Can you imagine being able to afford a Bentley? Every year, a handful of lucky individuals take delivery of Crewe's finest, with the luxury brand shifting 14,659 units in 2021. Especially if you order a bespoke Mulliner creation, what an experience that must be. Unlike with lesser car brands, buying a Bentley is a truly special affair.

But we're guessing the buyer of this particular Bentley Bentayga won't enjoy the same treatment. Curiously up for auction by the US Postal Service (USPS), this 2018 model is finished in a tasteful color combo, sporting white exterior paint and cream leather upholstery with traditional wood trim. While that's all very nice, why does USPS have a high-end luxury SUV in its possession in the first place?

In typical bureaucratic fashion, the listing has minimal details about the car, with questions from interested buyers met with unhelpful, blunt answers. Then again, this isn't your local Bentley showroom; no one is going to bend over backward for you here, even if you're purchasing a 6.0-liter W12 Bentayga. While bidding for the low-mileage SUV (the odometer shows just 17,155) started at $25,000, the most recent bid at the time of writing sits at $107,500. Normally, a new Bentayga W12 retails for around $250,000.

According to the auction site, the twin-turbocharged SUV is a civil forfeiture and, as such, will be sold without any service records and vehicle history. While this could be remedied by contacting the Bentley dealer the vehicle was sold and serviced at, the mystery as to how the government agency landed up with the car remains a mystery. Listed as a "civil forfeiture," we're guessing the Bentley was involved in something rather unsavory, possibly involving corruption of some sort.

With 600 horsepower and 664 lb-ft of torque sent to all four wheels via an eight-speed automatic gearbox, the 12-cylinder Bentayga would make for one plush getaway vehicle. Despite its dishonorable past, we're guessing this could be a great buy for the right person, provided that the mechanicals are all in good order. To that end, USPS says the Bentley runs and drives, which is a good, if vague, sign.

Perhaps the agency should have kept the Bentayga as a company car for its top-performing mail carrier. Even with that thirsty box of tricks under the hood, the Bentley is more economical than the postal service's latest fleet of delivery vans, which manage a shocking 8.6 mpg with the air-conditioner in use. If you want to own one of the country's more interesting Bentaygas, you had better act fast; the auction is set to end in just a few days.