos than ConsumerReports.org's. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rates seats based on how easy they are to use. "Baby Bargains" includes a short review of the Coccoro, but experts there have not yet tested the seat. Amazon.com posts owner feedback.
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Our Sources
1. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
ConsumerReports.org rates the Combi Coccoro against 16 other convertible car seats. Experts crash-test the seats and judge their ease of use and fit to vehicle as well.
Review: Convertible Car Seats, Editors of ConsumerReports.org, Jan. 2010
This website, run by professional child passenger safety technicians and instructors, names the Combi Coccoro to its list of top recommended convertible car seats. In this full review, the author says it fits even small babies well and that it's easy to fit three Coccoros across the back seat. The compact size also makes it a good fit for small cars, even rear-facing in a tiny Honda Fit. The light-colored fabric may get dirty quickly, however.
Review: Combi Coccoro Review: Small Cars and Three Across, "Skipspin", June 24, 2009
3. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The Combi Coccoro scores 3 stars out of 5 for ease of use in the NHTSA's tests. It gets high marks for clear instructions, but loses some points for being difficult to install rear-facing and because users must unthread the harness to change its height or take the cover off for cleaning.
Review: Child Safety Seat Ease of Use Ratings, Editors of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
4. Amazon.com
More than 70 owners post their opinions of the Combi Coccoro here, giving it an average rating of 4 stars out of 5. Most are thankful that they finally found a seat that fits rear-facing in their small cars, but some say they could never get it installed tightly and that the seat tends to flip forward toward the backseat when it is rear-facing (Combi now includes a foam piece that is supposed to stop this).
Review: Combi Coccoro Lightweight Convertible Car Seat, Contributors to Amazon.com
5. Baby BargainsDetails/Subscribe
The Combi Coccoro hadn't yet hit the market when this book was published, but the authors include a short preview (although no rating). They say this compact, lightweight seat "could give the Britax Roundabout a run for its money."
Review: Convertible and Forward Facing-Only Car Seats, Denise and Alan Fields, Eighth Edition, 2009
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