From experience so far most normal BMW owners have no idea that my car was made by the same company..... The Vito is usually mistaken for an airport taxi, which could be useful at some point!
Apparently the early TT is now regarded a modern classic, so that should escape being tarred with the same brush as the later versions.
I wonder if any of the very early ones escaped the worldwide recall to have the handling made less ‘sporting’, and the rear spoiler added.......