We have been very pleased with our Meridian AHR. We are very fussy when it comes to car safety. The seat is comfy and cleans well. I have a car sick daughter and the seat has come up well each time it has been washed. The rear facing mode goes up to 12 kg in weight and we were able to keep our daughter rear facing until she was 12 months old. The only concern I have is that they seem to be getting very expensive (we bought ours 3 years ago).