Exhibit 23.3


              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We have issued our reports dated September 21, 2001, accompanying the
consolidated financial statements and schedule included in the Annual Report of
Precision Auto Care, Inc. on Form 10-K/A for the year ended June 30, 2001. We
hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said reports in the
Registration Statement of Precision Auto Care, Inc. on Form S-3 (to be filed on
or about February 8, 2002) and the use of our name as it appears under the
caption "Experts."


                                                        Grant Thornton LLP


Vienna, Virginia
February 8, 2002