EXHIBIT 23.5
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
   
  We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated November 7, 1997 with respect to the combined
financial statements of Rent-It-Center, Inc. and Affiliates d/b/a Center
Rental & Sales as of October 31, 1996 and 1997 and for each of the three years
in the period ended October 31, 1997, in the Registration Statement (Form S-4
No. 333-56653) and related Prospectus of Rental Service Corporation for the
registration of $200,000,000 of its senior subordinated notes.     
 
                                          /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Phoenix, Arizona
   
August 18, 1998