i think I've come to grips with my opinion on PASM. I probably wouldn't order it again, but I need to test a non-PASM car again before I truly agree to that conclusion. The PASM-soft mode is not agressive enough so if the standard suspension is a good balance between the soft and hard modes (hard is pretty rough) then I could save some money, were I to order again in the future.
*I* unfortunately don't see an F430 in my sights any time soon.