Cosco Scenera-Touriva 5-Point Convertible Car Seat

Safe and Affordable!

My second daughter is growing out of her infant car seat. So I’ve been prowling stores and researching front-facing car seats.
According to care seat safety experts, all car safety seats available for purchase in the United States must meet very strict safety standards established and maintained by the federal government. 

So it came down to cost, features, and what would work for our child and our vehicle.  All infants must be rear-facing until 1 year of age AND 20 pounds. Our baby is 20 pounds and will be a year old in three weeks, so we would be using the car seat we chose primarily as front-facing. 

The Cosco Scenera-Touriva Car Seat at Wal-Mart made the final cut. For one thing, it was less than $50. It has the same safety specifications of many pricier car seats. And it had the features that we had determined over time were important to us as a family. The overhead shield type of restraint does not work in our car so the 5-point restraint harness is essential. The Cosco Scenera-Touriva Car Seat has a 5-point restraint with the 2-piece chest buckle that ensures a child cannot unbuckle himself easily. 

The brown and black fabric cover is easily removed for washing. Some models have the over retained in so many places that it isn’t truly washable. Since this is for my second child, I know how often a car seat cover needs cleaned! The padding is thinner than in some other models we looked at, but overall, I was pleased with this car seat cover.  The base of the car seat is nice and sturdy. We have “bucket” seats in our car so this is a feature we definitely need. It has three shoulder harness positions and two chest harness positions to allow for your child’s growth. The AAP recommends that the shoulder straps be at or above the child’s shoulders when in the front-facing position.