I bought this carseat right before my nieces first birthday as she had outgrown her infant car seat and I'm a huge Graco fan. Installing it rear facing was a little more challenging than installing her infant seat but it wasn't terrible, I did have to really work at it to get it in nice and tight. I didn't realize how BIG this carseat is, it fits fine in our Honda CRV but may not be the best fit for a smaller car, especially while rear facing. Now that she's old enough, she's front facing and it's a pretty good seat. I'm not sure how long it'll last, looking at it I feel like once she turns 2-3 we may be buying a smaller seat, but time will tell!