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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You could do without but setting up a car seat in a Zipcar or Uber every time you need it would be a serious hassle.  Not necessary to get a car but certainly more convenient.[/quote]

It's extremely easy to set up a lightweight carseat in a rental/zipcar/uber if you buy the right model. Probably takes about 20 seconds if you know what you're doing with the belts and does not take a lot of effort/strength. Never had a problem while traveling.[/quote]

I imagine that it would be helpful to the OP if you were to recommend your 20-second-install model.[/quote]

I'm a different poster (posted on the first page about being carless with no issues with a one year old, although the first month would be tougher with covid). Just wanted to jump in and answer this - if you are going carless, your best carseat option is the chicco fit2. It's the longest lasting infant bucket seat on the market (a kid in the 85% will still fit in it on his second birthday) and infant bucket seats that then snap into stroller is WAY easier for things like cabs rather than dealing with a convertible car seat. You do not need the base - we sold ours to someone who needed a second one. We practiced a few times getting it into friends cars before the baby came, and we quickly learned to install in < 20 seconds. You can go right from a chicco fit2 to an immi go to a bubble bum. Easy peasy. [/quote]

I had always read that the doona is great for the city.  Easy to install in a taxi and converts instantly to stroller.  It doesn't last as long as chico fit though.  [/quote]

PP here - we considered the Doona. If we had tons of money and some extra space, we would have gotten one - it would have been nice those first few months. But it's like $500 and the baby would likely grow out of it in the first year. Then what do you do in year two? It's too early for the Immi Go. You'd essentially either then have to deal with a convertible car seat, or buy the Chicco Fit2 - which could have been used the whole first year, too. And now you essentially need storage for two big car seats. In our city apartment, the car seat was literally the only thing we bought that didn't fold flat, and fitting two of them would have been tough. Didn't seem like a wise choice. I can see the argument for it though, especially if you're flush with cash. [/quote]

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