Joie Spin 360 R44 Rotating Combination Group 0+1 ISOFIX Car Seat (Birth - Approx 4 Years, 0-18kg), Ember

We look after our granddaughter one day a week and, up until now, we had been using a much more basic seat, fixed via the seatbelt since our old car didn't have ISOfix.A new car and a growing child made lifting her over the straps to get her into the rearward facing position an increasing challenge and so we bit the bullet and invested in this Joie Spin 360 Rotating seat, competitively priced within this genre. Still quite an outlay, but our daughter is determined that her daughter sit in a rearward facing position for as long as possible, based on safety research, and this seat will allow that until a child is four years old, so we will get a good couple of years use out of it.The seat can be used from birth and there is an insert for newborns, which you remove for older children, thickly padded and really cosy.Hands up, I found it a devil to fit the first time, in fact I had rung my daughter and asked her to come over to help because I was in danger of just giving up.As a hint, I found videos posted by real mums and users much more helpful in showing me how to do it (yes, I did get there eventually) than the official one from the manufacturers. There also seemed to be a slight disconnect between the instruction booklet, which advised using the ISOfix plastic guides (basically a tube of plastic) and the videos, which didn't mention them at all - in the end I put the guides away and, hey presto, it works.Our granddaughter, at just two, can't give much of a verdict on the seat other than to call it 'Mimi's posh new seat', but she fits in well, the straps are easy to pull out to accommodate putting her in, and then tightening up again. There is ample padding on the shoulder straps and around the harness point. The head rest can be adjusted upwards and is supportive.With an older child facing rearwards, you might want to fit a cover for the rear seat in your car, because little feet are going to be kicking against it and you will either need to take off their shoes or protect your upholstery. I was concerned that legs are bent and feet against the back of the car seat when the child is in the child seat, but our daughter pointed out that having to bend one's legs compared to the dangers of a forward facing accident is a small price to pay. The seat also has a number of reclining positions which serve to take the feet further away from the back of the car's rear seat.A 'foot' which goes from the seat down to the floor of the car and clicks into the 'green' position when fitted correctly gives extra stability.A good solid seat, much safer than forward facing and competitively priced.

As a new dad who has tried a few different car seats, especially ones that do not just click into place or rotate - and after trying those, let me say that its worth the extra money to get one like this that easily clicks into place and spins round, our baby is currently 14 months and still fits into this easily.

This is perfect for my granddaughter . Very safe and secure . Also swivels so easy to put her inane out of it .

This is my 2nd Joie Spin 360 and I must admit that it's one of the best car seats that I've tried for my babies. I'm already using it for my son and for my daughter I thought I'll try a different brand, I tried Silvercross Silver Cross - Balance i-Size and Reecle 360 and I had to return both as I did not like them. The Silvercross was awful to handle, fitting the buckle was a nightmare and the Reecle was very cheap quality plastics and I couldn't rely on them. Finally I defaulted to the tried and tested Joie Spin 360 and I'm happy with it.One issue though i'm sure other people would have faced it too - it's quite bulky and also very heavy, so fitting it would need some efforts. That's the only bit, otherwise it's all good and very stable and sturdy.

We bought this car seat for our youngest as we needed head support and good tilt. It’s a lovely colour and my baby finds it really comfortable. However it is extremely heavy and bulky so if you’re moving it to different cars it’s so awkward. Also when moving it the vertical support leg gets in the way (but does make it super sturdy when in place).Other things we have found is that it is not suitable for securing with a seatbelt so your car MUST be isofix. Additionally it is not compatible with all cars and comes with a little book to check if your car is compatible (ours was luckily).Last issue we have had is it’s difficult to insert the isofix the first few times as it’s stiff. But now it’s really easy. All the videos will tell you to connect both isofix’s the same time but you can do it separately and connects easy if you give it a little shake as you do it.Like I said it is comfortable and really safe, has great head support (which was so important due to our baby having a torticollis) and has amazing recline rear facing, generous recline forward facing and really good leg room on rear facing (our baby is 79cm).But if I had known all of this beforehand I would have probably either bought different seat altogether or in addition to prevent all the hassle.

The rotating aspect is a very useful design feature that makes taking little one in and out very easy. It's easy to fit via isofix. There's a few buttons but you have figure it out yourself as the included instructions are diagramatic nonsense. Brilliant value for money and will last a good few years before they're too big thanks to the removable and adjustable inserts. We have one for each car now and wouldn't use any other.

We actually sent this product back. I have bought from another company so the car seat itself is great and I thoroughly recomend, son seems very comfortable and safe in there.The company Amazon use to deliver were terrible. we tried delivery twice, were told they would told us 30 mins before they arrive. They gave us 10 minutes notice but wouldn't wait. Ended up cancelling after 2 failed deliveries.

Comfy car seat easy to use for my granddaughter x