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                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated April 2, 1999 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in CSK Auto Corporation's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 1999.  We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated April 2, 1999 relating to the
financial statement schedules, which appears in such Annual Report on Form
10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Phoenix, AZ
February 15, 2000

