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Rating:  -
I have both the Graco ComfortSport and Evenflo Titan. This seat is much better for the same amount of money.
The seat is very soft and comfortable for the baby, where the Evenflo seat is very hard. The cover is easy to remove and clean. The straps are fairly easy to adjust.
The seat does come with a cup holder, but you don't have to attach it if your child isn't able to use it yet.
As for the review about the child's head falling forward, I have the seat in the back of my Honda Accord, and my daughter sleeps just fine (no head falling forward).
Also for rear facing you will probably need a towel, but we also needed that with our infant seat, so not really sure what the big deal is with that. It also protects the seat from getting dents/lines from the carseat.
I think this seat is the best seat for the price if you aren't looking to spend a lot of money on the Britax.
Rating:  -
I am very happy with my Graco car seat. I used a Graco infant seat as well and was happy with that. This seat is very secure and even fits in my small car. The restraint is exactly the same as the infant seat and it made the conversion from infant to toddler seat a smooth transition. I do have one complaint about this seat. The dark color and material used on this seat picks up all kinds of lint and hair. It's the same as if you had a black car interior. But overall I am very happy with my seat.
Rating: -
We really enjoy our new Graco ComfortSport car seat. Our son is 7 months old and has been using the seat in the rear facing position for about 1 month now. We loved his infant carrier, but he grew over the maximum length specified for the seat (26"), so we knew we needed to move up to a convertible car seat and that we would have it in the rear facing position for 6 months.
We tried some other seats, but we had problems getting them to fit in our small cars in the center middle seat while rear facing (see my other reviews for details). We also tried the Evenflo Titan which is in the same price range as the Graco ComfortSport. It did fit in our cars, but we had some problems with the straps (see the review under Titan for details.) We had NO PROBLEMS getting the Graco ComfortSport to fit in the center back seat rear facing in both a 2000 Honda Accord and 2000 Saturn SL2 with the driver and passenger front seats adjusted far enough back to fit my 5'-11" husband comfortably. Because our cars aren't LATCH equipped, we installed the seat using the center position seatbelts and didn't have a problem.
In all fairness, we did not try the Evenflo Triumph or any of the Britax seats that many people wrote good reviews for, they were outside of our budget.
However, as with many other car seats, to get the angle correct in the rear facing position you probably will have to put rolled up towels under the front of the car seat (which is explained in the car seat manual.) The nice thing with the ComfortSport seat is that it has a built in level with rolling ball so that you can verify that you have it at the correct angle rear facing. The other seats we tried first just had a straight line that you had to eyeball or put a carpenter's level on. Having the built in level was a nice feature.
Other reviewers felt that the ComfortSport had too much padding and therefore may not fit all babies. We had no problems getting our son in the seat and we liked the padded surface. You cannot put it in the top shoulder strap slot in rear facing position, but our son is tall and still appears to have room to grow "up and out" in the middle position. My husband and I feel that the padding isn't too thick and the straps seem to have many adjustment settings. We do not think that most people will have problems getting their babies in this seat.
The only negatives we have encountered are that the seat is larger than the infant seat and does take up more room in your back seat. This may be a concern for others with small cars. However, the ComfortSport is no larger than other convertible car seats. You will have this problem with all of them. Another negative was the strap adjustments are significantly different in the convertible car seats versus the infant carriers (even if you are buying the same brand.) It took my husband and I several tries before we fully understood how to tighten and loosen the straps. You really need to study the car seat manual.
When the car seat is at the correct angle with towels underneath it, you can access the front tightening strap and lever to loosen the strap. If you can't reach it (like some other reviewers have stated), then you need to check your angle. Also, when tightening the front strap, it helps to take your other hand and pull on the same strap behind the seat. We think when the seat is rear facing, with the towels underneath the seat, at times the towel rubs against the strap making it harder to pull. By putting slack in the strap by pulling on it from the back, you make it easier to pull.
In the May 2005 issue of Consumer Reports Magazine the Graco ComfortSport was only rated 7th out of 9 seats reviewed. That was one reason we did not start out with the ComfortSport in the first place. But the overall score still was in the "Very Good" range and we feel it is a good economical choice for people with cars who need to use the seat in rear facing position.
The reason we gave this seat 4 stars instead of 5 is because in this price range ALL of the seats we tried have challenges putting them in the rear facing position. There definitely could be design improvements.
I also want to add that for a small infant (birth to 6 months) an infant seat is going to be a better choice. All infant seats have a more relaxing angle for the baby, are easier for you to use, and are more convenient. I would not start out with the ComfortSport or any other convertible seat. But when you have to move up, consider the ComfortSport.
Rating:  -
I bought this seat and the Britax Roundabout at the same time. The Britax was going to be for the main car and the Graco for the occassional car. The Britax is awesome, worth every penny. The features etc are not found on any other seat. The Graco Comfortsport has a really nice padding, but that's where is stops. In the rear facing installation, you have to put a rolled up towel under it for stability (no kidding, it is in the instructions). Also, once the seat is LATCHed in, you cannot get to the belt to pull the straps tight or release them. I owned this seat for four hours and promptly returned for a second Britax. Save yourself the hassle and buy a Britax.
Rating:  -
I started using the seat when my son was 7 months old. It worked great in a rear facing position. I tried facing him forward at 13 months and thought the seat sat up too straight in the upright position. He sleeps alot in the car so his head
would hang forward. I returned it and bought a Britax Roundabout that works great! It has a little recline in the upright position which suits us much better!
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