Graco® Turn2Me™ 3-in-1 Car Seat, Manchester

Ordered this hoping to make it easier to get my toddler in and out of our tall truck. Was disappointed that the rotation feature only works for rear facing position. The top seat anchor prevents the rotation feature from Being used with a forward facing car seat. Still a good car seat overall, but the extra $200 you pay for rotation that only works for roughly a year isn’t worth it in my opinion.

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First, I want to say This car seat is impressive; I love putting my extra large toddler facing me and turning him (he loves it too). My only complaint is the setup. This car seat will come forward-facing; it was about 30 mins before we figured out we had to rotate it. On top of that, you have to put the stabilizing strap through the car seat, something I’ve never had to do; they always came looped through. There is no bending, reaching, or lifting at an angle to get the child out. Push the button and unbuckle, But the car seat proved worth it once we figured out those little things!

I honestly love the Turn to me feature of this car seat and do not know how I’ve lived without it for my first kid. It seriously makes the transition from a bucket car seat to a bigger chair so much easier. The turn to me feature only works with the rear facing position but you can still have your kid rear facing up until they’re 40 lbs. Even my almost 4 YO girl isn’t at 40lbs yet, though she’s tall so we’ve had to flip her to forward facing sooner. But she’s envious of the spin option for her little brothers chair, as I still sometime smack her head on the door frame trying to tuck her sideways into her chair….! This definitely prevents you from hitting your child on the door frame…!! You just have to remember to spin the chair back into position to lock it into place once the kid is buckled. Love Graco’s transitional chairs and this one hits the mark as well. It’ll grow with the kid all the way to the booster stage, so it’s well worth the money. It’s a big bulky chair though - and takes up the entire back seat all the way to the back of the passenger chair when it’s backward facing in my SUV. Doesn’t bother me at all, but just a note. Wish every chair has this turning option - definitely my new favorite key feature!!

Such a great chair. LOTS of padding options so its very customizable for fit. The pivot operation makes it super easy to get the child in and out of the car. Installation is a breeze if you use LATCH. I love that the base is actually flat on the bottom instead of being hollow - its easier on the car seats. Its also incredibly easy to convert from a forward facing to rear facing seat and vice-versa. Our daughter is visibly more comfortable in this seat, too. She was outgrowing her last one and this one has been much better for her. We like that shell be able to use it for quite some time, too. The only gripe we had about it (not worth docking a star, though!) was that the instructions are needlessly convoluted if you want to use it rear-facing. Quick start guide says consult the manual. Manual says consult section 3. Section 3 finally just tells you that if you want to use it rear-facing, rotate the seat 180 degrees on the base (using the normal pivot mechanism). Ugh. They could have just put that in the quick start guide. Still, were super happy with this chair. So much better for our girl and we love that it will grow with her for quite a while. Graco has another winner in our book!

Easy install if directions are read. Great material, comfy for baby. The turn feature is SO helpful.

Mommy is happy

Definitely a back saver when putting a kid into the car! I absolutely love it so far!

I’m a 4’11” mama in a Yukon with a 20lb 8 month old. Getting my baby in and out of the vehicle very quickly became an entire event at the CrossFit games. The Turn2Me car seat has I swear changed my life. The latch to spin the seat is easily accessible with one hand. The seat seems very comfortable with plenty of padding. There’s a ton of room for growth. While, we won’t be at the forward facing stage yet, it does stink that it doesn’t spin in that position. However, I don’t plan on facing the kiddo forward for a long time. I still love this seat so much, and HIGHLY recommend.

Easy to install! Swings both directions for easy load and unload!! So far no issue with the product.