Britax Marathon 70 Convertible Car Seat Current Version, Onyx Review
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#2 in Top 100 Bestselling Baby Car Seats – Convertible
The Britax Marathon 70 Convertible Car Seat works great. It has all the features you could want. I wish I’d shelled out the extra money and gone with this one first. I initially purchased the First Years convertible car seat, but the straps on that one were impossible to use. The Britax Marathon 70 is the right size, has great safety features and is easy to use.
Nice features of the Britax Marathon 70 Convertible Car Seat I like are …
- 3 positions
- adjustable back support which automatically adjust the belt position.
- the padding is very good, my son sits comfortably in the seat
- roomy (i will need to see how it goes as my son grows)
- safety
Some product highlights of the Britax Marathon 70 Convertible Car Seat are:
• BRITAX SafeCell Technology, integrated steel bars, and Versa-Tether technology for revolutionary head safety protection for your child
• Safecell technology features safecells, engineered structures in the base of the seat designed to compress to lower the center of gravity and counteract the forward rotation of the car seat during frontal and side impact crashes
• Features integrated steel bars to strengthen the connection to the vehicle seat and reduce the forward flexing of the car seat during frontal and side impact crashes
• Energy-absorbing versa-tether to anchor the top of the car seat and minimize forward rotation of the car seat to reduce the crash forces
• Side Impact Protection system composed of a rigid seat shell with deep side walls and energy-absorbing EPP (Expanded Polypropylene) foam lining to protect your child’s head and chest from incoming crash forces
• no-rethread and quick-adjust five-point harness
• multiple buckle and recline adjustments
• rear-facing position fit from 5 to 40 pounds
• forward-facing position fit starting at one year old and 20 pounds up to 70 pounds
• one-year limited warranty
We decided to get the Britax Marathon 70 Convertible Car Seat after reading reviews that it fit well in the Honda CRV, which we have. I also made sure it had an easy latch system, since he’ll be sitting backward-facing at least another year, and we have two cars that we are constantly moving his car seat in and out of.
The Britax Marathon 70 Convertible Car Seat is a big seat though, so keep that in mind if you are doing rear facing (as it takes up more room that way). Forward facing I think it would fit just fine in a normal size car (Camry, Civic, etc.) it was a bit of a tight fit to get the rear facing in. If you are switching between cars like we are this can be a hassle.
The Britax Marathon 70 Convertible Car Seat was so easy to install right out of the box and is very secure. Even though we have leather seats the seat still does not move. This has not been the case with other seats we have tried. The only thing I don’t like with the Britax Marathon 70 Convertible Car Seat is that in the rear facing position the top tether is inconvenient and makes it awkward to get the baby in. The fact that the strap height can be adjusted without re-threading more than makes up for this inconvenience.
The Britax Marathon 70 looks like it is made better and just feels more solid. In all, this is a great car seat. The Britax Marathon 70 Convertible Car Seat is worth every penny!
Here’s one user review for the Britax Marathon 70:
Research before you judge, January 16, 2012 By Melissa Kitchen (Knoxville, TN) – “This is a worth while seat for the price, and ease of mind.” Read the full review here …
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