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I'm writing this as an FYI for anyone that has ordered or is thinking of ordering a BS and you have a small child in a car seat.
Today I took my family (Me, Wife, 5yr old son) to test drive a BSBL. Even though I ordered one last December, I've never had the opportunity to test drive the 2.0. The dealership was cool and let us put my son's car seat in for the test drive so we could get a feel for how our family will fit when the one we ordered comes in June.
The car seat was installed behind the passenger seat. For the first test drive, I drove with my wife as the passenger and our salesperson behind me. Upon getting in and setting the passenger seat to give my son's legs the same room we currently give him in our other cars, I was immediately shocked at how little leg room my wife had compared to our CR-V and Forester. She is 5'3" and only had 2 inches until her knees were hitting the glove box. I was like, oh crap is this even going to work, am I canceling my order. It worked but was not what we were expecting. After I was done driving, we switched with my wife driving and me in the passenger seat. I'm 6'1", so you know what I'm about to say. Holy crap, no room at all, my knees were pressed against the glove box. The only relief I got was angling my knees outward toward the center console and door. Moving the seat back wasn't an option because I would start pushing into my son's legs.
Knowing we are giving up a lot of passenger legroom getting a BS as compared to our current cars, we still decided to keep the order. Here is the important part for parents to read. My son is roughly 36lbs and is forward-facing in his car seat and still slightly reclined (which elevates his legs higher into the seat back in front of him). We are restricted at keeping him in his current recline position until he reaches 40lbs (per the car seat manufacturer booklet). Once he reaches 40lbs. we can move his car seat bottom into a more upright position, thus moving his legs down into a more natural position and giving the passenger the ability to move the seat backward and gain legroom. We tested this out after the test drive and we were able to gain 3-4 inches of legroom for the passenger. As he gets older it will only get better as he moves into a booster.
In conclusion, if you are a parent of a child in a car seat and buying a BS, I highly recommend you test drive with your full family package to ensure it will work for you. If my son was just a baby and we had 4-5 years of a baby seat behind the passenger before we get to where we were today on legroom, hell no would I be buying a BS. Luckily we only have to deal with it until he gains 4lbs. He's got until late June, time to start working out with dad and bulk up!
Sorry I didn't take any pictures, I was too giddy from finally driving the 2.0!
Today I took my family (Me, Wife, 5yr old son) to test drive a BSBL. Even though I ordered one last December, I've never had the opportunity to test drive the 2.0. The dealership was cool and let us put my son's car seat in for the test drive so we could get a feel for how our family will fit when the one we ordered comes in June.
The car seat was installed behind the passenger seat. For the first test drive, I drove with my wife as the passenger and our salesperson behind me. Upon getting in and setting the passenger seat to give my son's legs the same room we currently give him in our other cars, I was immediately shocked at how little leg room my wife had compared to our CR-V and Forester. She is 5'3" and only had 2 inches until her knees were hitting the glove box. I was like, oh crap is this even going to work, am I canceling my order. It worked but was not what we were expecting. After I was done driving, we switched with my wife driving and me in the passenger seat. I'm 6'1", so you know what I'm about to say. Holy crap, no room at all, my knees were pressed against the glove box. The only relief I got was angling my knees outward toward the center console and door. Moving the seat back wasn't an option because I would start pushing into my son's legs.
Knowing we are giving up a lot of passenger legroom getting a BS as compared to our current cars, we still decided to keep the order. Here is the important part for parents to read. My son is roughly 36lbs and is forward-facing in his car seat and still slightly reclined (which elevates his legs higher into the seat back in front of him). We are restricted at keeping him in his current recline position until he reaches 40lbs (per the car seat manufacturer booklet). Once he reaches 40lbs. we can move his car seat bottom into a more upright position, thus moving his legs down into a more natural position and giving the passenger the ability to move the seat backward and gain legroom. We tested this out after the test drive and we were able to gain 3-4 inches of legroom for the passenger. As he gets older it will only get better as he moves into a booster.
In conclusion, if you are a parent of a child in a car seat and buying a BS, I highly recommend you test drive with your full family package to ensure it will work for you. If my son was just a baby and we had 4-5 years of a baby seat behind the passenger before we get to where we were today on legroom, hell no would I be buying a BS. Luckily we only have to deal with it until he gains 4lbs. He's got until late June, time to start working out with dad and bulk up!
Sorry I didn't take any pictures, I was too giddy from finally driving the 2.0!
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