Maxi-Cosi Mico Infant Car Seat, Total Black

We have this infant carrier in Steel Gray for our daughter. The color is slightly darker than what is pictured, but is very nice looking. Hands down, I love this carseat, here's why:
- the fabric is very nice as has good padding.
- easy to remove the cover for cleaning. (My daughter spit up all over herself and the seat, but I was able to easily remove the harness straps and the cover and hand wash everything (machine wash is not recommended), I then rolled the cover in a towel to dry it as much as I could and put it in the dryer on low heat to fully dry)
- seat is very lightweight. I think it's about 8 pounds
- the handle is a smooth seamless piece and is comfortable to grip.
- the handle can be in any locked position while in the car (according to the maxi-cosi website).
- the stay-in-car base has a tilt adjuster. This was really nice because my back seats are fairly angled, but I was able to adjust the base so the seat was level.
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We hated our Graco car seat for my son. So, we looked for a new seat for my second child. Safety, comfort and the feel of the fabric was very important to me. Our baby is an August baby, so I was looking for something she can seat in with short sleeves and shorts rubbing her skin to the car seat and not get scratched and be able to breathe. I looked at all models, Chicco, Graco, PegPreggo and Maxi Cosi (this year's model, I am not sure about old versions) was the best. It has a cotton feel and much nicer and more breathable than all others. It is not for families with big kids because the max weight is 22lb. However, I don't like to carry a big baby in a car seat anyway. So, I will move her to a big rear facing car seat when she hits 22lb. On the down side, it is harder than Chicco to put in the base. Taking out for both of them is easy. You have to make sure the handle is out, otherwise, it won't click. For Chicco, you don't need to check anything. This is, I guess, very important,... Read more

Hi, just wanted to point out, that when we received the car seat, it came with a base! It does not sound like that from the description or by looking at the current picture above. I am not sure if this was a one off or normal? Just wanted to mention it as we bought a separate base from Health Check Systems (via Amazon) which we are returning but unfortunately are getting hit with a 10% restocking fee. I would check this with Amazon and the seller before you buy a separate base...

As for a review of the seat itself, we were familiar with Maxi Cosi from living in England (very popular brand there) and it is compatible with our Bugaboo Chameleon. It is a shame that it does not have the same higher weight limit as other US brands (Chicco, Graco) but compared to those, it is much lighter and I think, more fashionable. The other brands always seem so bulky to me. Our first daughter was very happy in her Maxi Cosi car seat. As someone else mentioned the fabric is nice and as we... Read more