While buyers flocked to the showrooms right as 2014 ended, owing to the government's non-extension of the excise duty sops, dealers are still not rid of last year's stocks and have some of these models on offer with handsome discounts and benefits. But bear in mind that these discounts are not on offer from the manufacturers; only a few dealers have stocks and not all of them are offering benefits. Also, since the number of units are limited, you may be hard-pressed to find the variant or paint shade of your choice.

Therefore, a lot depends on whether you are able to find such a dealer, and if you negotiate well enough. Some of the cars on this list are also being offered with free insurance, but that amount is obviously variable from car to car, and variant to variant.

Skoda

A couple of dealers have stocks of the Rapid sedan from last year and are offering discounts of up to Rs 70,000. But only the diesel Ambition variant in either white or silver paint shade is in stock.

Ford

Dealers are offering discounts on the Figo, Classic and the petrol Fiesta. While the Figo is available with discounts of up to Rs 35,000, the Classic and the petrol Fiesta are on offer with discounts ranging from Rs 25,000 to Rs 60,000.

Fiat

We came across dealers who are offering benefits of up to Rs 50,000 on the Linea Classic, and up to Rs 40,000 on the Linea T-Jet. That’s not all; some dealers are even offering discounts of up to Rs 1 lakh on the Punto, while the Punto Evo is available with a discount of Rs 25,000.

Mahindra

Mahindra dealers who have leftover stock from 2014, are offering benefits ranging from Rs 20,000 to Rs 40,000 on both the Scorpio and the Quanto. The Xylo is also being offered with discounts of up to Rs 45,000, while the Verito and Verito Vibe are both being sold with benefits of up to Rs 30,000.