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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Prospectus
constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
May 10, 2001 relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in
TMCC's transition report on Form 10-K for the six months ended March 31, 2001.
We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts" and
"Selected Financial Data" in such Registration Statement.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Los Angeles, CA
August 20, 2001