If your brakes have auto adjusters then there really isn't a super duper need to go to disc brakes. Other than having to adjust for wear.
The only benefit to new cars is that they need little, if any maintenance. Most cars today don't need the hood opened for anything more than 5,000mile oil changes.
Spark plugs: 50k
Anti-freeze: 100k
Timing belt: 60k
Brakes: 40-50k
But when they break, they break expensive!
