EXHIBIT 23(a)

                               CONSENT OF COUNSEL


Motors Mechanical Reinsurance Company, Limited:

We hereby consent to (i) the filing of our opinion as Exhibit 5 to Post
Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement of Motors Mechanical
Reinsurance Company, Limited (the "Company"), on Form S-2 registering up to
12,000 shares of the Company's participating stock, and (ii) the reference to
our name under the captions "Barbados Corporate Laws Provisions," "Legal
Matters" and "Experts" in the Prospectus which is part of such Registration
Statement.



                                          s/EVELYN, GITTENS & FARMER




Bridgetown, Barbados
May 9, 2001