Welcome!
I want simple answers too
Regarding the router in Australia the answers might be in this 167 posts long thread.
Edit: Although I’m on the other side of the globe, perhaps an advice form someone who went for the only router he could find being capable of accommodating the Z-Motor.
Check other options rather then going with a compromise.
We don’t have feedback on spindles, but It’s what I am going to try next after this: