The Board of Directors
PLM International, Inc.

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration  statements on Form
S-2  (No.  033-55183),  on  Form  S-3  (No.  033-54869),  and on Form  S-8  (No.
033-56877),  of PLM  International,  Inc. of our report dated February 23, 1998,
relating to the  consolidated  balance  sheets of PLM  International,  Inc.  and
subsidiaries  as of  December  31, 1997 and 1996,  and the related  consolidated
statements of operations,  shareholders'  equity, and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year  period ended December 31, 1997, which report appears in
the December 31, 1997 annual report on Form 10-K of PLM International, Inc.


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February 23, 1998