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Category Archive: BangShift Question Of The Day??

Caption This: I Thought It Was Just Raining Outside…

November has arrived, and for the next four months at least the weather is going to vary from cooler to “miserable and frozen” conditions, depending on what part of the country of the...

Question Of The Day: What Else Will Get The Hellcat Treatment?

The numbers don’t lie, the Hellcat engine has been quite a stimulation for Dodge’s sales, with the Hellcat getting a surprising start. And the Charger Hellcat has been warming the hearts...

Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Scared You’ve Been Inside A Car?

Halloween is all about the fright once you’re an adult. No matter which end of it you’re on, the goal is to turn a normal, sane human being into a completely irrational being that will do...

Would You Rather: Pick Your 1950’s/1990’s Twin-Generation Ride!

From the start, I will say this: I do not condone the combination of an older body theme onto a newer body. It makes me cringe to see any of them. But when it comes to the game of “Would You...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Car Would You Take To 24 Hours of LeMons or ChumpCar?

I’m not sure if I should be paying more attention to the ChumpCar World Series and 24 Hours of LeMons racing series. I like the basic premise of the racing itself: $500 beaters that are beefed...

Question Of The Day: In The Spirit Of Halloween, What Car Scares You The Most?

Yeah, it seems I’ve covered this track before. We know the famous cars from the movies that haunted us: The Duel Peterbilt, Christine, The Car, The Wraith. But that’s not what I’m...

Question Of The Day: If You Saw A Trucker Driving Down The Road Steering With His Foot, What Would You Do?

After watching this video, the first thing I can tell you is that words don’t fail me for my reaction. What is keeping me from publishing them, however, is that by doing so I’d probably...

Caption This: Even A 3rd-Gen Camaro Can Rockcrawl Better Than The New Jeep Renegade!

Am I the only one who grits my teeth every time I hear someone espouse the benefits of having four-wheel drive on a vehicle that, for all intents and purposes, was never, ever going to go off road in...

Question Of The Day: What Is Your Best “Busted By Your Parents” Story?

There is no feeling like standing before Mom and Dad knowing that you’re in deep enough that you can swim, and very, very few things on this planet will get you in front of Mr. Judge and Mrs....

Question of the Day: What FWD Car Would You Nominate For A RWD Conversion?

Between the first gas crisis of the 1970’s and…well, now…we have been inundated with front-wheel-drive cars. While front-wheel-drive has been around since the early days of the...

BangShift Question Of The Day: If You Could Revive One Dying Or Dead Form Of Racing What Would It Be?

You know me, ever pondering life’s big questions and always lamenting the stuff that I’ll never get to see in person. The second half of that sentence is largely based on the fact that...

Caption This: Write The Craigslist Ad For This Poor Jeep

“It ain’t for sale. I’m gonna fix it up one day.” Ever hear that line? I have. From a ragged-out Camaro to a ’73 ‘Cuda in waist-high grass, it’s always the...

BangShift Question of the Day: Which Character Would You Be?

I’ve watched Two-Lane Blacktop. And I enjoy it for pretty much the same reasons most everyone I’ve ever met has enjoyed it: cars, the right noises, the nostalgia of that time...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Does “Stock” Mean Anymore? Does Anyone Really Care?

Remember when guys used to actually have Stock cars and trucks? I’m talking off the showroom floor, not doodads, no performance parts, nothing. Stock. We’ve heard a lot of discussion...