we get this car seat after be very happy with my son 's first year Via car seat . he be too big already for the extra padding but we have he back face in this seat for about six month and now have he forward face . he be like both way . I drive a Hyundai Sonata so we have decent room in my car for the seat but we have also put it in a friend 's four runner and my husband 's Elantra and it have fit really well in all car . it be bigger than a lot of other car seat out there but I also feel like it be really well construct and pretty comfy . safety be obviously my primary concern and this car seat fit really snugly in my car and do not move around . I also find it really easy to install , please do read all the direction first , but after that time investment I have not have any issue install it quickly and securely . plus the seat seam pad well and comfortable for my son . I have feel a lot of other car seat out there that feel like they would be pretty hard to sit on and uncomfortable . a few thing I do not like but not many . the size be pretty big , not really a issue for I but it could be in some of the smaller car out there , although it do fit just fine in my husband 's Elantra and that be not a huge car . also , my son figure out how to snap off the cup holder pretty quickly . it be not hard to get back on and it be nice that it pop off so it can go on either side , but it be annoy when he get it off and start throw it around . of course it would be that or he toy or whatever else he could find if he could not get it off . you do need a seat protector but you would need that with any car seat . I also do not like some of the color but that be personal preference . overall we be really happy with this car seat . it be not the cheapest seat out there but for how good it be and compare to comparable seat you be get one heck of a good deal .