Graco 4Ever DLX 4-in-1 Car Seat, Charlie| Infant to Toddler Car Seat, with 10 Years of Use | Rear-Facing, Forward-Facing and Booster Modes | Safe, Comfortable and Convenient

We absolutely love the Graco 4Ever DLX 4-in-1 Car Seat! From newborn to toddler, it’s been super easy to adjust between rear-facing, forward-facing, and booster modes. Installation is straightforward, and it feels really secure. My little one is always comfortable, even on longer drives, and I love that this seat will grow with them for years to come. Worth every penny – a great investment for peace of mind and safety!

This Graco 4-in-1 car seat is basically the Benjamin Button of car seats. It grows with your kid from “tiny burrito human” to “please stop kicking the back of my seat” stage, and it does it without falling apart or making me question my life choices. Installation was shockingly painless. I braced myself for a wrestling match with straps, clips, and my sanity, but it clicked in like it actually wanted to be there. Suspiciously cooperative. I kept waiting for the part where I mess something up, but nope, Graco had my back. The padding is plush enough that my kid passes out faster than an adult after Thanksgiving dinner. And the cup holders? Absolute genius. One for snacks, one for sippy cups, both for preventing full-scale meltdowns at stoplights. Crumb containment is solid too. I’m convinced this thing is holding at least half a granola bar hostage. Safety-wise, it feels built like a tiny tank. A very comfortable, well-engineered tank that meets all the safety standards and still manages not to look like a medieval torture device. Bottom line: if you want one car seat that lasts for years, keeps your kid comfortable, and doesn’t require a PhD in engineering to install, this is it. Five stars. Would strap my child into it again without hesitation

After reviewing quite a few other brands for a convertible carseat, we finally settled on this one! Few things to mention first: I (small woman) installed this carseat myself without difficulty. Carseat is installed in a 2021 Chevy Equinox LT, using the latch system. Drivers seat is set for my height to drive (I'm 5'3", so close to the steering wheel). Carseat in picture is set at recline position 1, and head position 2. Shipping: Arrived within 2 days of ordering. The box arrived slightly damaged with the top tape popped, but the side tape still intact. Manufacturers date is 2022, so maybe the tape was just old. Everything looked brand new upon opening the box. So my worries of it being a return were addressed. Carseat: Color we purchased was "bryant". I thought, based on the Amazon pictures, that this would be variants of grays, it is not. The bordering is dark grey, then a heathered brownish/purple, then the mesh is a light grey. For spending nearly $400, I am accepting of the color. Rear facing: In other reviews, there seemed to have been some confusion about the maximum weight range for rear-facing. The manual that comes with the carseat explains further that the actual maximum weight for rear facing is indeed 40lbs. See attached photo. Some reviews say it's only 22lbs, this is not true. Manual states any infant under 1 years of age and up to 22lbs, MUST be rear facing. But the carseat allows rearfl facing to be used up to 40lbs. So you do actually get your money's worth in rear facing. Straps: The height of the shoulder straps adjust as you adjust the head height position. There are 10 available positions. My 9 month old, who is currently 29" tall, has the head rest position at 2 out of 10. This fits her very comfortably with all the infant inserts still in use. With the infant insert, there is only 1 setting for the groin buckle, however. Which I was concerned about. Little one fits just fine in it, but if you have a boy or a chunkier bottom baby, and need the infant insert, you might consider this. There are 2 settings for the groin buckle when the infant insert is removed though. Other: The carseat is a decent weight. I was able to carry it though, and I don't see it being an issue when transferring it to my husband's vehicle. Installation: This was simple and easy as well, when I followed the manual direction. I used the latch system as it actually resolved another issue another review had. When I used the shoulder and lap belt, I was able to tild the entire carseat forward to the backseat headrest. That meant to me, that the carseat would easily flip my child forward into the backseat headrest. Not ok with that! So I used the latch system instead and when installed as the manual instructs (push down on the carseat base and pull the latch strap up), this thoroughly secured the carseat! There is hardly any movement of the carseat with the latch system. Overall: I think this is a great purchase, it fits in my Equinox beautifully and I can see that getting little one in and out will be a breeze! READ THE MANUAL, it's there for a reason. I know I'm getting comfort, safety, and security with this purchase. I would buy this again for our future little ones! Hope this detailed review helps. I do NOT get paid for reviews, I just thought other parents would appreciate a thorough review, as that is what I was looking for when considering this carseat.

Absolutely love these. The baby needed to be upgraded from an infant car seat. and I decided to get my toddler a new one because of the seatbelt trainer. Super easy to adjust because they both are growing so fast. Fits amazing in the car, easy to use and instal in the car. Super sturdy and the kids love that they have cup holders

I absolutely love it. Safe, great quality, comfortable for my chunky and tall 13 month old, and I so love the design. Run don’t walk. Being able to have a car seat grow as your baby grow is the best thing in the world. I wish I bought this first.

Love it for baby, good quality nice and firm, size is perfect fits in our 06 sliverado extended cab, cup holders are a plus, recommend watching a video for installation, easy use and installation.

My daughter was born in 2018, we bought a Graco Extend2Fit when she out grew her infant seat after about a year (2019). In our state you have to rear face till they are 2 at the earliest but we knew we wanted to rear face till the max weight limit to be safe. After getting the Extend2Fit we were able to rear face her till she was almost 3 when she hit the max weight. Now she is almost 4 and is quite tall for her age (about the size of the average 6 year old.) The Extend2Fit is only rated for forward facing untill 65Ibs and our daughter is close to the 50Ibs mark. Knowing this and that probably by the time she's 6 she'll be in a booster, and we were now needing a second car seat for our second vehicle, we finally bought this one! Truth be told it was on our radar when we bought the Extend2Fit but due to pricing and the fact that it wasn't sold at Walmart in store we got that instead. I wish I bought this much sooner. I love that in comparison to the Extend2Fit the covering is so much easier to take off and clean (The Extend2Fit cover is an absolute nightmare to take off!!) The cup holders are removable which will make cleaning much easier as my daughter likes to put food in the cup holders and leave it (which is mildly frustrating but it's her seat.) I think the only con I can see is the installation being slightly different and confusing. As the way the instructions are written there is somehow a difference between Latch and RIGHTlatch system for forward facing (but I see literally NO difference.) And the manual doesn't explain that well in my opinion which is slightly alarming as it makes a lot of room for error here. It describes 2 ways to use latch system in forward facing mode and 1 of the ways the manuel says you can't use latch in forward facing mode over 45Ibs but with RIGHTlatch mode you can. I don't like using the seat belt to hold the seat because it NEVER feels secure enough for my liking and the way my Jeep seats are it doesn't sit as well in the seat as the Extend2Fit does as the base of the seat is wider. Other than the issue of installation I think this is a decent seat. We loved our Extend2Fit and would have bought this one instead but weren't in the financial position we are now to get one. Compared to other seats similar to this, this one is incredibly affordable especially for the length of use you can use it for. I do wish to see this available in stores instead of only online however!

This car seat is amazing. Started using around 5 months of age. The padding is thick and comfortable. It's super easy to install, especially with the LATCH system. Lots of recline options. Great head support. Feels like such a luxurious car seat and rate it a solid 10/10.