I thought choosing a new car seat for my three year old would be tricky, but it really wasn't. On a trip to Halfords my boy picked this out due to the drink holder! I sat him in it and he was really comfortable. He loved the compartment in the arm rests for snacks and toys but, more importantly, it's a substantial seat, well made and looks to offer a lot of protection.
Now, I'm not one to choose in-store then buy elsewhere online, but, as usual, the only member of staff I could find in Halfords confessed to knowing nothing about car seats, and the promise to send someone over who did resulted in me giving up after 20 minutes (despite the store being almost devoid of customers) and leaving.
The build quality on this is good, and it was easy enough to assemble. The fitting instructions, as I've found with all car seats, seem appropriately cryptic but I think I've secured it OK.
My only complaint it that it doesn't recline enough. Being three, my boy still sleeps in the car, and on its first use he did indeed fall asleep, but with his head falling forwards instead of comfortably back. So I re-installed it but with a towel under the front to make it lie back a bit. Since then we've driven to the Fench Alps and back and he's loved it. He's comfortable in it awake and has nodded off in it no problem.
The drinks' holder is a mixed blessing. He loves it, but drinks way to much on a long journey so we're always stopping for a wee!
So all in all, a good seat I'd recommend.