EXHIBIT 23.2



            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Administrator
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (file nos. 333-58199) of Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. of our
report dated September 12, 2005, relating to the statement of net assets
available for benefits and the statement of changes in net assets available for
benefits of the Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan as of and for the
year ended December 31, 2004 and the related supplemental schedules, which
report appears in the December 31, 2004 annual report on Form 11-K of the
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan.


/s/ Haskell & White LLP

Irvine, California
September 29, 2005