Overall I think the carseat is a good value. I was sceptical when it arrived, it was in a badly dented/crushed cardboard box. It was not in a plastic bag or any other wrapping. It smelled kind of like a chemical when it came out of the box, but after one washing that was gone. It fits nicely in the back of our 3/4 ton dodge quad cab with plenty of room on each side for my boys' booster seats. The only problem I've encountered so far is that when you loosen the straps to get the baby out you have to pull them both evenly or they don't tighten back evenly. My daughter just turned one and she loves her new saet. She eagerly climbs into the seat as soon as I set her in the truck, and loves that she can see out all the windows now.