TEXTAINER CAPITAL CORPORATION
                        650 California Street, 16th Floor
                             San Francisco, CA 94108


November 13,1997


Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC  20549

Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  we are
submitting  herewith for filing on behalf of Textainer Equipment Income Fund VI,
L.P.  (the  "Company")  the  Company's  Quarterly  Report  on Form  10-Q for the
quarterly period ended September 30, 1997.

This filing is being effected by direct  transmission to the Commission's  EDGAR
System.

Sincerely,

Nadine Forsman
Controller




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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington DC 20549


                                    FORM 10Q


                 QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1997


                         Commission file number 33-99534


                    TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                              California 94-3220152
                   (State or other jurisdiction (IRS Employer
              of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)


                        650 California Street, 16th Floor
                         San Francisco, California 94108
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (ZIP Code)


                                 (415) 434-0551
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
  the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
    required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
                       requirements for the past 90 days.
                                 Yes [X] No [ ]






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                    TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                       (a California Limited Partnership)

                      Quarterly Report on Form 10Q for the
                        Quarter Ended September 30, 1997

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
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<S>                                                                                                           <C>
Item 1.  Financial Statements

         Balance Sheets - September 30, 1997 (unaudited) and December 31, 1996............................        3

         Statements of Operations for the nine and three months
         ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited)....................................................        4

         Statements of Partners' Capital for the nine months
         ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited)....................................................        5

         Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months
         ended September 30, 1997 and 1996 (unaudited)....................................................        6

         Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)........................................................        8

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
         Results of Operations............................................................................       12

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

         Not Applicable




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                    TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                       (a California Limited Partnership)

                                 Balance Sheets

                    September 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996
                             (Amounts in thousands)
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                                                                        1997                    1996
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------
                                                                     (unaudited)
<S>                                                               <C>                      <C>
Assets
Container rental equipment, net of accumulated
     depreciation of $3,400 (1996:  $1,988)                                $29,967                $27,414
Cash                                                                            10                  1,051
Cash collateral deposit (note 7)                                                 -                    991
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
     for doubtful accounts of $79 (1996:  $38)                               1,387                  1,033
Prepaid expenses                                                                13                     39
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------
                                                                           $31,377                $30,528
                                                                   ================        ===============

Liabilities and Partners' Capital
Liabilities:
     Accounts payable                                                         $152                   $111
     Accrued liabilities                                                        84                     28
     Accrued recovery costs (note 2)                                            31                     18
     Accrued damage protection plan costs (note 3)                              80                     77
     Due to affiliates (note 5)                                                172                     37
     Deferred quarterly distribution                                            59                     22
     Equipment purchases payable                                                26                     24
     Revolving credit facility (note 7)                                          -                  8,780
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------
          Total liabilities                                                    604                  9,097
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------

Partners' capital:
     General partners                                                         (645)                  (499)
     Limited partners                                                       31,418                 21,930
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------
          Total partners' capital                                           30,773                 21,431
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------
                                                                           $31,377                $30,528
                                                                   ================        ===============

See accompanying notes to financial statements


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                    TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                       (a California Limited Partnership)

                            Statements of Operations

                  For the nine and three months ended September
                 30, 1997 and 1996 (Dollar amounts in thousands
                      except for unit and per unit amounts)
                                   (unaudited)
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                                                       Three months         Three months          Nine months          Nine months
                                                              Ended                Ended                Ended                Ended
                                                     Sept. 30, 1997       Sept. 30, 1996       Sept. 30, 1997       Sept. 30, 1996
                                                  ------------------   ------------------    -----------------   ------------------
<S>                                                          <C>                  <C>                  <C>                  <C>   
Rental income                                                $1,581               $1,003               $4,189               $2,644
                                                  ------------------   ------------------    -----------------   ------------------
Costs and expenses:
    Direct container expenses                                   310                  173                  849                  402
    Bad debt (benefit) expense                                   (3)                   5                   41                    7
    Depreciation                                                510                  379                1,421                1,117
    Professional fees                                            12                    3                   32                   31
    Management fees to affiliates (note 5)                      149                   78                  402                  192
    General and administrative costs to 
     affiliates (note 5)                                         86                   67                  271                  218
    Other general and administrative costs                       20                   10                   49                   24
                                                  ------------------   ------------------    -----------------   ------------------
                                                              1,084                  715                3,065                1,991
                                                  ------------------   ------------------    -----------------   ------------------
    Income from operations                                      497                  288                1,124                  653
                                                  ------------------   ------------------    -----------------   ------------------

Other income (expense):
    Interest income (expense), net                               17                 (353)                 (93)              (1,277)
    Gain on sale of equipment                                     7                   13                   57                   20
                                                  ------------------   ------------------    -----------------   ------------------
                                                                 24                 (340)                 (36)              (1,257)
                                                  ------------------   ------------------    -----------------   ------------------
    Net earnings (loss)                                        $521                 ($52)              $1,088                ($604)
                                                  ==================   ==================    =================   ==================

Allocation of net earnings (loss) (note 5):
    General Partners                                            $49                  ($5)                $103                 ($57)
    Limited Partners                                            472                  (47)                 985                 (547)
                                                  ------------------   ------------------    -----------------   ------------------
                                                               $521                 ($52)              $1,088                ($604)
                                                  ==================   ==================    =================   ==================
Limited partners' per unit share of
    net earnings (loss)                                      $ 0.26               ($0.11)              $ 0.58               ($2.55)
                                                  ==================   ==================    =================   ==================
Limited partners' per unit share
    of distributions                                         $ 0.45               $ 0.16               $ 1.33               $ 0.34
                                                  ==================   ==================    =================   ==================
Weighted average number of limited
    partnership units outstanding                         1,848,397              444,362            1,706,519              214,565
                                                  ==================   ==================    =================   ==================

See accompanying notes to financial statements


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                    TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                       (a California Limited Partnership)

                         Statements of Partners' Capital

              For the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996
                             (Amounts in thousands)
                                   (unaudited)
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                                                                              Partners' Capital
                                                            -------------------------------------------------------
                                                             General             Limited                Total
                                                            -----------       ---------------       ---------------

<S>                                                         <C>                       <C>               <C>   
Balances at January 1, 1996                                     ($399)                    $0                 ($399)

Distributions                                                      (8)                   (72)                  (80)

Proceeds from sale of limited partnership units                     -                 13,686                13,686

Syndication and offering costs                                      -                 (1,232)               (1,232)

Net loss                                                          (57)                  (547)                 (604)
                                                            -----------       ---------------       ---------------
Balances at September 30, 1996                                  ($464)               $11,835               $11,371
                                                            ===========       ===============       ===============

Balances at January 1, 1997                                     ($499)               $21,930               $21,431

Proceeds from sale of limited partnership units                     -                 11,834                11,834

Syndication and offering costs                                      -                (1,065)                (1,065)

Distributions                                                    (249)               (2,266)                (2,515)

Net earnings                                                      103                   985                  1,088
                                                            -----------       ---------------       ---------------
Balances at September 30, 1997                                  ($645)               $31,418               $30,773
                                                            ===========       ===============       ===============


See accompanying notes to financial statements


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                    TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                       (a California Limited Partnership)

                            Statements of Cash Flows

              For the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996
                             (Amounts in thousands)
                                   (unaudited)
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                                                                            1997                     1996
                                                                       ----------------         ----------------
<S>                                                                     <C>                      <C>   
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net earnings (loss)                                                          $1,088                   ($604)
   Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to
       net cash provided by operating activities:
         Depreciation                                                            1,421                    1,117
         Increase in allowance for doubtful accounts                                41                       12
         Gain on sale of equipment                                                 (57)                     (20)
         Changes in assets and liabilities:
             Increase in accounts receivable                                      (532)                    (297)
             Decrease in prepaid expenses                                           26                       18
             Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and
                accrued liabilities                                                 97                     (158)
             Increase in accrued recovery costs                                     13                        -
             Increase in accrued damage protection plan costs                        3                       13
             Increase in due to affiliates, net                                    120                    1,601
                                                                       ----------------         ----------------
             Net cash provided by operating activities                           2,220                    1,682
                                                                       ----------------         ----------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Proceeds from sale of equipment                                                176                       94
   Equipment purchases                                                         (4,090)                  (5,137)
   Cash collateral deposit                                                        991                      532
                                                                       ----------------         ----------------
             Net cash used in investing activities                             (2,923)                  (4,511)
                                                                       ----------------         ----------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Proceeds from sale of limited partnership units                              11,971                   13,563
   Distributions to partners                                                    (2,464)                     (62)
   Syndication and offering costs                                               (1,065)                  (1,230)
   (Repayments) borrowings under revolving credit line                          (8,780)                  (5,502)
   (Repayments) borrowings from affiliates                                           -                   (2,393)
                                                                       ----------------         ----------------
              Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities                 (338)                   4,376
                                                                       ----------------         ----------------
Net (decrease) increase in cash                                                 (1,041)                   1,547

Cash at beginning of period                                                      1,051                       77
                                                                       ----------------         ----------------
Cash at end of period                                                              $10                   $1,624
                                                                       ================         ================
Interest paid during the period                                                     $0                   $1,589
                                                                       ================         ================

See accompanying notes to financial statements


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                    TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                       Statements of Cash Flows--Continued

              For the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996
                             (Amounts in thousands)
                                   (unaudited)

Supplemental Disclosures:

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:

The following table summarizes the amounts of Equipment purchases, proceeds from
sale  of  limited   partnership   units,   proceeds   from  sale  of  Equipment,
distributions  to partners and syndication and offering costs which had not been
paid or received  by the  Partnership  as of  September  30, 1997 and 1996,  and
December 31, 1996 and 1995,  resulting in  differences  in amounts  recorded and
amounts  of cash  disbursed  or  received  by the  Partnership,  as shown in the
Statements of Cash Flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 1997 and
1996.
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                                                                          Sept. 30     Dec. 31    Sept. 30     Dec. 31
                                                                              1997        1996        1996        1995
                                                                           -------     -------    --------     -------
<S>                                                                       <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>     
Equipment purchases included in:
     Due to affiliates....................................................$      -    $      2    $    192    $    109
     Equipment purchases payable..........................................      26          24       1,604       1,935

Proceeds from sale of limited partnership units included in:
     Accounts receivable..................................................       -         137         123           -

Proceeds from sale of Equipment included in:
     Due (to) from affiliates.............................................      (2)          1           3          28

Distributions to partners included in:
     Due to affiliates....................................................      30          16           9           1
     Accounts payable and accrued liabilities.............................      59          22          10           -

Syndication and offering costs included in:
     Due from affiliates..................................................       -           -           2           -
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The  following  table  summarizes  the amounts of Equipment  purchases,  sale of
limited  partnership  units,  proceeds from sale of Equipment,  distributions to
partners, and syndication and offering costs recorded by the Partnership and the
amounts  paid or  received  as shown in the  Statements  of Cash  Flows  for the
nine-month periods ended September 30, 1997 and 1996.
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                                                                                                    1997        1996
                                                                                                    ----        ----
<S>                                                                                           <C>          <C>      
Equipment purchases recorded.........................................................         $    4,090   $   4,889
Equipment purchases paid.............................................................              4,090       5,137

Proceeds from sale of limited partnership units recorded.............................             11,834      13,686
Proceeds from sale of limited partnership units received.............................             11,971      13,563

Proceeds from sale of Equipment recorded.............................................                173          69
Proceeds from sale of Equipment received.............................................                176          94

Distributions to partners declared...................................................              2,515          80
Distributions to partners paid.......................................................              2,464          62

Syndication and offering costs recorded..............................................              1,065       1,232
Syndication and offering costs paid..................................................              1,065       1,230

See accompanying notes to financial statements


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                    TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                       (A California Limited Partnership)

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                               September 30, 1997
       (Dollar amounts in thousands except for unit and per unit amounts)
                                   (unaudited)

Note 1.  General

        Textainer  Equipment  Income  Fund  VI,  L.P.  (the  Partnership)  is  a
        California Limited Partnership founded in 1995. The Partnership owns and
        leases a fleet of intermodal  marine cargo containers (the Equipment) to
        international shipping lines.

        The accompanying  interim financial  statements have not been audited by
        an independent public accountant.  However,  all adjustments (which were
        only  normal and  recurring  adjustments),  which are, in the opinion of
        management,  necessary to fairly  present the financial  position of the
        Partnership  as of September  30, 1997 and  December  31, 1996,  and the
        results of its operations,  changes in partners' capital, and cash flows
        for the nine-month  periods ended September 30, 1997 and 1996, have been
        made.

        The financial information presented herein should be read in conjunction
        with  the  audited  financial  statements  and  the  accompanying  Notes
        included  in  the  Partnership's  audited  financial  statements  as  of
        December 31, 1996.

        Certain estimates  and  assumptions  were  made  by  the   Partnership's
        management  that affect the reported  amounts of assets and  liabilities
        and disclosures of contingent  assets and liabilities at the date of the
        financial  statements  and the reported  amounts of revenue and expenses
        during the  reporting  period.  Actual  results  could differ from those
        estimates.

        Certain reclassifications  of prior year amounts have been made in order
        to conform with the 1997 financial statement presentation.

Note 2.  Recovery Costs

        The  Partnership  accrues an estimate for recovery  costs as a result of
        defaults under its leases that it expects to incur,  which are in excess
        of estimated insurance proceeds.  At September 30, 1997 and December 31,
        1996, the amounts accrued were $31 and $18, respectively.

Note 3.  Damage Protection Plan

        The Partnership  offers a Damage Protection Plan (DPP) to lessees of its
        Equipment.  Under the terms of DPP,  the  Partnership  earns  additional
        revenues on a daily basis and, as a result,  has agreed to bear  certain
        repair costs. It is the  Partnership's  policy to recognize revenue when
        earned and to provide a reserve  sufficient  to cover the  Partnership's
        obligation for estimated  future repair costs. At September 30, 1997 and
        December 31, 1996, this reserve was equal to $80 and $77, respectively.

Note 4.  Acquisition of Equipment

        During the  nine-month  periods ended  September 30, 1997 and 1996,  the
        Partnership  purchased  Equipment  with a cost  of  $4,090  and  $4,889,
        respectively.

Note 5.  Transactions with Affiliates

        Textainer Capital Corporation (TCC) is the managing general partner, and
        Textainer Equipment  Management Limited (TEM) and Textainer Limited (TL)
        are the  associate  general  partners of the  Partnership.  The managing
        general partner and associate general partners are collectively referred
        to as the General Partners.  The General Partners manage and control the
        affairs  of the  Partnership.  The  General  Partners  also  act in this
        capacity for other limited partnerships.  Textainer Acquisition Services
        Limited  (TAS) is an affiliate of the General  Partners  which  performs
        services  relative to the  acquisition  of Equipment  outside the United
        States  on  behalf  of  the  Partnership.  TCC,  TEM,  TL  and  TAS  are
        subsidiaries of Textainer Group Holdings  Limited (TGH).  TCC Securities
        Corporation  (TSC),  a licensed  broker and dealer in securities  and an
        affiliate of the General Partners,  was the Managing Sales agent for the
        offering of units for sale. The General  Partners manage and control the
        affairs of the Partnership.

       In  accordance  with the  Partnership  Agreement,  and subject to special
       allocations  described  therein,  net earnings or losses and  partnership
       distributions  are generally  allocated 9.5% to the General  Partners and
       90.5% to the  Limited  Partners.  Items of income and gain are  specially
       allocated to the General  Partners to the extent their capital  accounts'
       show a deficit.

       As part of the operation of the Partnership, the Partnership is to pay to
       the  General   Partners'  an  incentive   management  fee,  an  equipment
       management fee and an equipment liquidation fee, as well as reimburse the
       General  Partners for certain  administrative  costs.  These fees are for
       various  services  provided in  connection  with the  administration  and
       management of the Partnership.  The Partnership  incurred $109 and $38 of
       incentive  management fees during the nine- and three-month periods ended
       September  30,  1997 and $7 of  incentive  management  fees the nine- and
       three-month  periods ended  September 30, 1996. No equipment  liquidation
       fees were incurred in either period.

       The  Partnership's  Equipment  is managed by TEM. In its role as manager,
       TEM has authority to acquire,  hold,  manage,  lease, sell and dispose of
       the Partnership's Equipment.  Additionally, TEM holds, for the payment of
       direct operating expenses, a reserve of cash that has been collected from
       container leasing operations;  such cash is included in the amount due to
       affiliates at September 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996.

       Subject  to  certain   reductions,   TEM  receives  a  monthly  Equipment
       management  fee  equal  to 7% of gross  lease  revenues  attributable  to
       operating  leases and 2% of gross  lease  revenues  attributable  to full
       payout net  leases.  These fees  totaled  $293 and $111 for the nine- and
       three-month  periods  ended  September  30, 1997 and $185 and $71 for the
       comparable periods in 1996, respectively.  The Equipment is leased by TEM
       to third-party  lessees on operating master leases,  spot leases and term
       leases.  The majority are operating  master leases with limited terms and
       no purchase options.

       Certain  indirect  general  and  administrative  costs such as  salaries,
       employee  benefits,  taxes and  insurance,  are  incurred  in  performing
       administrative  services  necessary to the operation of the  Partnership.
       These costs are borne by TCC and TEM.  Total  general and  administrative
       costs allocated to the  Partnership  were $271 and $86 for the nine-month
       and  three-month  periods ended September 30, 1997 of which $149 and $50,
       respectively  were for salaries.  For the nine- and  three-month  periods
       ended September 30, 1996 total general and administrative costs allocated
       to the Partnership were $218 and $67, of which $111 and $39, respectively
       were for salaries.

       TEM allocates these general and  administrative  costs based on the ratio
       of the Partnership's interest in managed Equipment to the total Equipment
       managed by TEM during the  period.  TCC  allocates  indirect  general and
       administrative  costs  to  the  Partnership  based  on the  ratio  of the
       Partnership's   Equipment   to  the  total   Equipment   of  all  limited
       partnerships  managed by TCC. General and administrative  costs allocated
       by TEM to the Partnership were $238, $78, $189, and $59 for the nine- and
       three-month periods ended September 30, 1997 and 1996, respectively.  TCC
       allocated $33, $8, $29 and $8 of general and  administrative costs to the
       Partnership during the nine- and three-month periods  ended September 30,
       1997 and 1996, respectively.

       The General  Partners or TAS may acquire  Equipment in their own name and
       hold  title on a  temporary  basis for the  purpose of  facilitating  the
       acquisition of such Equipment for the Partnership. The Equipment may then
       be resold to the Partnership on an all-cash basis at a price equal to the
       actual cost, as defined in the Partnership Agreement.

       The Partnership paid a managing sales agent fee to TSC of up to 9% of the
       gross proceeds from the sale of limited partnership units, from which TSC
       paid  commissions  to  independent   participating   broker/dealers   who
       participated in the offering.  The amount of the managing sales agent fee
       and the  broker/dealers'  commissions  were  determined  by the volume of
       units sold to each investor by the  broker/dealers.  The General Partners
       or  TSC  have  paid,  out  of  their  own  corporate   funds,  all  other
       organization,  offering  and joint  sales  costs  incurred by the General
       Partners or TSC.

       At  September  30, 1997 and  December  31,  1996,  due to  affiliates  is
       comprised of:

                                                                 1997      1996
                                                                 ----      ----
       Due to affiliates:
         Due to TEM.........................................   $  137   $   172
         Due to TL..........................................       30        16
         Due to TCC.........................................        5         -
         Due from TSC.......................................        -      (151)
                                                               ------      -----

                                                               $  172   $    37
                                                               ======    =======


       These amounts  receivable from and payable to affiliates were incurred in
       the  ordinary  course  of  business   between  the  Partnership  and  its
       affiliates and represent timing differences in the accrual and payment of
       expenses and fees  described  above or the accrual and  remittance of net
       rental revenues by TEM.

       It is the policy of the  Partnership  and the General  Partners to charge
       interest on intercompany balances which are outstanding for more than one
       month,  to the  extent  such  balances  relate  to  loans  for  Equipment
       purchases.  Interest  is charged at a rate not  greater  than the General
       Partners' or affiliates' own cost of funds. There was no interest expense
       incurred on intercompany  balances for the nine- and three-month  periods
       ended September 30, 1997 and 1996.

Note 6.  Rentals under Operating Leases

       The  following is a schedule by year of minimum future rentals receivable
       on noncancelable operating leases at September 30, 1997:

       Year ended September 30:

             1998..................................................       $ 499
             1999..................................................          48
             2000..................................................          18
                                                                           -----
             Total minimum future rentals receivable...............      $  565
                                                                            ====
Note 7.  Revolving Credit Line

       The Partnership  had a short-term  credit line of $25,000 which was  used
       for Equipment  purchases.  Balances  borrowed under this  credit facility
       bore  interest at either the Prime Rate plus .25%,  or LIBOR plus  1.75%,
       and were secured by all assets of the Partnership.  The Partnership  paid
       a  commitment  fee of  1/2%  per  annum  on the  unused  portion  of  the
       facility.  This  credit  line  was paid in full on  March  30,  1997  and
       expired on June 30, 1997.



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ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
         OF OPERATIONS

                          (Dollar amounts in thousands)

The Financial Statements contain information which will assist in evaluating the
financial  condition  of  the  Partnership  for  the  nine-month  periods  ended
September 30, 1997 and 1996. Please refer to the Financial  Statements and Notes
thereto in connection with the following discussion.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The  Partnership  began its  offering of limited  partnership  interests  to the
public on May 10, 1996. The Partnership received its minimum subscription amount
of $1,100 on June 17,  1996 and  terminated  the  offering  on April 30, 1997 at
$36,968 in funds raised.

The Partnership  invests working capital and cash flow from operations  prior to
its distribution to the partners in short-term, liquid investments. At September
30, 1997, the  Partnership's  cash  significantly  decreased from the balance at
December  31, 1996,  primarily  due to the timing of  Equipment  purchases.  The
Partnership  purchased $4.1 million of Equipment  during the  nine-month  period
ended  September  30,  1997 of which $2.2  million  was  purchased  in the third
quarter.  The Partnership's cash is also affected by cash provided by or used in
operating and financing  activities.  These  activities  are discussed in detail
below.

During the nine-month period ended September 30, 1997, the Partnership  declared
cash  distributions to limited  partners  pertaining to the period from December
1996 through August 1997 in the amount of $2,266. These distributions  represent
a return of 10% of original  capital  (measured on an annualized  basis) on each
unit from December 1996 through March 1997 and 9% of original capital  (measured
on an annualized  basis) on each unit from April 1997 through  August 1997. On a
GAAP  basis,  $1,281  of these  distributions  was a return of  capital  and the
balance was from net earnings.  On a cash basis,  $2,220 of these  distributions
was from operations and the balance ($46) was from reserves.

For the nine months ended  September 30, 1997 and 1996, the  Partnership had net
cash provided by operating activities of $2,220 and $1,682,  respectively.  This
increase was primarily  attributable to an increase in net earnings offset by an
increase in due to  affiliates,  net.  The increase in net earnings is primarily
attributable  to the  increases  in  the  average  fleet  size  and  utilization
percentages in 1997 compared to the same period in 1996. Due to affiliates, net,
increased due to timing  differences  in the accrual and payment of expenses and
fees or in the accrual and remittance of net rental revenues.

Net cash used in investing  activities for the nine-month period ended September
30,  1997 was  $2,923  compared  to $4,511  for the  equivalent  period in 1996.
Equipment  purchases  decreased between periods primarily due to the Partnership
utilizing  available  cash for the repayment of the credit  facility  during the
first three months of 1997.  Net cash used in investing  activities for the nine
months ended September 30, 1997 included the return of restricted funds of $991,
previously held as collateral for the Partnership's Credit Facility.

Net cash used in financing  activities  was $338 for the nine month period ended
September  30,  1997,  compared to net cash  provided by  financing  activity of
$4,376 for the  comparable  period in 1996. The decrease in net cash provided by
financing  activities was primarily due to the repayment of the Credit  Facility
and an increase in  distributions  to  partners.  The decrease was offset by the
receipt of proceeds from the sales of limited partnership units.


Results of Operations

Because  the  Partnership  has only  recently  been  formed,  the results of its
operations  for the  nine  months  ended  September  30,  1997  and 1996 are not
representative  of the results  expected after the completion of the purchase of
the initial  portfolio of Equipment.  The Partnership  sustained net earnings of
$1,088 and a net loss of $604 during the nine months  ended  September  30, 1997
and 1996,  respectively.  These financial results include non-cash  depreciation
expenses of $1,421 and $1,117 for the respective periods.

The  Partnership's  income from  operations,  which  consist of rental  revenue,
Equipment  depreciation,  direct operating expenses,  management fees, interest,
and reimbursement of  administrative  expenses were directly related to the size
of the Equipment fleet during the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996.
The following is a summary of the size of the container  fleet (in units) at the
end of each quarter during the period from February 1, 1995 (inception)  through
September 30, 1997.

               June 30, 1995.................         198
               September 30, 1995............       3,995
               December 31, 1995.............       6,614
               March 31, 1996................       7,239
               June 30, 1996.................       7,596
               September 30, 1996............       8,143
               December 31, 1996.............       9,099
               March 31, 1997................       9,083
               June 30, 1997.................      10,211
               September 30, 1997............      10,741

Rental  income and direct  operating  expenses  are also  affected  by the lease
utilization percentages for the Equipment, which averaged 84% and 76% during the
nine months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996,  respectively.  Lease utilization
percentages tend to increase  gradually during the initial purchase and lease-up
phase of the  Partnership's  container  fleet.  Carefully  managed  additions of
Equipment and the time required to lease the added  Equipment  contribute to the
lease utilization  percentage growth. In addition,  rental income is affected by
daily rental rates, which have increased as discussed below.

The  following is a  comparative  analysis of the results of  operation  for the
nine-month periods ended September 30, 1997 and 1996.

The  Partnership's  income  from  operations  for the  nine-month  period  ended
September 30, 1997 was $1,124 on gross rental income of $4,189, compared to $653
on gross  rental  income of $2,644  for the same  period  in 1996.  The  largest
component  of total  rental  income  is income  from  container  rentals,  which
increased by $1,338 or 52%, from 1996 to 1997.  Income from container rentals is
largely  dependent  upon three factors:  equipment  available for lease (average
inventory),  average on-hire  (utilization)  percentage and average daily rental
rates.  Average utilization  increased 11%, average daily rental rates increased
2% and average inventory increased 34%. Despite these increases, though, general
demand for leased containers has declined, as described below.

Container  utilization  began to decline in late 1995 and that decline persisted
throughout 1996 and into the first quarter of 1997. The General Partners believe
that this  decrease  in demand  for leased  containers  is the result of adverse
changes in the business of its shipping line  customers.  These changes  consist
principally  of: (i) a general  slowdown  in the  growth of world  containerized
cargo  trade,  particularly  in the  Asia-North  America and  Asia-Europe  trade
routes;  (ii)  over-capacity  resulting from the 1996 and 1997 additions of new,
larger  ships to the  existing  container  ship fleet at a rate in excess of the
growth rate in containerized  cargo trade; and (iii) shipping line alliances and
other  operational  consolidations  that have allowed  shipping lines to operate
with fewer containers,  thereby decreasing the demand for leased containers. The
container  ship  over-capacity  in  particular  led  to  lower  shipping  rates,
resulting in shipping lines' need to reduce operating costs. The drive to reduce
costs,  coupled  with  the  availability  of  inexpensive  financing  and  lower
container prices,  encouraged  shipping lines to purchase,  rather than lease, a
greater  number of new containers in 1996 than in previous  years.  All of these
factors  have led to downward  pressure on container  lease rates,  a decline in
utilization  of leased  containers,  and an increase in leasing  incentives  and
other  discounts being granted to shipping lines by container  lessors,  further
eroding Partnership  profitability.  The decline in demand for leased containers
has been accompanied by a drop in the purchase price of new containers.

During the second and third quarters  there was an  improvement in  utilization,
however lease rates  declined and leasing  incentives  remained high due to high
levels of off-lease  inventory in low demand locations.  The General Partners do
not foresee material changes in current market  conditions and caution that both
utilization and lease rates could decline further,  and leasing incentives could
remain high, adversely affecting the Partnership's results.

Substantially  all of the  Partnership's  rental income was  generated  from the
leasing of the  Equipment  under  short-term  operating  leases.  The balance of
rental  income  consists of other  lease-related  items,  primarily  income from
charges to the lessees for pick-up of containers  from higher  demand  locations
less credits granted to lessees for leasing  containers  from surplus  locations
(location income),  income for handling and returning containers and income from
charges to lessees for a damage protection plan (DPP). For the nine-month period
ended  September  30, 1997,  the total of these other income items was $287,  an
increase of $207  compared to the  equivalent  period in 1996.  The  increase is
primarily due to the increase in fleet size.

Direct operating  expenses,  excluding bad debt expense,  increased by $447 from
the nine-month  period ended September 30, 1996,  compared to the same period in
1997.  The  primary  components  of this  increase  were  increases  in storage,
repositioning  and handling expenses which were primarily due to the increase in
fleet size.

Bad  debt  expense  increased  $34  between  periods  and  depreciation  expense
increased by $304, or 27%, from the nine-month  period ended  September 30, 1996
to the same period in 1997. These increases are primarily due to the increase in
the Partnership's average fleet size between periods.

Management  fees to  affiliates  increased  $210  from  the  nine  months  ended
September  30,  1996 to the  equivalent  period  in 1997,  due to  increases  in
incentive and Equipment  management fees.  Incentive  management fees, which are
based on the Partnership's  limited and general partner distribution  percentage
and partners'  capital,  increased $102 in conjunction  with the commencement of
partner  distributions and the increase in partners' capital from the nine-month
period ended  September  30, 1996 to the  comparable  period in 1997.  Equipment
management fees increased  proportionally with the increase in rental income and
were 7% of gross revenue for both periods.

General and  administrative  costs to affiliates  increased by 24%, or $53, from
the nine-month period ended September 30, 1996 to the comparable period in 1997,
primarily due to the increase in the container fleet.

Other expenses  decreased $1,221 from the nine-month  period ended September 30,
1996 to the  equivalent  period in 1997,  representing  a decrease  of $1,184 in
interest  expense,  net,  and an increase  of $37 in gain on sale of  Equipment.
Interest  expense  declined  primarily due to the decline in borrowings from the
nine-month period ended September 30, 1996, to the equivalent period in 1997.

A comparative  analysis of the results of operations  for the three months ended
September 30, 1997 and 1996 indicates  that changes in all financial  items were
directly related to the increase in the size of the container fleet.

Although  substantially  all of the  Partnership's  income  from  operations  is
derived from assets employed in foreign operations, virtually all of this income
is  denominated  in United  States  dollars.  The  Partnership's  customers  are
international  shipping  lines  which  transport  goods on  international  trade
routes.  The  domicile  of the lessee is not  indicative  of where the lessee is
transporting  the  Equipment.  The  Partnership's  business  risk in its foreign
operations lies with the  creditworthiness of the lessees, and the Partnership's
ability to keep the Equipment under lease at profitable  rates,  rather than the
geographic  location  of the  Equipment  or the  domicile  of the  lessees.  The
Equipment is generally  operated on the  international  high seas rather than on
domestic  waterways.  The  Equipment  is  subject  to the  risk of war or  other
political,  economic or social occurrence where the Equipment is used, which may
result in the loss of Equipment,  which,  in turn, may have a material impact on
the  Partnership's  results of operations and financial  condition.  The General
Partners are not aware of any  conditions  as of September  30, 1997 which would
result in such risk materializing.

Other risks of the Partnership's  leasing  operations include  competition,  the
cost of  repositioning  Equipment  after  it  comes  off-lease,  the  risk of an
uninsured  loss,  increases in maintenance  expenses or other costs of operating
the  Equipment,  and the effect of world trade,  industry  trends and/or general
business and economic cycles on the Partnership's operations. See "Risk Factors"
in the Partnership's Prospectus, as supplemented,  for additional information on
risks of the Partnership's business.



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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                        TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                                        (A California Limited Partnership)

                                        By Textainer Capital Corporation
                                        The Managing General Partner



                                        By__________________________
                                          John R. Rhodes
                                          Executive Vice President



Date: November 13, 1997

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the  following  persons on behalf of Textainer  Capital
Corporation,  the Managing General Partner of the Registrant,  in the capacities
and on the dates indicated:


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Signature                                           Title                                     Date




<S>                                                 <C>                                       <C> 
---------------------------------------------       Executive Vice President,                 November 13, 1997
John R. Rhodes                                      (Principal Financial and
                                                    Accounting Officer) and
                                                    Secretary


---------------------------------------------       President (Principal Executive            November 13, 1997
James E. Hoelter                                    Officer) and Director





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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                        TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                                        (A California Limited Partnership)

                                        By Textainer Capital Corporation
                                        The Managing General Partner



                                        By /s/John R. Rhodes
                                          --------------------------------
                                          John R. Rhodes
                                          Executive Vice President


Date: November 13, 1997

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the  following  persons on behalf of Textainer  Capital
Corporation,  the Managing General Partner of the Registrant,  in the capacities
and on the dates indicated:


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<CAPTION>
Signature                                        Title                                       Date



<S>                                              <C>                                                     <C> <C> 
/s/John R. Rhodes                                Executive Vice President,                   November 13, 1997
-------------------------------------------      (Principal Financial and
John R. Rhodes                                   Accounting Officer) and
                                                 Secretary

/s/James E. Hoelter                              President (Principal Executive              November 13, 1997
-------------------------------------------      Officer) and Director
James E. Hoelter                                 


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