I am in complete agreement with the Original Poster. I bought this seat for my 3 year old son. My son went from a baby bucket, to a Triumph (that he outgrew at 2) to a Scenera (again, out grew) and is now in the Nautilus. I am in love with this seat. It's easy to install, a great price, safe, and will last us forever. Like OP, my only complaint is how heavy it is. But since we don't move our seats from car to car, it's really not an issue.