Evenflo All-in-One Rotational Car Seat

+ve i. Smooth 360 rotation (at full recline), rotates in both forward and rear facing mode. ii. Lifetime warranty on Sensor safe models (labeled Gold). iii. Alerts if chest clip is unbuckled. iv. Padded footrest (not available in the Slim version). v. Great price given functionality/warranty - (as low as $320 with deals, $110 off MSRP). vi. Easy install and uninstall doable by one person (as base fully separates from the seat). vii. Straightforward packing (reusable zip tie was a nice touch) and easy to follow manual/instructions. -ve i. Of the 4 recline levels in rear facing mode, the 2 most reclined ones were not usable due to bubble being out of range. Even in the most upright position the bubble just reached the border of the greater than 20lb range. This was on a 2015 Subaru Forester rear seat (on level ground). The Subaru seats do slope a bit, but it would have been nice to have a solution which doesn’t require using towels or foam to raise the base on one side to try to get the bubble in the ideal range. I subsequently got the Graco Turn2Me and all 4 recline levels on that one were usable in both the rear facing and front facing modes (i.e. the bubble was in the allowed range). ii. The crotch area harness needs to be redesigned. Even in the uppermost of the 3 slots it was tight for a 17lb, 31” skinny girl (there was barely room for my fingers below the harness). I can see it being a problem for bigger kids, especially boys. iii. The rear seating position is awkward, the picture of the girl with her legs straight up is not poor marketing, that is how the seat is. Part of the problem is inherent in the use of any rear facing car seat on seats which were designed for adults to sit forward facing, but the position was not as awkward on our Doona car seat/stroller combo and Graco Turn2Me, so the Evenflo design does seem to make the seating position a bit worse. iv. The harness retract button is hidden under the seat cushion and you have to slide a finger through a hole in the cover to depress it. One can get used to it but it's an annoyance and adults with shorter fingers won't like it. v. No "Quick Clean" cover with Sensor Safe Gold warranty models. vi. Consumer Reports gave the previous generation (non-Extend Gold Revolve 360) a ‘Better’ safety rating while Graco Turn2Me got a ‘Best’ safety rating. Evenflo support (ParentLink) couldn’t provide any info on if this new Extend version had any safety improvements over the previous generation. vii. Evenflo has basic install and use videos but none on how to deal with installation challenges like the level bubble being out of range. Interestingly though Evenflo Revolve required use of towels to get recline bubble in ideal range and Graco Turn2Me didn't, the Evenflo manual does not mention that trick, but Graco manual does. The Search through Evenflo website material is also poor (doesn't find content on the site which external search engines like Google do). viii. Size limits how far back the seat in front can go, so taller adults wouldn’t be able to sit comfortably in front of this car seat in a 2015 Forester. There is a "Slim" version which is 3” narrower, 1.5” shorter, 1lb lighter with a $50 lower MSRP, but the interior seating in that is 2" shorter & 2" narrower and there is no padded leg rest or booster mode.