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[mhiner]

Before anyone blasts me too hard here, I did something that I swore I would not do when I bought this car (2007 C-Srt8 10,700miles) because most of my decision was based on what I read online, mostly here. It had F1 tires on it that are original and while many of you have said "DO NOT DRIVE THESE IN BAD CONDITIONS" to which I have full intentions of putting RSA's or Proxy 4's on, I did not listen, well I did but thought that my years of involvement in motorsports (Winston Cup and NHRA Pro Stock) that I was a good enough driver not to have driven over my head... So I'm idling down a hill (20mph) that has random spots of thin ice and as I try to stop as the light changed... no joy! I could only steer and slide, so I went around two cars sitting still and laid on the horn and flashed my high beams and thankfully everyone saw what was happening (only 200 feet from the top of the hill to the light) and gave me enough INCHES to clear the intersection sideways. I had to play with the throttle a little bit to get the rear end to come around enough for it not to hit a car's front end that was sliding to a stop on the cross road.

BTW the traction control plays havoc when you are trying to purposely spin the tires as your heart jumps out of your chest and you are trying to think of an excuse to tell the old lady about your stupidity of wrecking a car that she just wrote a check for 2 days earlier. While this car did great in the snow with traction control and esp, no joy on ice! While my Envoy was always fine in that condition those F1 tires just get too hard in 18 degree weather. One thing my experience (2 days at that point now 4) did give me was an understanding of how bad I hate the ABS system in this and most cars. I had to play with the brakes because the ABS pulsing was creating more of a problem. Anyways thank you to all that recommended not driving in bad conditions on those tires, maybe someone else can learn from my near miss with my new (to me) hotrod and listen to the other "Experienced" owners.

Michael