We got a Graco travel system as a gift. The Infant car seat is highly rated as far as safety. However my son outgrew it in 4 months so not very cost effective (even though we didn't pay for it). I got this one now
Evenflo Triumph Advance LX Convertible Car Seat - Hansen - Evenflo - Babies "R" Us
and Tristan likes it a lot better. Once I started using it he stopped crying during our long car rides.