| If you are having a baby, you know you need a | | | | LatchLoc. For the 1996 Ford F-150, the comment |
| car safety seat for the child. If you have begun | | | | is, "Rear center. Great fit." |
| your research, you may know a bit about weight | | | | Judging by the homogeneous nature of the |
| limits and rear-facing versus front-facing. You | | | | comments, there is probably a questionnaire that |
| have probably decided on a basic type for your | | | | people fill out to tell others their experience. |
| infant and may even have a preferred brand. | | | | The best way to conduct a search is to enter |
| Chances are, you also already have a car with a | | | | your car's make, model and year and then see |
| specific type of seat belt and have recently | | | | what experiences other drivers of your type car |
| discovered that not every brand of car seat | | | | have had. For instance, there were no results for |
| works well with every model of car. You need to | | | | the Baby Trend seat brand and the Volkswagen |
| find a car seat that fits into your vehicle properly. | | | | Jetta. If you are a Jetta driver, rather than go out |
| There are many models of seats out there, and | | | | and buy an entirely different model of auto just |
| you cannot try them all before settling on one. | | | | to use a Baby Trend, which isn't an option for |
| Fortunately, you can use a shortcut by visiting the | | | | many people, it is better to choose based on the |
| Car Seat Data web site. There is a compatibility | | | | experiences of other Jetta drivers. There are |
| search mechanism on the site that will allow you | | | | many entries for the 2003 Jetta, some with |
| to check your favorite brands of car seats with | | | | copious notes and tips for using particular safety |
| your make of automobile to find out which are | | | | seats. |
| the best models to use. | | | | Jetta drivers seem to like Graco car seats, for |
| For example, choosing the Baby Trend brand car | | | | example. Interestingly enough, one Jetta driver did |
| seat and a Chevy will tell you that the 2001 | | | | actually trade in their car for a larger one so that |
| Impala has a "great fit with belts" with the | | | | the SafeSeat, apparently a large car seat, would |
| rear-facing LatchLoc type, and that the 2003 | | | | fit better. |
| Tracker also has a "great fit" with the LatchLoc. | | | | Finding the right baby seat for your car is not as |
| There are two entries for the Baby Trend | | | | overwhelming as it seems, once you start |
| LatchLoc rear-facing seat and the 2001 Ford | | | | narrowing down the information that you need |
| Escape. One comment was, "Center. Great fit. | | | | for a proper choice. Since you are purchasing a |
| Used shelf liner and rolled towel for angle." The | | | | car safety seat to keep your little one safe, you |
| other comment said, "Outboard. Great fit. Used | | | | should purchase one that will actually work |
| shelf liner on leather seats." There are also two, | | | | optimally with your car for the best security |
| "Outboard. Great fit," comments for the Ford | | | | possible. |
| Focus (2002 and 2003) and the rear-facing | | | | |