I’d say this is accurate as someone who dailies a 01 330i. I rarely see e36’s on the road anymore being in the northeast. Most e46’s I see are clapped out 325xi’s and even then I don’t see a ton of e46’s out and about, you’ll just come across one every so often. F30’s are a few years into that “cheap high schooler ride with plastidip” phase though, I see plenty of 320-328’s around that look like they’re on a third or fourth owner.

Most e46’s for sale I find are either really beat, or they’re low owner well kept and the asking price reflects that.

I can speak to experience that panther brakes are absolutely nothing to write home about. A 4000+lbs car with 12" rotors up front and I believe 11.8’s in the rear.

I went with 13" wilwoods all around, 6 piston up front 4 piston in the rear.