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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the use in this Prospectus Supplement filed pursuant
to Rule 424, which supplements the Registration Statement on Form S-3, of our
report dated October 18, 2000, relating to the balance sheet of AmeriCredit
Automobile Receivables Trust 2000-1, which appears in such Prospectus
Supplement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts"
in such Prospectus Supplement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Fort Worth, Texas
November 16, 2000