If you're accustomed to open vehicles, like the MX5 or a Harley one of the major features (of being out in the open) won't be as novel and distracting (I've had an Alfa Spider since '89)....which is both good and bad: Good, b/c you can focus on how nice a car it is...it's very responsive and you're connected to both the machine and the road in ways unlike the other toys in your collection. Bad, b/c I'm sure a lot of the first impressions you've heard of the car are based on it being open...which won't be such a big deal for you.
Make sure you glance over and watch those front wheels undulate, and how nice the gear box feels, and how deep and mellow the engine sounds, an S & S is like a Harley chick without the tattoos...
I cannot imagine anyone who doesn't need Viagra not loving this car, regardless of their automotive frame of reference.
And remember to breathe...
For me, it had nothing to do with "openness". I do more miles on bikes than cars, and after a fifteen minute test drive in an M3W I gave my deposit without any reservations. For me, it's not the openness, but the PURENESS of the driving experience... 95% of what you experience on a bike depending on the bike of course. It's 95% of my BMW R9T which is a pretty pure experience in and of itself. The M3W is actually a purer experience than...I dunno...a Honda Goldwing which is about as impure as a Honda Civic on two wheels. The magic of the M3W, for me, is the visceral experience of seeing the front wheels, the bark of the engine, the vibration, the connection to the road. I'd rather drive an M3W that a Ferrari, a Bugatti...
