Great story. Reminds me of when I took one of my friends, a much reserved architect, out for his first ride. He is a car guy but had not been on a bike in years. A few minutes into the ride he giggled like a little school girl as he announced he was 'eye level with the dog' we had just passed!! That was it. He was hooked and decried he must have one when the ride was over.
In my short 9 months of ownership of our used M3W I have experienced only one negative response – from an elderly woman who steadfastly believed that cars should have 4 wheels, no more, and certainly no less(!!). Other motorists, pedestrians, bikers, are all positive. Had a bus driver stop his bus, full of people, and chat me up. Recently got chased down in the pandemic by a guy on a Harley wondering what the hell just passed him. Just yesterday I had a pedestrian stop dead in his tracks and stare as I went by. In the rear view mirror I saw him clapping his hands.
The current state of the world should remind us all that life is unpredictable and painfully short. I would like to think that we are all better off because three wheel cars like the M3W exist.