Car seat fit - Maxi Cosi Pebble 360 - do I need a 5 series?!
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Hi
Does anyone know which cars the Maxi Cosi Pebble 360 is too big for - i see a few bases for sale 2nd hand from folk that say it's too big.
If I'm not driving a TT or a 911 can I assume it's likely ok?
It's quite extended at the front
Thanks
https://www.maxi-cosi.co.uk/car-seats/pebble-360
Rear facing car seats take up a surprising amount of room.
We had a very similar looking setup (probably just the older version) and were ok in a Leon Estate and Qashqai. MINI Countryman was a bit tight.
Really depends if you want someone sitting in front of the child seat.
Can't see that kind of base fitting in the rear of any "2+2" though.
You can just seatbelt the carrier into the seat though - no actual need for the isofix base. Although I think even this method will be tricky in the back of a 2+2 as the seats don't tend to be very flat.
I'd go to a local shop and try some if I were you.
We had a very similar looking setup (probably just the older version) and were ok in a Leon Estate and Qashqai. MINI Countryman was a bit tight.
Really depends if you want someone sitting in front of the child seat.
Can't see that kind of base fitting in the rear of any "2+2" though.
You can just seatbelt the carrier into the seat though - no actual need for the isofix base. Although I think even this method will be tricky in the back of a 2+2 as the seats don't tend to be very flat.
I'd go to a local shop and try some if I were you.
skyebear said:
fantastic and thanks to allcurrently navigating the atomic bomb fallout suggesting the sustainable and thrifty thing to do would be to buy 2nd hand
I've had Maxi Cosi seats tight from the start, both of mine were in Pebble baby carriers using the original FamilyFix base (of which there now seems to be a third gen out?) however fit wise, no issues in a Volvo V70, V50, Mk5 Astra or a Mokka. Though there was next to no difference in available space between the V70 and the Astra. In all, my wife had the passenger seat about an inch further forward than usual... and she's 5' 7" and wasn't wedged into the glovebox.
However I would agree, absolutely go and try first... and do your own research as we went to Mothercare initially and the lady assisting seemed a bit off with her advice and pushed us towards a Joie seat which was a terrible fit.
I've since had various bases and Maxi Cosi seats over the past 7 years, my smallest is just enough to out grow her Pearl seat and my boy, who's very big is in a RodiFix... if which we have four between the cars. I really can't fault the brand and found that they're one of the least bulky offerings out there too. Some seats are just ridiculously massive!
However I would agree, absolutely go and try first... and do your own research as we went to Mothercare initially and the lady assisting seemed a bit off with her advice and pushed us towards a Joie seat which was a terrible fit.
I've since had various bases and Maxi Cosi seats over the past 7 years, my smallest is just enough to out grow her Pearl seat and my boy, who's very big is in a RodiFix... if which we have four between the cars. I really can't fault the brand and found that they're one of the least bulky offerings out there too. Some seats are just ridiculously massive!
We had the previous version of this seat, which I assume has similar dimensions, and it fitted into a 2014 Suzuki Swift, but only with the front seat a notch further forward than I was comfortable with as at 5'9".
We also had this seat in a Seat Leon (not nearly as big as a 5 Series, but bigger than a Swift) and it fitted comfortably:
https://nunababy.eu/uk/pipa-next-infant-car-seat-n...
P.S. I wouldn't put my child in a second-hand seat unless I really trusted the previous owner. It's not worth the worry. Second hand clothes are where it's at for young children.
P.P.S. If you are anywhere near Cheltenham, go to Babyland. They really do give great advice as the whole carseat/baby transportation world is baffling and they'll have a look at your car and find the seat that fits.
https://www.babyland-cheltenham.co.uk
We also had this seat in a Seat Leon (not nearly as big as a 5 Series, but bigger than a Swift) and it fitted comfortably:
https://nunababy.eu/uk/pipa-next-infant-car-seat-n...
P.S. I wouldn't put my child in a second-hand seat unless I really trusted the previous owner. It's not worth the worry. Second hand clothes are where it's at for young children.
P.P.S. If you are anywhere near Cheltenham, go to Babyland. They really do give great advice as the whole carseat/baby transportation world is baffling and they'll have a look at your car and find the seat that fits.
https://www.babyland-cheltenham.co.uk
Edited by SweptVolume on Sunday 10th November 20:08
DeLorean75 said:
fantastic and thanks to all
currently navigating the atomic bomb fallout suggesting the sustainable and thrifty thing to do would be to buy 2nd hand
Don't you know that every single second hard car seat has been in a massive accident, even though there is no visible damage?!currently navigating the atomic bomb fallout suggesting the sustainable and thrifty thing to do would be to buy 2nd hand
mike80 said:
Don't you know that every single second hard car seat has been in a massive accident, even though there is no visible damage?!
Part worn tyres are also lethal too. Though we'll gloss over the fact that pretty much every used car on sale will be on part worns... As for used seats, I bought the first infant carrier new because as new parents you think every possible germ will cause serious illness... and I bought the next step up (Pearl) new as it was a ridiculously cheap offer (I suspect Halfords mucked up!) but the second batch, for the second child... nobody cares as much. The next step up again, they were as "as new" and bought used.
In fact by the time my second arrived, I was seriously considering putting her in the roof box...
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