Been there before.....
I've gone for th Bose myself because I will spend a lot of time in the car doing 'normal' driving too, but with my last one was quite happy with the sound package. don't know when we have to 'lock down' our specs given we've got very similar build dates but I'm hoping it's after the UK launch so we can play with the cars first.
Agree with you on the phone, and I've decided not to even have PCM, my old iPaq & bluetooth GPS will suffice. and I've had it from various sources that you can integrate and aftermarket phone kit with the MOST stereo (radio mute/use car speakers)
Auto wipers - got them on the Mini 'cos I had to, they were part of the package with the heated front screen but as the Boxsters now got 'ifinitely' variable intermittant wipers happy for it not to have them.
The couple of things I'm thinking of taking off that I've specced are:
Homelink - unsure now if my garage door will work with this
Parking Sensors - managed before without them, but have now got used to having them on the mini
Bose - like yourself perhaps the soundpack will suffice, but I want ot hear them first. In the 986 there was a big difference (to my ears at least) but I've heard that the sound pack is now much better than it used to be...
Actually still in 2 minds about full leather - looks damn nice but the plastics quality is fine and I tend to be looking out of the window rather than at the dash/door panels (the S has leather seats as std in the UK) Chapelgate actually have a 997 w/o full leather (despite it being std in the UK) so I was able to have a look
Deffo sticking with the 19s though, don't like the look of the 18s on offer...
then again, perhaps I should have stuck with my 997 order!
Fun, fun, fun......