Just two weeks remain for you to bid on a luxury British sports car being auctioned off by the Internal Revenue Service.
Bidding on the gray, two-door 2023 Aston Martin DB11 with just 282 miles opened Monday and closes at 11 a.m. Jan. 23, according to the online posting from the IRS office in Bloomington.
"This item will be sold 'as is, where is' with no attestation as to the accuracy of the description and the condition," the posting reads. "There will be no inspection available."
The vehicle, which was seized out of Carver County for nonpayment of taxes, has a suggested retail price of $276,786.
Bidding started Monday with a $50,000 offer but quickly escalated. As of midday Tuesday morning, the high bid was $170,900, according to GSA Auctions' website.
Cars of that value don't come on the auction block often, said Scott Hamilton, a property appraisal and liquidation specialist for the IRS. "I can't recall that we've had a six-figure car like this up for auction," he said.
What the Aston Martin lacks in fuel economy — the car gets 14 miles per gallon in the city and 22 on the highway, according to Fuelecomomy.gov — it makes up for in strength and horsepower.
Car and Driver magazine ranked it No. 11 on its list of best luxury sports cars, saying "the Aston Martin Vantage is an NFL fullback dressed in a tightly tailored tuxedo."
