Graco 4Ever vs. Extend2Fit: Which Graco Car Seat Is Best For Your Family?

Graco® 4Ever® Car Seat

• Price: $269.99
• Car Seat Weight: 27.93 pounds
• Dimensions: Depth: 26.14 inches; Width: 20.39 inches; Height: 27.93 inches
• Rear-Facing Weight Limit: 4 pounds to 40 pounds
• Forward-Facing 5-Point Harness Seat Weight Limit: 22 to 65 pounds
• Highback Belt-Positioning Booster: 40 pounds to 100 pounds or up to 57 inches tall
• Backless Belt-Positioning Booster: 40 pounds to 120 pounds

Graco Extend2Fit Car Seat

• Price: $170.99
• Car Seat Weight: 19.8 pounds
• Dimensions: Depth: 22.13 inches; Width: 19.25 inches; Height: 25.16 inches
• Rear-Facing Weight Limit: 4 pounds to 50 pounds or up to two years old
• Forward-Facing 5-Point Harness Seat Weight Limit: 22 to 65 pounds
• Highback Belt-Positioning Booster: None
• Backless Belt-Positioning Booster: None

Graco® 4Ever® Car Seat

• Grows with your child through all stages of car seat and booster seat use
• Cover is easy to remove for cleaning
• Easy installation, with an audible clicking sound to assure you it’s properly installed.

Graco Extend2Fit Car Seat

• Designed with an extension panel to give extra legroom and keep babies rear-facing longer
• Cover is easy to remove for cleaning
• Push-button style latch anchors make it easy to remove from car attachment
• Six recline positions for comfort

Graco® 4Ever® Car Seat

• Bulky design makes it a difficult option to travel with
• While it’s technically made to last through all stages, it may be dirty or outdated 10 years down the line
• Doesn’t recline fully back when rear-facing, so not good for babies with reflux or ones who like to be laying back more

Graco Extend2Fit Car Seat

• Headrest can block visibility (for driver) when extended
• Bulky to travel with
• Can be hard to fit three car seats across in backseat if you have three kids, due to size

Graco® 4Ever® Car Seat

One Facebook user says that while she’s been able to get good use out of her Graco 4Ever car seats, she would opt for an Extend2Fit or “something else that’s convertible but doesn’t go all the way to booster stage.” She added that the extra costs for the highback and backless booster conversion doesn’t seem like it will be worth it since it’s many years past the infant and toddler stage. “By then, the seat will be quite old and there are less expensive booster-only seats you can buy later that have better functionality and ease of use than the 4Ever in those early stages.”

An Amazon user praised the new easier-to-remove cover of the Graco 4Ever DLX 4-in-1 Car Seat, which has been enhanced to make pulling them on and off for machine washing as easy as possible. “The covers come off easily and are intuitive to put back together,” she says.

If you’re planning to travel with the 4Ever, be aware that it’s bulky, warns a Facebook user, who said, “I used the 4Ever once flying solo with my son and it was so, so heavy.”

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Graco Extend2Fit Car Seat

For one Facebook user, it was all about the ability to keep her toddler rear-facing as long as possible, and the comfort was an added bonus. “It gave my son more leg room while rear-facing, which meant I was able to keep him rear-facing longer.”

An Amazon user who tried many other car seats says the Extend2Fit’s covers were very easy to remove for washing and all of the hardware was very sturdy. But she was particularly impressed with how easy it was to get inside the Extend2Fit to adjust it. “I can get my paw all the way through the appropriate areas. The harness adjustment feature alone is enough to give Graco repeat business,” she says.

Another Amazon user said he scoured the options and couldn’t ask for a better car seat. “After seeing many models, reading many reviews and looking at safety tests, we decided to buy this car seat. It’s big and comfortable for our baby, the instructions are easy to understand, and it’s very easy to install in the car. On top of that, it’s considered very safe and comfortable. What more could we ask for?”

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