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Me And My Car: Businessman drives hand-controlled Mercedes wagon

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scmycar15 - Thirunavukarasu Sundaram Pillay and his modified Mercedes-Benz C350e wagon

Credit: Shreejit Changaroth

Hand-controlled car: Dr Thirunavukarasu Sundaram Pillay and his modified Mercedes-Benz C350e Estate.

PHOTO: SHREEJIT CHANGAROTH

Shreejit Changaroth

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SINGAPORE – Station wagons are rare in Singapore, estimated to account for less than 2 per cent of the passenger car population. Even rarer is one that is driven solely by hand.

The owner of one such wagon is 53-year-old Thirunavukarasu Sundaram Pillay, or Dr Thiru as he is often called.

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