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 this Registration Statement, 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
this Registration Statement.



                                   s/EVELYN, GITTENS & FARMER


Bridgetown, Barbados
April 11, 1996