Baby Jogger City Turn Rotating Car Seat - Easy In/Out for Parents | Onyx Black

I have two rotating car seats, this one and the Cybex one. This one does some things better than the Cybex but it does some things worse. In my search for the perfect car seat…this one is good but could be better. If I had to buy another one, I would probably go try the Nuna or the Graco versions (Evenflo out of the running) and hope that they’ve addressed some of the issues mentioned below.PRO - This thing is super easy to install. I was able to get it really secure in the captains chair of an SUV without issues. Way easier than my Cybex.PRO - The turning mechanism is super easy to do with one hand. This is important when you’ve got a wiggly baby in the other arm.PRO - Built in cup holder. Fits the camelbak toddler bottles perfectly.PRO - The whole point of the turning car seat is to help make it easier to get your kid into the car, and this definitely fits the bill. I have a bad back and this thing is a lifesaver compared to other non-turning seats. I’ll never go back to non-rotating seats, given the choice.PRO - Slightly lower profile than the Cybex because it doesn’t have the load leg. But it’s still a large car seat.CON - The padded cover for the between-leg strap isn’t attached and just comes flying off every time you take the kid out. Completely unusable trash. Kid may be uncomfortable if they aren’t wearing shorts.CON - The seat turns not from the center, but from the back, so it swings out over the door threshold when it’s turned. This means you cannot close the door to some cars when it is turned. Which means while you’re holding the child you just took out of the car, you have to rotate the car seat back. Super annoying, and was not an issue with other turning car seats. This also means that younger toddlers will be unable to climb up into their seat for much longer. My 2.5 year old can get into the Cybex and her non turning Nuna by herself, but cannot get into the city turn. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tried to close the car door only to have it bounce open. We have a LARGE SUV with captains chairs.CON - The seatbelts are short so they do NOT stay out of the way when trying to fasten the child in. You always have to fish them out from behind the child. There’s no magnets or clips or pockets like other seats have to help keep them out of the way. The chest clap feels a little cheaply made.CON - Recline can’t be adjusted on the fly like the Cybex can. Car seat has to be uninstalled to do that, but luckily this isn’t something I need to do often so it’s not a big issue. You’ll probably need to do it once between the child’s age of 0-6m.In conclusion, I would buy this car seat over the Cybex Sirona S BUT I don’t think it’s the best revolving car seat on the market. If you get it as a gift or get a good coupon for it, by all means…you’ll love it. And if you’ve never had a rotating car seat before…you’ll love it. But it has some flaws and I think they need to address these. It’s possible you could figure out a solution for a couple of them or perhaps installing it in a different type of car would address the swinging-out-too-far issue for some, but these at the issues that affect me.