Category Archive: BangShift Question Of The Day??, CHEVY
BangShift Question Of The Day: The Mid-Engined C8 Corvette…Are You Ready?
Apr 14, 2019Bryan McTaggart16
I want to start today’s Question of the Day with my own question: do you miss the days when there wasn’t sight or sound of the upcoming new model until the day the dealerships covered the...
Which One Of These Throwback Wheels Would You Most Like To Rock On Your Hot Rod?
Apr 13, 2019Chad Reynolds22
What once was is cool again, and never is that more evident than in the world of custom cars and clothing fashion. Shoes, pants, shirts, jewelry, hair styles, it is super common for fashion trends of...
BangShift Question Of The Day: When Should A Vehicle Not Be Updated?
Apr 09, 2019Bryan McTaggart6
The Nissan Frontier…the truck that time forgot. The D40 version of the Frontier has been around since 2004 with minimal changes, and overall the Frontier really hasn’t done much in the...
What Are The Most Annoying Phrases Someone Can Put In A Craigslist Ad For A Car Or Parts?
Apr 07, 2019Chad Reynolds37
Buying parts or cars on Craigslist can be the most rewarding or the most annoying experience of ones life, depending on just what you are buying and from whom. The number of frustrating moments...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Car-Like Truck Or Truck-Like Car?
Apr 04, 2019Bryan McTaggart6
So, ordinarily this question should seem like a no-brainer: between a car-like truck or a truck-like car, which would you rather have? And if that question seems targeted at sport-utility vehicles,...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Engine Would You Use For A Light Airplane?
Mar 27, 2019Bryan McTaggart8
Powered human flight doesn’t require a monster turbofan jet engine and an aircraft the size of a small Midwestern town. Twelve horsepower was all the Wright Brothers needed in order to get the...
BANGshift Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Frustrating Automotive Repair You’ve Ever Had To Make?
Mar 24, 2019Chad Reynolds21
I’ve been working on the dually, who we’ve “lovingly” started referring to as the Big Dumb Bitch, and it has been giving us fits. After trying to be nice to it by changing out...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Are We Entering The Age Of The Tailored Car?
Mar 23, 2019Bryan McTaggart2
See that monster Porsche? That’s the 911 GT2 RS…700 horsepower, 553 ft/lbs of torque, a 0-60 run that is well under three seconds. It’s the stripped down, raw and uncut form of the...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Behavior Monitoring, Then And Now – What’s Your Take?
Mar 21, 2019Bryan McTaggart9
Hm. What does an orange Volvo keyfob and today’s question have in common? Behavior observation, that’s what. Here’s what I mean: That orange key is another part of Volvo’s...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Should Brands Get Their Own Engines Again?
Mar 19, 2019Bryan McTaggart7
In 1977, General Motors experienced blowback when Oldsmobile owners noticed that their “Rocket 350” engines were, in fact, Chevrolet blocks. Buick V6s powered seemingly everything. The...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Best Factory Green Color?
Mar 17, 2019Bryan McTaggart12
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you, BangShifters! Enjoy soda bread and Kerrygold butter, the beverage of your choosing (and be responsible about it) and enjoy the day pretending you are Irish at...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Are There No New Car Names Left To Use?
Mar 15, 2019Bryan McTaggart11
Automobile model names just haven’t been the same in the last…oh, let’s be kind and say thirty years. The ones that are good that currently exist in the market are either legacy...
BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The One “James Bond” Gadget You’d Have In Your Car?
Mar 12, 2019Bryan McTaggart5
“Toyota patents in-car fragrance system that dispenses tear gas on car thieves.” That’s Autoblog‘s own headline for what might be a new feature in an upcoming Toyota product,...
BangShift Question Of The Day: When Do You Say, “I Have Enough Project Vehicles”?
Feb 27, 2019Bryan McTaggart7
Yesterday I spent some time working on the Dirty Cougar, the first work I’ve done since before the February King of the Heap event. I re-aimed the headlight on the wrecked side of the nose so I...





