How do you pull this off? Flying+Rental Car

[Bren's Mom]

I always just get a car seat from the rental car place. Sure they aren't as "pretty" as the one we have at home, but they are required to meet all of the same safety standards. Also, some people claim that they are really dirty, but we have not had a problem with them at all.

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That bolded statement is true of the car seat when it came out of the box. Once it did, you have absolutely no way of knowing whether it's been mishandled or in an accident...and in either case it may not perform as it should if you were then in an accident. THAT is why it's not a good idea, not because it would likely be a base model seat or even that it might be dirty.

 

[Tiger926]

I always just get a car seat from the rental car place. Sure they aren't as "pretty" as the one we have at home, but they are required to meet all of the same safety standards. Also, some people claim that they are really dirty, but we have not had a problem with them at all.

No, they are not required to meet the same standards, and that is why you have expired, broken or dirty car seats in many rental car places.

It is not safe to use any car seat unless you know its history, Tiger