Simple fix. The last owner must have not driven it very spiritedly...
Simply turn the key to position 2. Hold the accelerator to the click point for 25 seconds. Let go of the accelerator, start the engine and off you go...
The transmission's learning algorithm will be reset to 0. Therefore, it will lose the slow and gentle acceleration that the previous owner used...
Try it, and repost your results

I guarantee your experience will be very different...