Congrats on your new car Vincy! That is a beautiful car you have. I love that wine red color, its truly beautiful! I'd love to see it after a few months of waxing.
As far as your initial impressions of the VIPER I know exactly what you mean. I got my SRT-10 last August, and I actually moved over from Luxobarges to the exotic world. (My previous car was a BMW 7series)
The thing about the Viper that seperates it from almost any other car is that its crude! From the clunk of the shifter to the interior heat, to the odd seating position. Its a engine, and seriously zoomy body, everything else is pretty much a after thought.
You have to take time to fairly asses the strengths / weaknesses of the vehicle and then formulate your plan.
I can honestly say that without the seat lowering and shortshifter kit, I wouldn't have kept this car. That's a small example of the things that you need to tweak / address to make the car more user friendly.
The traction thing wasn't much of a biggie for me, as I'd researched the car extensively prior to purchasing.
The thing that snuck up me was the damn shifter and the way the motor / tranny moves. Thus its easy to mis-shift if you do no pay attention! This forum, and the B&M helped immensely in that area.
I think a lot of people have "wedding night jitters" the first night with the VIPER, but trust me just take the car out a few more times and ensure you use smooth, controlled inputs with the throttle / shifter / and steering.
You will be fine!
