Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat ,Matrix

November 20, 2009 | Author: webAdmin | Filed under: Car Seats

Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat, Matrix
List Price: USD 179.99
Lowest New Price: USD 130.00
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Binding: Baby Product
Manufacturer: Graco Baby
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Product Description:
The new Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat is the only forward-facing car seat your child will need. Car Seat is the only forward-facing car seat your child will need. It helps keep him safe in a 5-point harness longer than most car seats, all the way up to 65 pounds. Later, the seat converts to a highback booster then backless booster, for comfortable, custom protection up to 100 pounds.
Amazon.com Product Description:
Once your child outgrows her rear-facing infant car seat, she's still required ride in a car seat or a booster for several more years to come. So rather than investing in a succession of seats and boosters, try the Graco Nautilus 3-in 1 Toddler Car Seat, the only forward-facing car seat your child will need. Its five-point harness accommodates children up to 65 pounds, and its convertible booster/backless booster can hold children up to 100 pounds in weight--longer than most other convertible car seats.

The Graco Nautilus 3-in 1 Toddler Car Seat (Matrix) offers:
  • Forward-facing car seat can accommodate children up to 65 pounds.
  • Conversion to back booster and backless booster for accommodating children up to 100 pounds.
  • Meets or exceeds US safety standards.
  • Integrated cup holder and side storage.


The steel-reinforced structure ensures your child's safety. View larger.


By removing the back, the Nautilus will accompany a child up to 100 pounds.
Versatile, Convertible Design Lasts through Early Childhood
The Nautilus features an extended five-point harness design that can accommodate children over the age of one, from 20 to 65 pounds in weight--a wider range than most other forward-facing car seats. As your child grows, the seat easily converts to a high-back booster and then, lastly, to a backless booster for a child up to 100 pounds in weight. A steel-reinforced frame and superior construction help to ensure safety and durability through years of use.

Built for Comfort and Superior Safety
You can rest assured that your child will have superior protection while riding in the Nautilus, thanks to extensive crash testing and a steel-reinforced structure. The car seat meets or exceeds US Safety Standards, including U.S. Compliance Standard FMVSS 213; the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), with peak Crash Force approximately twice the Car Seat Standard; and tests for Extreme Car Interior Temperatures. EPS energy-absorbing foam provides additional security and comfort.

As well as being secure and safe, your child will feel extra-comfy, too, with an easily adjustable head support, cushioned seat, and wide armrests; a cup holder and side storage keeps snacks and treasures close at hand.

About Graco
In 1942, Russell Gray and Robert Cone formed Graco Metal Products, in Philadelphia, PA. For 11 years, the firm fabricated machine and car parts for local manufacturers. In 1953, Gray left the firm, leaving Cone as sole owner. Cone decided to manufacture his own line of products, but had trouble coming up with ideas. Enter David Saint, an engineer, tinkerer, and stained glass artisan who worked for Graco. Saint, himself a father of nine, was intrigued when an associate told him how his wife would soothe their tired and cranky baby while swinging in a backyard glider swing. Acting on this inspiration, he went to the drawing board and 18 months of hard work later, the world's first wind-up infant swing, the Graco Swyngomatic, was born. Graco sold millions of Swyngomatics in the coming years, becoming one of the world's leading manufacturers of juvenile products in the process. Today, Graco is a Newell Rubbermaid company, with 1500 associates worldwide. While a half-century has brought many changes to Graco, their dedication and commitment to designing and manufacturing top-quality products remains, and continues on.

What's in the Box
Graco Nautilus 3-in 1 Toddler Car Seat (Matrix).

Features:
  • 3-in-1 multi-mode Car Seat for longer use 20 pounds to 100 pounds
  • Extended 5-point harness for children 20-65 pounds
  • Converts to High-back belt positioning booster for child 30 pounds to 100 pounds
  • Converts to backless booster for child 40 pounds to 100 pounds
  • Steel reinforced frame for durability
Special Features:
  • Overmolded soft-touch armrests with easy-access side storage
  • One-hand height adjustable head support grows with the child
  • Open loop belt guides
  • Premium softgoods package with full body pillow for added comfort
  • Includes EPS, Energy Absorbing Foam Engineered & Crash tested to meet or exceed: -U.S. Compliance Standard FMVSS 213 -New Car Assessment Protocol (NCAP) - peak crash force approximately 2x Carseat standard
Brand: Graco
Color: Matrix
Model: 8J00MTX
Release Date: 2008-02-25
Customer Reviews


Super Seat
We really like this seat. We bought one for my oldest daughter almost two years ago, and we liked it so well that we bought a second one for my younger daughter. I didn't even consider looking at another seat, this one does everything we need. The girls love their seats. They sleep in them, and are comfortable for short or long trips. They especially like the deep pockets for toys and the cup holders. The harness is easy to use, and my husband didn't curse very much installing them, so I think that is relatively easy too (we don't have LATCH in our car, so have to do the seat belt and clip routine). I know you can easily spend a small fortune on car seats, but I can't see how a $[...] seat could be any better than this one. Oh, and the Dori color pattern is super cute if you have a little girl. It's kind of hard to see in the picture, but it's a light gray base with a lavender flower contrast pattern and pink piping trim.


Crotch Strap to tight
We originally decided to get the Nautilus because it had most of the features we were looking for and it was cheaper than the Britax Frontier. After less than a week we ended up returning it and spending the extra $$ for the Frontier.

Our biggest complaint was the tight crotch strap. My son is just over two years old and 30 lbs and already the crotch strap is under his butt. Upon reading the materials and contacting Graco you discover that once that happens you can no longer use the 5 pt harness and the seat MUST be converted to a booster. Not only is that not what we wanted but it is illegal for a 2 year old to be in a booster seat!

At the store we got out our measuring tape and Frontier's crotch notches begin where the Nautilus ends! I am convinced that the Nautilus is made for younger naive parents who don't realize how much (and in what ways) their children will grow.

If you have super skinny, rail-thin children maybe this will work for a while. If you have a normal child be prepared to buy another seat down the road.


6-year old has room to grow!
I just wanted to add that my 6-year old boy was using a booster seat & switched to the Nautilus. He is about 50 pounds and on the highest harness setting, but he has room to grow in the harness. He actually prefers this seat to a booster as it is more comfortable for him. His only complaint is when he drops something in the back seat, he has to wait until we stop so I can get it for him and with the booster he could stretch out the seatbelt and get anything anywhere in the backseat. This is obviously what makes the seat safer for him though. He can clip & unclip all points of the harness himself, just as he would unclip the seatbelt himself when using a booster, so there really isn't any difference there. Sometimes, my 2-year-old sits in this seat and she is unable to unclip the harness, so it does have some degree of difficulty for the youngsters. I would definately purchase another one in the future!


Perfect except for the crotch strap
I wanted this seat to work. Everything about it was perfect except for one fatal flaw: the crotch strap. In its furthest position, it pressed against my son's body, and he's only 32 pounds and not even three years old yet. At first I thought I must be doing something wrong, so I put his current carseat and the Nautilus side by side and made him go back and forth between them a million times. I really wanted the Nautilus to work out, but finally I concluded that the crotch strap really is too close. He has plenty of space in his current convertible seat, but it seemed the Nautilus would render him incapable of producing grandchildren in another 25 years or so. I'm definitely not ready to move him to a booster, so I reluctantly returned the Nautilus and will continue my carseat search.


The BEST Car Seat!
We have owned the Nautilus car seat for 1.5 years now... and I absolutely LOVE it.

Reasons Why We will Be getting another one for our younger daughter too:

1. Our older daughter is 4.5 and is still riding safely and comfortably in the five point harness.
2. The Sippie holder is built right into the seat. So no matter what form you use the seat in your child will always have it.
3. The hidden cubbies on the insides of the arm rest are perfect for storing sunglasses and little toys.
4. The Fabric is durable and doesn't show wear. I have only had to wash ours once.
5. The seat Reclines, ours is set in the recline so that if she falls asleep her head doesn't lean forward.
6. It's easy to adjust the straps. Our older daughter is the only using this seat so we only adjust the straps when she has a growth spurt. But they are easy to do and if she happens to put on a sweatshirt it's easy to let them out a little to compensate for it.
7. The fabric is nice and classy. There isn't any wild flower patterns or cow pattern going on here... it matches my car interior nicely without being bland.
8. It's the last car seat we will buy. IT's so versatile and alot cheaper than other high end models who do not offer this kind of staying power.

I can't rave about this car seat enough. I would purchase it again in a heartbeat.

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