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Exhibit 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-40363, 333-51585, 333-81351, 333-89280, 333-100224, 333-113723, 333-117258, 333-140746 and 333-141330 on Form S-8 of our report dated April 14, 2009, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of The Pep Boys—Manny, Moe & Jack and subsidiaries (the "Company") (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the Company's adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation ("FIN") 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 158, Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, as of February 4, 2007 and February 3, 2007, respectively, and our report dated April 14, 2009 (which report expresses an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting) appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Pep Boys—Manny, Moe & Jack for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 14, 2009

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Exhibit 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM