The S5 passed the 10,000-mile mark with some big motorway hauls interspersed with frantic photographic chases around Wales and the north. There’s something immensely satisfying about the way it goes about its business. Supple and soothing enough to dissolve otherwise gruelling distances, yet composed and enthusiastic enough to make a decent fist of more demanding roads, it has every base covered.

The low-oil issues Neil Carey experienced over Christmas had me concerned, but as the Welsh Wizard was driving on home turf I suspect he was in Maximum Gwnydaf mode. The dipstick’s remained wet ever since.