PDA

View Full Version : HIPOD Senator vs HIPOD Barcelona



SEA
28-07-2009, 01:07
Hi all, I've just bought these two above from Target as it's on sale atm. I wanted to compare them at home but can't seem to find much difference other than the obvious (the Senator has a harness).
Just wondering if anyone can give me some feedback good or bad, I'd love to hear them all.

My DD is 3.5 and weighs 13kg so I thought she would be better with the 5 point harness of the Senator. But then I was checking the web and found Infa had top rating on safety by RACV but I'm not sure of their prices or if they have similar to the Senator. Now I'm confused? Please help :)

battlecrumpet
28-07-2009, 08:10
We have the Barcelona but, rather than use it with a normal seatbelt, I bought separately an H-harness to use with the carseat. This is supposed to be safer than just using a normal seatbelt.
Works well.
Only minor gripe I have with the Barcelona is that the drink holder is too small (in diameter) to carry some of LO's drink mugs.

naiwen
28-07-2009, 08:30
I thought the Barcelona didn't have the AHR feature?

That and the harness seem to be the main differences.

SEA
02-08-2009, 13:34
Hi ladies, thanks for your reply, but after some consideration we have decided to return both seats. I found a Safe and sound booster on sale, which works out cheaper plus I like the features on it more than the Hipods, I also found the Infa on sale which is around the same price too. So just a matter of working out which one suits our car.
Thanks again ladies.