The Safety 1st Uptown Convertible Car Seat was the best value for my money as my daughter is tall and very skinny and I still need a seat that was safe for her but could be used in the proper facing position because she wasn't supposed to be in a forward facing car seat yet. I also like this seat because it will be the car seat that we will use until she is too big for it so I believe that it was worth the investment because we wont have to keep buying car seats as she gets bigger.