Journalists from SPEEDME.RU uncovered an unexpected automotive detail in the released documents from the Jeffrey Epstein case. In late 2017, his accountant Richard Kahn was scouting a Subaru WRX for driver and assistant Jojo Fontanilla. Kahn found a suitable WRX Premium at the Carbone Subaru dealer in New York, priced at $28,990 before taxes and $31,710 out the door, with room to negotiate down to $31,000.

As the deal was nearly finalized, Kahn noticed a crucial detail: the car came with a manual transmission. He immediately wrote to Epstein, advising to ignore the offer because they needed an automatic, and halted the purchase despite the favorable terms.

The correspondence reveals discussions about registering the car under Jojo's name or one of Epstein's entities, along with an option to pay partially through deductions from his income. After canceling the deal, Kahn shifted focus to searching for a 2018 Subaru Legacy, which was only available with an automatic transmission.

In a striking contrast, the documents also show that Epstein left Kahn $25 million in his will, a detail that stands out alongside the earlier efforts to save $710 on the WRX.