I'll throw in my .02 even tho it's not really a good, objective comparison. I recently sold my '89 930 which had, I think, phenomenal brakes (steel, obviously). I finally had to replace the front rotors at 80K miles. Other than a set or two of pads, they needed no other work. My new car has PCCB. I am very much looking forward to not dealing with brake dust. The Fuchs wheels would look like gunmetal after a week or so. However, the stopping power is simply amazing. No pedal effort. I love them. That being said, however, the new steelies are probably very close behind. From a limited experience - test drove a 9974S - there is a difference, I think. I'll probably keep this car a long time, limited tracking, so I think it will work out well for me. $10K brake jobs? If I have to buy one in 17 years (like with my 930, and these are supposed to last a lot longer) I can handle that. After all, the car cost $150K so over the life of the car, one big-time brake job is tolerable.