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.

My car is a necessity to get me from A to B. I put petrol in it and drive it through a car wash…read moreevery few weeks. Anything else and I prefer to stick my head in the sand. I think it's the fear that my lack of knowledge will mean being taking for a ride by someone that sees me as an easy target. I knew my tyres were bad when someone commented on them while at a petrol station. I smiled politely and mentally put 'tyre' higher up on my To Do list. I went to a tyre shop near work (referred by a male friend) but they quote seemed excessively high and I had the distinct feeling I was being sold bigger and better than required for a little hatchback that did 10,000kms each year on the city streets. I then drove to a tyre shop near home for a second opinion. I drive past this shop every other day and it felt vaguely familiar. I crossed my fingers and ventured inside the modern waiting area. Yes, I needed four new tyres and they needed to be ordered in as my Toyota Corolla (the most popular car on the road) needed a a special size or something. Despite my scepticism, I got them for a really great price and the service was great. They even offered me a free check up down the track. All in all, a good experience and I'll definitely be back (but not until another stranger points it out).

Great service from the team, and received a text when my car was ready to pick up. I had…read moreunfortunately pierced my tyre and the RAA put on the replacement I had in the boot. Bob Jane T-Mart didn't just replace the bad tyre in the boot, they put the new tyre on the car for better wear and put an older tyre in the boot.

Whenever I have problems with my tyres I know I can rely on these guys. The first time I came to…read morethem I had a wheel imbalance that was really messing with my car and making it hard to drive. I originally thought that I had tyre problems and had gone to them to purchase 4 new tyres. Upon inspection, they told me that all I really needed was a wheel balancing and that I didn't have to spend money to replace all of my tyres, and that I only needed 2, and only because they were starting to go bald. This was by far cheaper and I was happy that I wasn't going to be spending so much money. When I came back towards the end of the day to collect my car, not only did they do the job they were suppose to, but they cleaned all my tyres and filled them up with air as they noticed that some of them were getting a bit low. I know this is all probably standard service, but I appreciate professionalism when I see it and also appreciate it when businesses make an effort to help customers save money as opposed to spending more, especially when it is clear that the customer doesn't know what help they really need. Two thumbs up for Bob Jane on Gouger. Good service at a good price. I will be going back to them again.

From the owner: Australia's largest independent tyre retailer - offering the biggest brands and the widest choice…read morein tyres, wheels & batteries.

To be honest I was blown away with the service here. It is always unfortunate spending your pay…read morecheque on items such as tyres. Seriously who does like buying tyres? They're about as exciting as dental hygiene and water filters. However, these guys quoted me a very fair price, and were more interested in getting the job done right, rather than ripping me off. To my relief, I was back on the road within a couple of hours. *This has been an unpaid advertisement

Brendon at Beaurepaires was so helpful! Great service, cannot rate him high enough :)read more