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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 (File No. 333-77008) of our reports dated
March 28, 2001 relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedule of CSK Auto Corporation, which appear in CSK Auto
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 4, 2001.
We also consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Phoenix, Arizona

March 12, 2002



