Review about Scenera Convertible

I bought two of these for my twins. My primary car seats are Britax Roundabout 50s. Comparing those to these is like comparing a Mercedes to a Kia, but these Cosco seats are perfectly adequate for my second car that I use for quick trips to the store on weekends and sometimes for short trips to or from daycare during the week. I give them four stars rather than five because (1) they aren’t blue as advertised (they’re black) and (2) I had some trouble installing them rear-facing using the latch system in an Acura TSX. I had to get a really strong neighbor to pull the straps tight enough. It takes brute force. Also, the seats don’t recline quite as much as I would like them to. When I tried putting a pool noodle under the front to recline them more, we couldn’t get the latch straps tight enough. Another thing potential buyers should be aware of: Some Cosco Sceneras seem to have more padding in them and have higher quality fabric than others. I looked at a couple of Sceneras in a Target store that were cheaper than the pair I ultimately bought here at Amazon. The Target seats had no padding in them at all and had really cheap fabric. The seats I bought from Amazon were, I think, $10 or $15 more expensive but have nicer fabric and extra padding.

The seat is a great price and my daughter loves it. I thought the color was true to picture I have the green one. And the seat is comfy, and easy to put together and adjust the straps. I am happy with it!!

I purchased this car seat as my daughter had grown out of her infant seat at 7 months! We used this seat rear facing until she reached a year and now have it forward facing. For the $40 it cost it is a great seat. My daughter falls asleep in it and seems very happy in it when she is awake. It was easy to install both rear and forward facing. The only problem is that one of our straps gets twisted every now and again but its easy to put right. I would recommend this car seat.

We bought this car seat because it is supposedly the safest of economy-line car seats. The straps often get twisted and fold into the buckle part, but this is expected for a cheaper model. However, what has happened with ours is that one of the straps has been getting caught on a tab underneath when trying to adjust them (the tab is supposed to guide the straps and keep them from moving about underneath when adjusting), and has puckered the straps, almost putting a couple holes through. Since I’m sure this is compromising the safety, we are now going to get a different car seat (the well known but more pricey Britax, most likely). (Update: We were able to purchase new straps for a few bucks from Cosco (they would have replaced them if still under warranty) and occasionally use the seat as a spare – the new Britax is naturally easier to use, but also huge!)

I got this seat because the ones in Europe don’t meet American safety standards, this has all the normal things we all need. I did think that it reclined, but it doesn’t- not a deal breaker, but it is a nice feature to have for long car rides. I think it said two positions because it is a forward facing or rear facing car seat. I heard some parents complain about a car seat like this because it’s hard to get both straps tight, but that’s not hard if you realize how the straps are connected- so you can even it out by pulling near the legs (cause it connects under their legs.)
All in all, I think I would have paid more to have it recline, but it’s a good seat still.

This is a good car seat for the low price but it does not have padding. It is nice that it is small and lightweight so if you need to move it from one car to another it’s easy or if you have a small car it fits well but your child may not be comfortable on long trips due to the complete absence of any padding or cushioning. I just use it for the baby’s grandfather’s car but use a more comfortable one in our car since he rides in it more often.