Brio Zento Review **Child Safety Seat**

OMG these look amazing!!!!

How about an OB competition to win one ??

Bobbie wrote: ETA: funlvn next time we're at the same meetup you're welcome to come and inspect ours.

Ooooooh I'll take you up on that. Thanks! I'd love to check it out

Hi, I found this post thru google, wish to receive ur reply soon. DD is our 1st child, she was born 3kg, 50cm only. We knew she would be small at my late pregnancy, so we went for a capsule with base instead of convertible seats. She's now 8 months, always above 75% in height, but low in weight, she was 70cm, 7kg+ at her 7-month check. Our capsule seat supports up to 76cm, and I am about to buy another car seat for her.

Because she's tall, I am looking for a big seat, of coz I also want her to be rear facing as longer as possible. I went to Babycity and tried on a few convertible seats. The cosco is the largest, $199, and safe-n-sound looks comfortable. I gave up on cosco as I later found on net that it is built for amercian standard, and it only cost US$40 in USA. When DD sat in safe-n-sound Royale, there is only about 10cm left on top of her head, and it doesn't look spacy as well, esp. when DD is already quite slim.

I was quite disappointed, all I want is a big, as well as safe seat, that can last longer, maybe till she is 3 or luckily 5? I really like RF to 25kg of Brio Zento, and we don't quite care about the leg room, how much space the seat may take, etc. All I care is how long DD can stay in this car seat before she gets too tall. I've searched the whole night but can't find its height limit. Weight limit of 25kg is the only information I can find. Although it can be used till child's eye level with top of seat, I guess I won't stand that, I may move her to booster when top of her head levels with top of seat. So the height limit is very important for me. e.g. if it's 90cm, I may not use it after DD is 88cm.

And I don't quite understand how babyonthemove sells its product, I can't even find a price on its website, and all its retailers in Auckland are individuals. Is it possible for me to view the car seat before I purchase online?

Other recommendations rather than Brio Zento are also welcome. btw, is anyone selling Britax Multi-tech or Hi-way in NZ? Are they cheaper or more expensive than Brio Zento?

Thanks a lot.

There is an option on the website to get a quote and they get back to you really quickly. I got mine around the same time as Freesia (about 9 months ago I think) so don't know if the price is still the same now.

You wouldn't want to purchase any carseat online IMO as you would definitely need to check if it would fit in your car first.

Funlvn did you get a chance to see Freesia's Brio last meetup? It doesn't look like I'll be at the next one either.

Thanks everyone, I bought a Brio Zento the day after I posted here, and finally received it yesterday. The sales person from babyonthemove installed for me. DH likes it too, and believes it's way better than all other seats sold in the baby stores, e.g. they don't have the foam, etc.

Well, it's still not very spacy for DD, she doesn't have a lot room left for her arms, so she has to put them on the armrest. DD is also a bit unhappy sitting in the new seat, as she's not as free as she was in the capsule. Because with the Brio Zento, you can pull a belt after buckle to make the harness really tight, so that kids can barely move. I guess it means it's safer, so DD has to learn to get used to it, lol.

Overall: Brio Zento is nice seat, and it looks more expensive and well built than safe-n-sound.

P.S. Due to the weak NZD, the price has gone up to $579.

P.S.2. I've read posts of adventuredad on car-seat.org before, he seems to be a nice person. finnigan, would you mind telling me how much you paid for the Britax Multi-tech? Please pm me if you dun wanna post here. I thought about importing a seat as well, but I was worried about the bad exchange rate and a possible huge delivery cost.

Also I wanted to say it looked like ds was going to outgrow the Brio before he turned 2 but his growth since then has all been in his legs and not his torso :)

Hi I have abrio zento as well and did a lot of reasearch before buying. Re the swedish t standard it is actually a lot stricter than the european standard.
I purchased the brio zento as it was the only one i could buy in NZ that passed the swedish testing (I am swedish and well aware of our standars).
Sweden has very strict testing relating to baby products a lot of the things you can buy here would never pass. So therefore I check to make sure (I know a bit OTT but makes me feel more secure in the choices I make for bubby)

I will be buying another brio zento for baby number 2 :)

Yup, according to the briocarseats.co.nz site they're the only place you can get them in NZ (because they install them, basically).

Yep and the branch I bought mine from even offered to fit it if we changed cars or wanted her to refit after warrants etc. Have learnt how to do it myself though, did take a few goes and a little bit of swearing She certainly didn't seem to have any trouble so I must just be a doofus.

It doesn't fit very well in a Nissan Navara double cab. Okay in a Toyota Hilux double cab though.