thielejet

Just switched our granddaughter's seat from rear to forward facing... I thought I had it tight and my wife ran it by the police station who will install (or check) a car seat. He said I had done a good job but tightened it up a bit by nearly sitting in the seat and pulling on the straps. In the end, the RX-series complies with the LATCH standards and provides excellent installation. There is a tether strap on the back of the seat that provides and add'l point to secure the seat and really helps stabilize the restraint. ONE important point that I feel needs to be stressed is the angle of recline for the seat. At first I thought it would be safer to have the seats straight up. My wife noticed that this was too vertical and asked me to figure out a way to recline the car seat. After playing around with both the Lexus seat and the car seat, I came up with the right angles. This caused me to have to retighten the car seat so be careful not to make the adjustment without checking for tightness... Hope this helps. Agree that there's not much room left after ALL is loaded. With grandbaby #2 on the way, we're too looking at minivan options...

I bought the Michelin Energy LX4 (225/65R17 101S RRBL Michelin Energy LX4) from Sam's for $147 plus tax (x4). Overall, probably the best tire for the value out there and I did quite a bit of research. My only regret is that I didn't get the SUV aligned and now I've got a shimmy... But I'm getting it serviced soon - which is why I'm out here checking out other's experience. Quiet tire, nice ride...