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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.01
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-1 of CSK Auto Corporation of our reports dated
December 23, 1997 and April 10, 1998 relating to the financial statements of CSK
Auto Corporation, which appear in such Prospectus. We also consent to the use in
the Prospectus constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of
CSK Auto Corporation of our reports dated December 23, 1997 and April 10, 1998
related to the financial statement schedule of CSK Auto Corporation, which
appear in such Prospectus. We also consent to the references to us under the
headings "Experts" and "Selected Consolidated Financial Data" in such
Prospectus. However, it should be noted that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has not
prepared or certified such "Selected Consolidated Financial Data."
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
Phoenix, Arizona
November 12, 1998
