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Best Car for 6 Foot 7 Person (200cm)

Hi all, as a tall driver, I’m frustrated with the move to SUV’s as they generally have reduced legroom. What cars would people recommend for tall drivers like myself? I currently have a 2016 …

Absorbable Hernia Mesh in Sydney

Hi all, I have 2 umbilical hernias, need to get surgery, but after going to a specialist I don’t like the idea of plastic mesh in me forever. Doing some research seems bio absorbable mesh is a …

Decent powerbank, no LiPo rubbish

I have about 4 Romoss 30Ah powerbanks that I have bought really cheap over the years, very convenient, but I am a bit concerned about the fire risk especially considering a couple of them, the case …

Canyon Bicycles GmbH

Canyon Bikes Payment Processed in Aus?

Hi, does anyone know if canyon bikes process payments in Australia? Considering buying a bike and ideally would like to put it on my cc but don’t want to cop the overseas processing fee. I …

OzBargain Ultimate Razor Blade?

I’ve long used Gillette Fusion razors, pretty good quality, normally buy them on sale etc, I’ve also used the 6 blade Dollar Shave Club razors before and they are pretty good too. Does anyone …

Peak power Aircon Control

Hi all, We have a Daikin 15.8kW ducted aircon, which has a large amount of capacity, more then what we need most of the time. When it turns on it draws around 4.5kW until it reaches temp and then …

Commonwealth Bank

CBA Home Loan - What Is a Good Discount?

Hi all, currently have the home loan with cba and I’m getting a 2.5% discount off the advertised rate resulting in a rate of 4.3% variable. I want to up the pressure on CBA and demand a bigger …

Travel Insurance Become Very Expensive, TID Promo Code?

Hi All, going for a month long holiday to the USA and Europe in december and just found that Travel insurance has become very expensive, NRMA is about $1100, TID is $1600 and bupa is $2800. It is for …

Wheel Alignment Perfection?

Hi fellow Barginers, I recently made use of the Bridgestone 4 for 3 offer and got 4 Serenity Plus tyres fitted to my 2016 Elantra. The tightarse in me has never bought a wheel alignment, thought it …

Safe and cost effective tyre rotation idea

Hi All, Had my FWD car in for service recently, front tyres have 20% tread and rear 40%. I asked for them to rotate them front to rear for even wear but they didn’t. I did some digging and turns …

Convert AmEx travel credit to Qantas credit

Hi All, I have the qantas amex with the $450 amex qantas travel credit. Is it possible to convert the amex credit into qantas credit. I see that all fares are flexible, I was thinking, I could book a …

Torn Labrum - biodegradable sutchers?

Hi All, I have been diagnosed with a torn labrum and I have seen a specialist who suggested an operation to place an anchor in the bone and reattach the ligament with a suture. There is a possibility …

Cheapest Apple Watch Cellular Connectivity

Hi All, I’m in the market for an apple watch, plan on getting the 7 when it comes out, ideally would like to get the cellular, however It seems it would cost me at least $40 per month for a mobile …

BASIX Gas HW vs Heat Pump

Hi All, I'm building a new home in NSW through Coral Homes and upgraded to a heat pump hot water system (instead of gas) and apparently now this change is affecting the BASIX and means we will …