The Sahara material is horrible, and the buckle is so sticky
We had 2 Decathlons (Tiffany and Hampton prints) for my daughter, and I loved them. The material is plush, the buckles are easy to click in, and they are just nice seats. I bought 2 more in Sahara for my son, and it STINKS. The material is so flimsy that it feels like some cheapo thing without padding and the buckles stick when trying to click in or out. Had I know that the material was different, I would never have purchased this pattern. Shouldn't the material be the same quality over all their carseat fabrics??? What a waste of money since I now have to buy different covers. I won't have my son sitting in what feels like flamable material for the next 4 or 5 years.

Horrible Adjuster Strap
Pros: crotch strap has 3 settings. Cons: too hard to adjust strap, cover doesn't come off. Recently spent months and months researching car seats for my growing son. I finally decided on the Decathlon - even though I had heard bad reviews regarding the adjuster strap. I had tried it out in my local baby store and had no problems so I felt it safe to go ahead and purchase it. Big mistake - once the car seat is installed, it's next to impossible to get the adjuster strap positioned correctly. I have a large SUV and even with the roomy interior, you can't pull it hard enough without being a contortionist. I even read the Britax FAQ advising to make sure you're pulling straight out (not from a side angle) and to make sure the strap isn't twisted and so on. Even so, both my husband and myself could not get it positioned properly without breaking a sweat. Also, I didn't realize that since the new model has a push button control for the strap, it's sewn to the fabric, therefore you can't take it off and wash it. I have since returned it and am desperately looking to find something equally as safe but easier to use. I loved the fact that the crotch position was adjustable - unlike the other Britax models. I wish they could combine the good things into just one car seat!

Stay away if you have a two door car
I drive a '03 Sunfire and this car seat fits HORRIBLE in it! It's nothing but a 100% pain and so I am returning it. I haven't had it for over 24 hours and I already want to throw it out window. It's hard to tighten the straps because the car seat in rear facing is jammed into the seat. Even the firemen that put it in for me told me to take it back because it was not going to make me happy. Sure enough they were right.

deacthlon straps very hard to tighten
ok well i too have had the problem of the straps not tightening even when i pull my hardest, i dont even pull the tightening strap because i have heard others say they pulled really hard and the button in the front of the seat broke apart when they pull, so this what i do i put the child in then i reach all the way under the seat and pull the straps till my child is snug and secure then i pull the front strap it totally upsets me i spent 285.00 on this seat and it doesn't even work as promised so i needed another seat and i went to buy a boulevard and to my disappointment the crotch strap is so short and close my 20 pound baby was smashed in i bet in a month or two he would be sitting on the strap is britax kidding my baby is 20 lbs there is NO way that seat will fit any 65lbs child so here iam forced to buy another decathlon because of the 3 position crotch strap any way i would rather haft to use my hand to tighten the straps on the decathlon then buy the boulevard and by 30 pounds have him grow out of the boulevard in my opinion the only way to insure i get the most time out of the seat is the 3 position adjusting crotch strap it is too bad that we spent almost 0.00 in my case almost 0.00 and and get seats like this but we all keep buying them so why should britax change

Love our Britax!
I first heard about the Britax brand through some people at our church and decided to check into the ratings and reviews. I had heard great things about Britax and decided that Britax was the best car seat for our little one. He originally had a Graco Snug Ride and it worked great too, but the Decathalon is by far a suburb seat. I had it professionally installed (just to make sure I was doing it correctly) and feel completely comfortable moving it from car to car. I decided to buy through Amazon b/c the price was good and it offered the brand and model I wanted. I will certainly buy Britax again and again. I feel that the promise to have above average safety standards to protect our precious little ones speaks for itself. I urge you to try the Britax Decathalon, I am very pleased!