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Old 08-22-2007, 06:13 AM
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Hello,

I am thinking about buying an A3 but I would like to have your advice on how easy it is to put a toddler in the carseat. The A3 will be just to go to work and getting my son from daycare. We already have an allroad and just love the Audi brand.
Thanks for any input!
Old 08-22-2007, 06:24 AM
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Default Re: A3 with carseat?

If you are tall and your child needs to be in rear facing seat, place it on the passenger side, otherwise it is going to force you to push your seat forward a little bit. Once your child is in a forward facing seat then it's all good.

There is plenty of room to get a kiddo in and out of a childseat back there.
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Default Re: A3 with carseat?

Do a search. There have been many threads about carseats in this forum. (The short answer: No worries.)
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Default No problems with mine...

Picked up the car the same week my son came home from the hospital.
Had the Graco infant seat with the base, backward. We did have to move the seat forward a little, but wasn't a problem for us. Now we have a Britax. Roundabout, I think. First backward then forward. It fits fine. Better than the Graco did, even backward.

<a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a3/msgs/91530.phtml">past thread on carseats</a>
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Default Anyone places a rear facing carseat in the middle rear seat? I find it hard to

buckle seat belts for the rear passengers
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Default I used the LATCH system, with a centered rear facing Graco - no problem.

You can still fold the drivers side rear seat down.
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Default I have 2 carseats in the back of my A3. No problem.

Very easy to get the kids in/out and also very easy to get to the latches.
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Default Recaro product I have rocks >GRACO (God Rewards A Christian Org.)

products I looked at were cheaply built IMO. Britix is very good, Recaro priced the same, can be used as booster later. It has full side "curtains" around the seat and attaches in split second.
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yes no probs except for the side belts
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Default Speaking of car seats and quality...

From the Freakanomics guys...
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/10/magazine/10FREAK.html?ex=1187928000&en=ab90a270e37e231f&ei= 5070">link</a>


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