EXHIBIT 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 of Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. of our report, dated February 24,
2006 relating to our audit of the consolidated financial statements, which
appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.
for the year ended December 31, 2005. We also consent to the reference to our
firm under the caption "Experts" in the Prospectus.

/s/ McGladrey and Pullen, LLP

Irvine, CA
June 26, 2006