That actually might be the weirdest thing. Punctuality is taken verrrry seriously in Japan, so much so that last year a Japanese rail company was forced to apologise after a train left a station 25 seconds early. You can then imagine my surprise when the person I’ve spent weeks agonising back and forth through all manner of bizarre Japanese emojis has failed to show. But at least it affords time for a quick history lesson.

Although the Nissan Skyline is iconic, the R31 is the Kevin McCallister of the lineage; the forgotten sibling. Arriving in 1986, it was a little bigger and boxier than previous models and leant into a more luxurious and languid mentality. But, ultimately, it failed to captivate people like grandad ‘Hakosuka’ and what would come later; its younger, cooler ‘Godzilla’ brother. A lot of this came down to the fact it was never honoured with the hardcore GT-R badging. But it was far from a lemon.