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Our Review of the RECARO Start booster seat

This is the be-all-you-can-be of child booster seats, from the car seat comfort and safety experts at RECARO.

The RECARO Start booster seat is the most adjustable and feature-rich booster car seat on the market. Built on an aluminum frame and equipped with adjustment settings for the headrest, backrest, shoulder width, and seat cushion length -- the RECARO Start is a 100% customizable booster seat that tailors to suit your child. The RECARO Start is equipped with the RECARO Side Impact Protection, built in speakers and microfiber fabrics.

  • For kids 30 - 80 lbs, and
  • Up to 59"tall

Read on to learn about the many safety, comfort, and convenience benefits of the elite RECARO Start booster.

BENEFITS FOR YOU

If you want everything a car seat for kids 30-80 lbs has to offer -- the RECARO Start might be the right choice for you. Thanks to its easily adjusted seat settings, microfiber fabrics, carrying handle, and folding backrest, the Start booster is extra easy for you to use, transport, and care for.

Convenience

Built on a folding aluminum frame and equipped with a convenient carrying handle, the RECARO Start has all you need in a travel friendly booster. The Start is covered in plush Microfiber fabrics that are highly stain resistant. We've tested them ourselves and even ketchup and mustard stains wipe away easily.

Installation
The RECARO Start has easy to use guides for the safety belt, as well as top LATCH attachment tether for additional seat security. The aluminum-reinforced folding frame of the Start makes this travel-friendly car seat is simple to install correctly every time you use it.

BENEFITS FOR LITTLE ONES

Here's where the RECARO Start booster really dominates the competition. While you'll certainly appreciate how easy it is to handle the Start, your son or daughter will LOVE riding in it. With a completely customizable fit, suspension seating, and speakers mounted right in the headrest, the Start has everything your kid could ask for in a car seat.

The RECARO Start booster tailors to your child in every way possible, from the fit of the seat to their music of choice.

Comfort

The Start adjusts in four different ways: the headrest height, shoulder width, backrest height and seat cushion length. If this isn't enough, the backrest reclines so that your child can kick back and relax, or sleep, without getting nasty neck kinks. No other booster seat on the market offers the Start's supreme level of customization. And let's not forget the integrated armrests and integrated seat suspension system.

To top it off, the RECARO Start booster has a one of a kind RECARO Sound System built right into the headrest. Just plug in a CD or MP3 player and your child can listen to his or her favorite tunes - saving you the irritation of playing the same kid's songs repeatedly over the car stereo.

Safety

The RECARO Start is one safe booster. The EPS foam in the head and shoulder areas part of RECARO's outstanding Side Impact Protection system that minimizes impact in the event of a side impact collision. The Start also has a unique anti-submarining ramp that prevents your child from slipping forward.

The Start booster's top tether secures the upper portion of this aluminum reinforced seat, maximizing the protective potential of your vehicle's safety belts.

    • All RECARO car seats are fully FMVSS 213 certified.

COMPARISON

The RECARO Start seat offers more features than the other two high back boosters in the RECARO range. In addition to the RECARO SIP (Side Impact Protection) the adjustable headrest and recline function, the RECARO Start features adjustable shoulder width, an integrated seat suspension system and the RECARO sound system compared to the RECARO Vivo and RECARO Vivo Lite.

For a convertible RECARO seat that accommodates both infants and toddlers, check out RECARO's convertible car seats, the RECARO Como or deluxe RECARO Signo.

  • Recaro Start in Brite Sand
    Sand
  • Recaro Start in Shiny Charcoal
    Charcoal
  • Recaro Start in Sleek Black
    Ebony
  • Midnight Desert
    Midnight Desert
  • Midnight Flash
    Midnight Flash
Midnight Flash
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Car seat specs

Forward-facing weight range
30 - 80 lbs.
Min child weight
30 lbs.
Max child weight
80 lbs.
Minimum weight for booster mode
30 lbs.
Min child height
37"
Max child height
59"

Car seat dimensions

Product weight
25 lbs.
Seat Base / Foot Width
13"
Seat height
26.5"-32.5"
Interior seat width
13.5"
Interior seat back height
20"-29"
  • Easy Installation
  • Standard rear tether attachment
  • Energy absorbent, sturdy aluminum frame construction
  • Removable, easy to clean cover
  • Supreme lateral and lumbar support
  • Armrests enhance comfort
  • Backrests and seat cushion designed for ventilation
  • Folds to fit easily in trunk
  • RECARO Side Impact Protection
  • Multilevel adjustable headrest
  • Adjustable shoulder width
  • RECARO Sound System
  • Anti-submarining ramp for child slip prevention in case of an accident
  • RECARO Start booster seat Reviews

    RECARO Start booster seat

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    LOVE these!

    5
    Reviewer: Anonymous , Frederick, MD Date: June 05, 2008
    We've had two of these for several years, and they've been absolutely the best!
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    5
    Reviewer: Nolan , Gurnee, IL Date: May 24, 2008
    We have three kids, and I have to say auto safety has come a long way in the last 10 years. This Recaro has stood the test of time as the BEST booster seat I have ever seen. The safety features are obvious: aluminum and steel reinforcements, padding on the inside and outside of the seat, and LATCH. Added to all this, if you adjust it correctly, your child will sit at about the same height as bigger siblings so he can see out the window. That in and of itself is a huge safety advantage because before he would crane, stretch, and contort to try to see out the window. Now he sits on a THRONE! The head and shoulder padding are wide enough to allow plenty of wiggle room and air flow but still protect. Having 3 boys and a big dog, this seat is tough. Everyone climbs over it including the dog. Our son positively LOVES this seat. We also modeled it for several parents at preschool amd they were floored by how awesome it is. The only thing I did in agreement with a couple other parents, was to install a 2nd tether strap around the BASE of the Start to secure the bottom as well as the top. Now the seat is rock solid and tight as a drum. The built in headphones are pretty cool too.
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    Very well made seat

    5
    Reviewer: Mike Vadvilavich , Los Gatos, CA Date: April 01, 2008
    I've had Recaro seats in my street and race cars for years, so when it came time to buy a kid seat I was pretty much sold on the brand. Just like the adult seats, the kid seats are very nicely constructed with a nice heavy frame that should be super-safe in a collition. The side head protection is built just like my race car seat. The seat has proved to be durable and easy to clean. It has a little weight to it, and they're not the least expensive seat, but I can't imagine a safer seat - and that's the whole point.
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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    Premium Child Seat

    5
    Reviewer: Anonymous , Philadelphia, PA Date: March 21, 2008
    I am a car enthusiast and have used Recaro racing seats in the past. Recaro seats provide the best back support and comfort, not only for long periods of driving, but for track days as well. The Recaro Start is a premium quality child seat that not only provides excellent side impact support but superior back support. The materials used and build quality is of the finest available. There are also several ways to adjust the seat to the child. I tell my son that's his racing seat!
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    Wonderful!

    5
    Reviewer: Andrea Hay , Avon, IN Date: October 19, 2007
    This booster seat is wonderful! We bought it for our son about a year and a half ago. He loves it. It's very comfortable. His little sister wants to ride in it too, but she is too little. We will get her the exact same when she gets bigger. Our friends son has the same on and loves it too. Worth the money!
    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
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    LOVE IT!!

    5
    Reviewer: Anonymous , New Jersey Date: October 03, 2007
    I was very torn as to which car seat to buy for my 2 1/2 year old son. His little sister was outgrowing her infant seat and my son's Britax Boulevard was going to her. I wanted a car seat with side impact protection. The car seat testing in the US is disapointing to me. This seat was the only option I had for side impact protection in a convertible seat. I was unable to find it in any store on display. I had to purchase it site unseen over the internet. I am very pleased with this seat. It is extremely well made. I feel much better now knowing that both my children are in a car seat that will protect them beyond standard testing. You can't put a price tag on their safety.
    2 of 6 people found this review helpful
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    Fantastic!!

    5
    Reviewer: Jennaea , Chicago, IL Date: August 17, 2007
    This is by far the best booster seat on the market and worth every penny. I have tall, slim kids and it was very reassuring to put them in a seat that felt this secure. By weight they could have been in their Britax Marathons until they were 8, but their legs were dangling into the front seat. I love the fact that it is so heavy - it is so much more stable and secure than any of the plastic ones on the market. Definitely go for the footrest as well - it eliminates the kisking issue. We bought this initially when my now 5 yr old turned 4, and just bought one for his little sister because we love it so much!!
    3 of 4 people found this review helpful
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    A Stellar Booster Seat

    5
    Reviewer: Anonymous , Door County, Wisconsin Date: July 27, 2007
    The Recaro Booster Seat is STELLAR! Not being an online shopper I am absolutely amazed that I was able to find a product that so perfectly fulfills ALL our needs. We live in a rural area and must drive great distances regularly? so the reclining seat is ideal for our 5 year old daughter to kick back and listen to a CD or watch a DVD (scholastic books or something science related FYI) using the plug in adapter for the buil-in speakers (after easily adjusting the back height to fit perfectly) while we're on the road. The built in speakers are great? we had numerous problems with headsets being too big and falling forward or ear buds regularly falling out so the built-in speakers have solved all these troublesome problems - yeah. We keep the seat permanently in recline position - so that elevates any fooling around with it with a sleepy kid eager to get in and rest. When not tired she usually sits in ?lotus? (after easily adjusting the seat length to fit perfectly) or uses the must have footrest. We also have the travel pillow that just stays put, too, which she loves and seems to actually induce calm behavior if not inviting enough to at least just rest her eyes. (Which alone is worth the price of this entire set-up because our little spitfire would rather be in the pool or on her bike than sitting in the truck again!) Overall our daughter loves her new seat, she is better behaved and actually falls sleep now, too, and when she wakes up no more neck aches, either. My only concern is my personal installation of the seat into our Land Rover. I'm unclear if it is truly secure. The review from the Dad in Milwaukee seems to really have a grasp on it - so I'm going to follow his advice and purchase a second strap to secure the lower area because, as he said, it is a heavy seat. And why else do we strap our kids in these contraptions anyway - but to keep them ultra safe. My wish and special note to Recaro is to design a more installation more user friendly: why not a double strap, like a backpack if you will, that goes over the truck seat down the back then slips through the seat & back cushions and double hooks onto the base of the seat! Easy. Or better yet - hook up with car dealerships (our Land Rover in Appleton has a sister Porsche dealership right next door!) and let them professionally install it for us! If you would do something like that you would get a sixth, maybe even a seventh, star from me! Meanwhile, thanks Recaro for everything? so far. Safe & Happy Travels to al, Suzanne from Door County, Wisconsin
    9 of 16 people found this review helpful
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    Wow!

    5
    Reviewer: Anonymous , Athens, GA Date: July 03, 2007
    My 4 1/2 year old little girl and I opened the box and I was instantly impressed by how sturdy this seat is. It doesn't even compare to any others I've ever seen. Her Compass seems so flimsy now -- I can only imagine how much safer she's going to be . The side impact protection she has now is worth every extra dime we spent. She had been complaining about her back hurting when in her seat for longer than 20 minutes, and with two 7+ hour trips ahead of us, we had to do something different. After hours of research online, I think I've read every review out there for a booster seat that reclines, I finally settled on the Recaro Start. I had her sit in the seat for me to make the adjustments (Which were not at all difficult), and now I can't get her out of it. She's sitting in her seat reading books and told me it's her "special comfy seat". I feel so much better KNOWING that she's so much safer and much, much more comfortable. The experiece with EliteCarSeats.com was also one of my best online shopping experiences and I do A LOT of online shopping.
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