Evenflo GoTime LX Booster Car Seat (Terrain Pink)

This booster seat was bought for my growing 7 year old. I wanted something that was comfortable and safe. Unfortunately, the safety of this product was put to the test, and I have to say it passed with flying colors. My son was in a bad car accident. Backseat air bags deployed and not a scratch on him. He was safely strapped and kept secured during the accident. As a parent, I am absolutely happy with the results!

Not only do I love this car seat, but my son loves this car seat! He really likes that it has two cup holders. I like it fits my car and him!! I have a smaller car (Mazda) so the seats are narrower, most booster seats would not fit, they were too wide, this one fits perfectly!! My son enjoys being in it!! There is a slot for the shoulder strap on either side so it can go in any of the back seats. I like that as he gets older the back is removable, for now it is adjustable with him and I’ve already seen how much more comfortable he is in this seat. I even bought one for my ex so he would have a safe seat our son enjoys.

The directions for putting it together were a little vague in some areas. A little trial and error needed, it took about 30-40 min. Also the cushion comes unsnapped a lot, but looks nice when it’s lol together and my grandson says it’s really “comfy”. I like the big cup holders!

You do have to assemble yourself but the directions are clear and it doesn’t take long. The only issue we’ve had is the seat fabric keeps popping back off despite having it locked in place. I think the scooting on/off the seat is what makes it do so. Nothing that affects the function of the seat and an easy fix.

This booster seat is a very good value and easy to assemble. the only negative, and this may be true for most boosters, is buckling into seatbelt latch can be a bit difficult. It is easy to release the latch, but because you have to reach under the side panel with cupholder, it can take a minute to latch. I know people with other boosters have a similar problem.

Putting it together was challenging. It's just images and snapping the pieces together was ridiculously difficult. The cover doesn't fit properly or stay on. the seat piece keeps sliding forward and off the chair and one side doesn't have a hook for the cover so it slides off. The chair is lightweight but doesn't come with attachments to hook the chair into the cars safety hooks. The only thing holding the chair in is the seat belt. The high back belt hook for the seat belt is terrible. The seat belt constantly slides out. I understand this is a cheaper model of car seat but I have a hard time believing it meets safety standards. I don't trust it with my kiddo.

I have no idea if it will be easy to use as I will have to assemble the car seat! I can't find any information on the item that informs the buyer it is NOT preassembled... I'm very upset as I do not want to make a mistake that may cause the seat to become a safety issue. I'm a grandmother and I have never purchased a carseat that came in pieces! Had I known this I would not have bought the seat.

It’s light weight, easy to carry, but it’s not sturdy. The head rest I can easily squeeze together, not good for a child if a car accident happens. It’s too flimsy, it doesn’t stay in place in the car without the child in it and seatbelt buckled, it flips over empty.

So I got this for my daughter who is 4 and recently outgrew her forward facing harness style carseat (idk the exact name of that kind). I first looked on Amazon for booster seats but omg I couldn't believe how much they all were, the cheapest ones were almost $100. So when I checked and found this one at my local Walmart instead I was really happy because it was only $35 or $38 I can't quite remember but it was one of those lol. But once I was putting it together at home I then realized why it was so cheap :( First it was a pain to put together because you have to jam the back piece down onto the base/seat until it "clicks" into place. Well mine never made any sort of click sound at all and it felt like if you pushed harder then you'd end up snapping the back piece. Plus trying to get the cover to attach correctly was annoying because you have to pull really hard to hook the little loop and then you realize that it doesn't even align correctly ugh. But the worse part was when I had it all done and sitting on my kitchen floor, I slightly pushed on the spot about where her head would be and the whole back piece swayed/jiggled so so much way more than i am comfortable with. This is supposed to keep my child safe if we were to get into an accident, how? I don't trust this thing at all but I still have to use it until I can save up enough money to get a better one I guess. Overall I'm really mad about it because companies shouldn't be charging so much money for carseats and at the same time these companies shouldn't be allowed to sell such cheaply made ones like this! This carseat/ booster seat will not protect any child during an accident if anything it'll cause more harm since the plastic would probably snap and end up gouging the kid. This kind of plastic when it snaps it snaps off in huge dagger pieces and with how thin this is it's not going to hold up at all.

I do not trust the safety of this car seat it is poorly made, very flimsy and cheap material, and I am still not sure if it should have come with seat belt straps, they were only 1 short strap in the box ?????