Asbury Automotive Used Car Centers Texas S-4 Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

EXHIBIT 12.1

ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT RATIOS)

	FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
	1999			2000			2001			2002			2003
EARNINGS COMPUTATION:
Income from continuing operations before net losses from unconsolidated affiliates, income taxes, minority interest, and extraordinary losses	$	34,563		$	39,674		$	46,789		$	83,728		41,066
Fixed charges	51,543			83,695			83,074			70,903			76,057
Capitalized interest	—			—			(779		)	(866		)	(785		)
Net losses from unconsolidated affiliates	(616		)	(6,066		)	(3,248		)	(100		)	—
Earnings for purposes of computation	$	85,490		$	117,303		$	125,836		$	153,665		$	116,338
FIXED CHARGES COMPUTATION:
Interest expense	45,357			75,752			70,546			56,283			$	59,038
Amortization deferred financing fees	716			564			3,568			4,548			5,333
Interest component of rent expense	5,470			7,379			8,181			9,206			10,901
Capitalized interest	—			—			779			866			785
Fixed charges for purposes of computation	$	51,543		$	83,695		$	83,074		$	70,903		$	76,057
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES	1.66x			1.40x			1.51x			2.17x			1.53x