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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.01
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of CSK Auto, Inc. of our report dated May 21,
1996 relating to the financial statements of CSK Auto, Inc., which appear in
such Prospectus. We also consent to the application of such report to the
Financial Statement Schedule for the three years ended January 28, 1996 listed
under item 21(b) of this Registration Statement when such schedule is read in
conjunction with the financial statements referred to in our report. The audits
referred to in such report also included this schedule. We also consent to the
references to us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected Financial Data" in
such Prospectus. However, it should be noted that Price Waterhouse LLP has not
prepared or certified such "Selected Financial Data."
 
/s/  PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
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PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
 
Phoenix, Arizona
February 27, 1997