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 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/PETER R.P. EVELYN





Bridgetown, Barbados
May 8, 2002