I brought my car to Amato’s years ago.
The guy walked around my 97M3 and said, “is this a real M3 or did you stick a badge on it?”
The work was class but this gent started off the conversation going the wrong way.
To be fair: I had that odd 4 door version, so looking back I can see why he thought it might be a fake. Some people don’t know how to talk or park 😉
Good luck with your repair -the 550 is one of my personal favorites.