I got to my car after work and discovered that I had a flat tyre. Great :-/ I know how to change a…read moretyre so I jump out the driver's seat and pop the boot to grab the spare - except the spare hasn't been used in a couple of years, so it too is flat. I managed to find a kind soul I knew who could house my car overnight so I could return the next day to try and fix the problem. I phoned Bob Jane on Flinders Street as it was just around the corner from where I was parked in the CBD, and they said I could easily bring the spare tyre in to check whether it had a puncture and get it blown up. Lifesavers. I popped in to BJA on my lunch break and the guys took my tyre straight away, pumped it up and dunked it underwater to check for leaks. They said 'no leaks!' and I was on my way, all within about 10 minutes. The service provided was friendly, super quick, and they didn't charge me anything either! Will happily return to BJA for future tyre issues/changes when required, but for now I will just try to stop driving over large screws!

Bob Jane T-Mart on Pulteney St has put all the tyres on all my cars since years ago when I was…read morelucky enough to realise I had a slow leak from a nail in my tyre, pretty much right across the road from them - despite a huge workload (the daily norm for a busy tyre store in the CBD) John managed to fit me in straight away and had me back on the road well less than an hour later. Personally, I'm a die hard Yokohama fan, and I appreciate that they don't try and sway me to another brand when I know what I want on my car. I've recommended family and friends to them, and everyone has had the same brilliant standard of service from them - yes, tyres, auto service and the like is a competitive field, but these guys go out of their way to do it right - it actually feels like they're happy to be helping you with your car, kudo's to the owner for generating the right atmosphere. Really good service, a huge range of tyres and willing to get in anything you're after - and the best prices I've found despite my tendency to shop around for every last cent on purchases like this - what more could you ask for?

This can be seen as a classically manly shop - yes, there are lots of knives and gadgets to play…read morewith. They have a good range of Leatherman products as well as Vitorinox, and plenty of Barska binoculars from large and super strong to little portable ones. This is also a shop for girls, if you happen to like these things, and have lots of gadgets that take a difficult kind of battery. There are lots of quite good phone covers, which are both practical, heavy duty and look good. It's very fun to browse in here and see what their latest toy is. However, I find that if I know what I'm looking for, it's much cheaper to nip into a Jaycar to buy batteries. I think of this place as more of a gifts and gadgets shop.

Battery Bar is a man zone. I am not saying that they don't stock products for the fairer sex, in…read morefact there are quite a few, but the vast majority of products are targeted towards manliness. Torches (even ones you wear in mines!), Knives, Tools, remote controlled wonders and even LED Dog collars, you can find them all there. There is even a cool remote controlled chopper that you can control with an app on your ipad......uber cool! Of course they also stock B.A.T.T.E.R.I.E.S! I used to lick batteries, I was a weird kid.

i have booked my car to do tyre repairs twice now and I returned for the second time based on their…read moreexcellent customer service and quality of work, highly recommend.

So apparently my car is a magnet for sharp pointy things on the road. In fact, I have had to get…read morenew tires twice this year. It really sucks. I really wonder how this stuff gets onto the road in the first place. Both times it was a screw or nail. Must be stuff flying off the back of tradies utes. Nonetheless, tires are not cheap. Lucky that some tires can be repaired. This is a great option if the tire is almost brand new with a puncture. If you get a good tire specialist, they will let you know if it can be repaired. But be sure to ask them to check. This Bob Jane is under new management. There is one bad review here, but I was informed that only in the last months a new business owner bought it out. And my experience was very different than described by the other reviewer James K. I was dealt with in a professional manner, they staff member was happy to look into helping me repair the tire rather than replace it. They checked all my tires for road safety and even switched around the tires to give me even wear. The whole service took around an hour. They had a waiting room, but without a television or radio. I think they were refurbishing it. Might be a good idea to keep people entertained while they wait. As for myself, I was fine as I had my laptop to work. They repaired my tire and a grand total of $45 and a handshake. I will return here to replace my tires when they are ready to be replaced. I really liked that I was treated with respect. Not all tires treat women this way. It's nice to see!