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


May 12, 2000


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 "Partnership") the Partnership's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
First Quarter ended March 31, 2000.

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 10-Q

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


            For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000


                  Commission file number 0-22337


               TEXTAINER EQUIPMENT INCOME FUND VI, L.P.
                   A California Limited Partnership
         (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, CA                                            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 10-Q for the
Quarter Ended March 31, 2000

Table of Contents
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Item 1.   Financial Statements

          Balance Sheets - March 31, 2000 (unaudited)
          and December 31, 1999.............................................................................    3


          Statements of Earnings for the three months
          ended March 31, 2000 and 1999 (unaudited).........................................................    4


          Statements of Partners' Capital for the three months
          ended March 31, 2000 and 1999 (unaudited).........................................................    5


          Statements of Cash Flows for the three months
          ended March 31, 2000 and 1999 (unaudited).........................................................    6


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


Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
          and Results of Operations.........................................................................    11

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

Balance Sheets

March 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999
(Amounts in thousands)
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                                                                         2000                    1999
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------
                                                                      (unaudited)
<S>                                                                   <C>                      <C>

Assets
Container rental equipment, net of accumulated
   depreciation of $8,273, (1999:  $7,793) (note 4)              $        24,634         $       25,174
Cash                                                                       1,092                    729
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
   for doubtful accounts of $126, (1999:  $122)                            1,337                  1,254
 Due from affiliates, net (note 2)                                           183                    278
 Prepaid expenses                                                              3                      5
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------

                                                                 $        27,249         $       27,440
                                                                   ================        ===============
Liabilities and Partners' Capital
Liabilities:
      Accounts payable                                           $           146         $          143
      Accrued liabilities                                                    216                    203
      Accrued recovery costs                                                  81                     78
      Accrued damage protection plan costs                                   172                    159
      Deferred quarterly distributions                                        30                     30
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------

          Total liabilities                                                  645                    613
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------

Partners' capital:
      General partners                                                         -                      -
      Limited partners                                                    26,604                 26,827
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------

          Total partners' capital                                         26,604                 26,827
                                                                   ----------------        ---------------

                                                                 $        27,249         $       27,440
                                                                   ================        ===============


See accompanying notes to financial statements

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

Statements of Earnings

For the three months ended March 31, 2000 and  1999
(Amounts in thousands except for unit and per unit amounts)
(unaudited)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       2000                  1999
                                                                 ----------------      ----------------
<S>                                                                   <C>                  <C>

Rental income                                                    $         1,407         $       1,297
                                                                 ----------------      ----------------
Costs and expenses:
    Direct container expenses                                                308                   425
    Bad debt expense                                                           5                    28
    Depreciation                                                             494                   499
    Professional fees                                                         20                    10
    Management fees to affiliates (note 2)                                   124                   122
    General and administrative costs to affiliates (note 2)                   69                    90
    Other general and administrative costs                                    12                    12
                                                                 ----------------      ----------------

                                                                           1,032                 1,186
                                                                 ----------------      ----------------

    Income from operations                                                   375                   111
                                                                 ----------------      ----------------

Other income:
    Interest income, net                                                      14                     5
    Gain on sale of containers                                                 4                     4
                                                                 ----------------      ----------------

                                                                              18                     9
                                                                 ----------------      ----------------

    Net earnings                                                 $           393       $           120
                                                                 ================      ================

Allocation of net earnings (note 2):
    General partners                                             $            61       $            81
    Limited partners                                                         332                    39
                                                                 ----------------      ----------------

                                                                 $           393       $           120
                                                                 ================      ================

Limited partners' per unit share of
    net earnings                                                 $          0.18       $          0.02
                                                                 ================      ================

Limited partners' per unit share
    of distributions                                             $          0.30       $          0.40
                                                                 ================      ================

Weighted average number of limited
    partnership units outstanding                                      1,848,397             1,848,397
                                                                 ================      ================

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 three months ended March 31, 2000 and 1999
(Amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
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                                                                                    Partners' Capital
                                                               -------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    General               Limited                 Total
                                                               ---------------       ---------------         ---------------
<S>                                                               <C>                <C>                       <C>
Balances at January 1, 1999                                     $          -         $       28,607          $       28,607

Distributions                                                             (81)                 (740)                   (821)

Net earnings                                                               81                    39                     120
                                                               ---------------       ---------------         ---------------

Balances at March 31, 1999                                      $           -        $       27,906          $       27,906
                                                               ===============       ===============         ===============

Balances at January 1, 2000                                     $           -        $       26,827          $       26,827

Distributions                                                             (61)                 (555)                   (616)

Net earnings                                                               61                   332                     393
                                                               ---------------       ---------------         ---------------

Balances at March 31, 2000                                      $           -        $       26,604          $       26,604
                                                               ===============       ===============         ===============


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 three months ended March 31, 2000 and 1999
(Amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
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                                                                              2000                    1999
                                                                       ----------------        ----------------
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Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net earnings                                                         $         393          $          120
   Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
       net cash provided by operating activities:
         Depreciation                                                             494                     499
         Increase in allowance for doubtful accounts                                4                      29
         Gain on sale of containers                                                (4)                     (4)
         (Increase) decrease in assets:
             Accounts receivable                                                  (79)                     75
             Due from affiliates, net                                             110                     112
             Prepaid expenses                                                       2                       3
         Increase in liabilities:
             Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                              16                       8
             Accrued recovery costs                                                 3                       5
             Accrued damage protection plan costs                                  13                      10
                                                                       ----------------        ----------------

             Net cash provided by operating activities                            952                     857
                                                                       ----------------        ----------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Proceeds from sale of containers                                                27                      51
                                                                       ----------------        ----------------

             Net cash provided by investing activities                             27                      51
                                                                       ----------------        ----------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Distributions to partners                                                     (616)                   (821)
                                                                       ----------------        ----------------

              Net cash used in financing activities                              (616)                   (821)
                                                                       ----------------        ----------------

Net increase in cash                                                              363                      87

Cash at beginning of period                                                       729                     274
                                                                       ----------------        ----------------

Cash at end of period                                                   $       1,092           $         361
                                                                       ================        ================


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 three months ended March 31, 2000 and 1999
(Amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
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Supplemental Disclosures:

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:

The following  table  summarizes the amounts of proceeds from sale of containers
and  distributions  to  partners  which  had not been  paid or  received  by the
Partnership  as of March 31,  2000 and 1999,  and  December  31,  1999 and 1998,
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
three-month periods ended March 31, 2000 and 1999.
                                                         Mar. 31        Dec. 31         Mar. 31         Dec. 31
                                                           2000           1999            1999            1998
                                                      -----------    -----------    -----------     -----------

<S>                                                      <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>

Proceeds from sale of containers included in:
     Due from affiliates............................        $36            $21             $39             $41

Distributions to partners included in:
     Due to affiliates..............................         20             20              27              26
     Deferred quarterly distributions...............         30             30              41              42

The following  table  summarizes the amounts of proceeds from sale of containers
and  distributions to partners  recorded by the Partnership and the amounts paid
or received as shown in the Statements of Cash Flows for the three-month periods
ended March 31, 2000 and 1999.


                                                                                          2000            1999
                                                                                          ----            ----

Proceeds from sale of containers recorded...................................              $ 42            $ 49
Proceeds from sale of containers received...................................                27              51

Distributions to partners declared..........................................               616             821
Distributions to partners paid..............................................               616             821

The  Partnership  has  entered  into direct  finance  leases,  resulting  in the
transfer of containers from container rental  equipment to accounts  receivable.
The  carrying  values of  containers  transferred  during the three months ended
March 31, 2000 was $8. There were no direct  finance  leases entered into during
the three months ended March 31, 1999.


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

For the three months ended March 31, 2000 and 1999
(Amounts in thousands except for unit and per unit amounts)
(unaudited)
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Note 1.   General

      Textainer  Equipment Income Fund VI, L.P. (the Partnership),  a California
      limited  partnership  with a maximum life of 21 years, was formed in 1995.
      The Partnership  owns a fleet of intermodal  marine cargo containers which
      are leased to international shipping lines.

      The accompanying  interim comparative  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 March 31, 2000 and December  31, 1999,  and the
      results of its operations, changes in partners' capital and cash flows for
      the three-month periods ended March 31, 2000 and 1999, have been made.

      The financial  information  presented herein should be read in conjunction
      with  the  audited  financial  statements  and  other  accompanying  notes
      included in the Partnership's  annual audited  financial  statements as of
      December 31, 1999, in the Annual Report filed on Form 10-K.

      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.

Note 2.   Transactions with Affiliates

      Textainer Capital Corporation (TCC) is the managing general partner of the
      Partnership.  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 also act in this
      capacity for other limited  partnerships.  The General Partners manage and
      control the affairs of the Partnership.

      In accordance with the Partnership Agreement,  sections 3.08 through 3.12,
      net earnings or losses and distributions  are generally  allocated 9.5% to
      the General Partners and 90.5% to the Limited Partners.  If the allocation
      of  distributions  exceeds the  allocation  of net  earnings and creates a
      deficit in a General Partner's capital account, the Partnership  Agreement
      provides for a special  allocation  of gross income equal to the amount of
      the deficit to be made to the General Partners.

      As part of the operation of the Partnership,  the Partnership is to pay to
      the General Partners an equipment  management fee, an incentive management
      fee and an equipment  liquidation fee. These fees are for various services
      provided in  connection  with the  administration  and  management  of the
      Partnership.  The Partnership incurred $26 and $31 of incentive management
      fees  during  the  three-month  periods  ended  March  31,  2000 and 1999,
      respectively.  No equipment  liquidation  fees were incurred  during these
      periods.

      The  Partnership's  containers are managed by TEM. In its role as manager,
      TEM has authority to acquire, hold, manage, lease, sell and dispose of the
      Partnership's  containers.  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 from affiliates,  net
      at March 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999.

      Subject to certain reductions, TEM receives a monthly equipment management
      fee equal to 7% of gross revenues  attributable to operating leases and 2%
      of gross  revenues  attributable  to full  payout net  leases.  These fees
      totaled $98 and $91 for the  three-month  periods ended March 31, 2000 and
      1999, respectively.  The Partnership's container fleet is leased by TEM to
      third party lessees on operating master leases,  spot leases,  term leases
      and direct finance  leases.  The majority of the container fleet is leased
      under operating master leases with limited terms and no purchase option.

      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  incurred   and  paid  by  TCC  and  TEM.   General  and
      administrative  costs allocated to the Partnership  during the three-month
      periods ended March 31, 2000 and 1999 were as follows:

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                                                               2000       1999
                                                               ----       ----
<S>                                                              <C>         <C>

                           Salaries                             $37        $48
                           Other                                 32         42
                                                                 --         --
                             Total general and
                                administrative costs            $69        $90
                                                                 ==         ==


      TEM allocates these general and administrative costs based on the ratio of
      the  Partnership's  interest  in  the  managed  containers  to  the  total
      container  fleet  managed by TEM during the period.  TCC  allocates  these
      costs  based on the  ratio of the  Partnership's  containers  to the total
      container  fleet of all limited  partnerships  managed by TCC. The General
      Partners allocated the following general and  administrative  costs to the
      Partnership during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2000 and 1999:

                                                               2000       1999
                                                               ----       ----
                          TEM                                   $59        $81
                          TCC                                    10          9
                                                                 --         --
                            Total general and
                               administrative costs             $69        $90
                                                                 ==         ==
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      The General  Partners  may acquire  containers  in their own name and hold
      title on a temporary basis for the purpose of facilitating the acquisition
      of such containers for the Partnership.  The containers 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.

      At March 31, 2000 and  December  31,  1999,  due from  affiliates  net, is
      comprised of:


                                                            2000            1999
                                                            ----            ----
      Due from affiliates:
        Due from TEM...................................     $213            $303
                                                             ---             ---

      Due to affiliates:
        Due to TCC.....................................       11               5
        Due to TL......................................       19              20
                                                             ---             ---
                                                              30              25
                                                             ---             ---

      Due from affiliates, net                              $183            $278
                                                             ===             ===

      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 remittance of expenses
      and fees  described  above and in the accrual and remittance of net rental
      revenues and sales proceeds from TEM.

Note 3.   Rentals Under Long-Term Operating Leases

      The following are  the future rent receivables  under cancelable long-term
      operating  leases at  March 31,  2000.  Although  the leases are generally
      cancelable  with a penalty  at the end of  each  twelve-month period,  the
      following  schedule  assumes  that  the  leases  will not be terminated.

         Year ending March 31:

         2001.............................................                  $685
         2002.............................................                   107
         2003.............................................                    67
         2004.............................................                    15
                                                                             ---

         Total future rentals receivable..................                  $874
                                                                             ===

Note 4.   Container Rental Equipment

      New container  prices have been declining  since 1995, and the cost of new
      containers  at year-end  1998,  during 1999 and the  beginning of 2000 was
      significantly  less than the cost of containers  purchased in prior years.
      The  Partnership  evaluated the  recoverability  of the recorded amount of
      container rental equipment  for containers to be held for continued use as
      well as   for containers   identified  for  sale in the ordinary course of
      business and determined that reductions to  the carrying  value  of  these
      containers  was  not   required  during  the year ended  December 31, 1999
      or the three-month period ended March 31, 2000.

      The Partnership will continue to evaluate the  recoverability  of recorded
      amounts of container  rental  equipment  and cautions that a write-down of
      container rental equipment and/or an increase in its depreciation rate may
      be required  in future  periods  for some or all or its  container  rental
      equipment.

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

(Amounts in thousands except for unit and per unit amounts)
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The Financial Statements contain information which will assist in evaluating the
financial  condition of the  Partnership as of and for the  three-month  periods
ended March 31, 2000 and 1999.  Please  refer to the  Financial  Statements  and
Notes thereto in connection with the following discussion.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

From May 10,  1996  until  April  30,  1997,  the  Partnership  offered  limited
partnership  interests  to the  public.  The  Partnership  received  its minimum
subscription  amount of $1,100 on June 17,  1996,  and raised a total of $36,968
from the offering.

From time to time, the Partnership will redeem units from limited partners for a
specified  redemption  value,  which  is  set  by  formula.  Up  to  2%  of  the
Partnership's outstanding units may be redeemed each year, although the 2% limit
may be exceeded at the Managing General  Partner's  discretion.  All redemptions
are subject to the Managing  General  Partner's  good faith  determination  that
payment for the redeemed units will not (i) cause the Partnership to be taxed as
a  corporation,  (ii) impair the capital or  operations of the  Partnership,  or
(iii) impair the ability of the Partnership to pay  distributions  in accordance
with its distribution policy. Since inception,  the Partnership has not redeemed
any units.

The Partnership invests working capital,  cash flow from operations prior to its
distribution  to the partners and proceeds  from  container  sales that have not
been  used  to  purchase  containers  in  short-term,  liquid  investments.  The
Partnership's  cash is  affected  by  cash  provided  by or  used in  operating,
investing  and  financing  activities. These activities  are discussed in detail
below.

Limited partners are currently receiving monthly  distributions in an annualized
amount equal to 6% of their original  investment.  During the three-month period
ended March 31, 2000, the  Partnership  declared cash  distributions  to limited
partners  pertaining to the period from  December 1999 to February  2000, in the
amount of $555. On a cash basis,  all of these  distributions  were from current
year operating  activities.  On a GAAP basis, $223 of these  distributions was a
return of capital and the balance was from net earnings.

At March 31, 2000, the Partnership had no commitments to purchase containers.

Net cash provided by operating  activities for the three-months  ended March 31,
2000 and 1999, was $952 and $857, respectively. The increase of $95, or 11%, was
primarily  attributable  to the increase in net earnings,  adjusted for non-cash
transactions,  offset by  fluctuations  in accounts  receivable.  Net  earnings,
adjusted for non-cash  transactions,  increased primarily due to the increase in
rental  income and the decrease in direct  container  expenses.  The reasons for
these  fluctuations  are discussed in "Results of  Operations".  The increase in
accounts  receivable of $79 during the  three-month  period ended March 31, 2000
was  due to the  increase  in  rental  income  and an  increase  in the  average
collection period of accounts receivable. The decrease in accounts receivable of
$75 during the  equivalent  period in 1999 was  primarily  due to the decline in
rental income and was partially offset by an increase in the average  collection
period of accounts receivable.

For the  three-months  ended  March 31,  2000 and  1999,  net cash  provided  by
investing  activities  (the  purchase and sale of  containers)  was $27 and $51,
respectively.  The decrease of $24 was due to the  Partnership  selling  damaged
containers  located in low demand  locations  at a lower  average  sales  price,
primarily  as a result  of  current  market  conditions,  which  have  adversely
affected the value of used  containers.  Until  conditions  improve in these low
demand locations,  the Partnership plans to continue to sell damaged  containers
there and may sell other  containers as well. The Partnership  sells  containers
when (i) a  container  reaches  the end of its useful  life or (ii) an  analysis
indicates that the sale is warranted based on existing market conditions and the
container's  age,  location and condition.  Proceeds from  container  sales will
fluctuate  based on the number of containers  sold and the actual price received
on the sale. Sales proceeds will affect the rate of reinvestment in containers.

The rate of reinvestment is also affected by cash from operations  available for
reinvestment.  Subject to the General Partners' discretion, cash from operations
available  for  reinvestment  is generally  equal to cash  provided by operating
activities  less   distributions   and  redemptions   paid.   Distributions  and
redemptions  are  determined  by the  General  Partners in  accordance  with the
Partnership Agreement.  Consistent with its investment objectives and subject to
its distribution  policy,  the Partnership  intends to continue to reinvest cash
from operations  available for reinvestment  and all or a significant  amount of
the proceeds from container sales in additional  containers.  Market  conditions
have had and may  continue  to have an  adverse  effect  on the  amount  of cash
provided  by  operations  that is  available  for  the  purchase  of  additional
containers.  Additionally, these market conditions have had an adverse effect on
the average sales price recently realized from container sales. Furthermore,  to
the extent new containers are purchased with sales proceeds, they are not likely
to equal the number of containers sold, as new container prices are likely to be
greater than the average  sales price of  containers  sold.  These  factors have
contributed to a lower than anticipated rate of reinvestment.  Market conditions
are  discussed  more fully  under  "Results  of  Operations".  A slower  rate of
reinvestment  will, over time,  affect the size of the  Partnership's  container
fleet.

Results of Operations

The  Partnership's  income from operations,  which consists  primarily of rental
income, container depreciation,  direct container expenses, management fees, and
reimbursement of administrative expenses was directly related to the size of the
container fleet during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2000 and 1999, as
well as certain other factors as discussed  below. The following is a summary of
the container fleet (in units) available for lease during those periods:

                                                               2000        1999
                                                               ----        ----
                 Beginning container fleet...............     10,642      10,718
                 Ending container fleet..................     10,626      10,702
                 Average container fleet.................     10,634      10,710

As noted above,  when containers are sold in the future,  sales proceeds are not
likely to be sufficient to replace all of the containers  sold,  which is likely
to result in a trend towards a smaller average  container  fleet.  Other factors
related to the  Partnership's  ability to reinvest  funds in new  containers are
discussed above under "Liquidity and Capital Resources".

Rental income and direct container expenses are also affected by the utilization
of the container  fleet,  which was 83% and 75% during the  three-month  periods
ended March 31,  2000 and 1999,  respectively.  In  addition,  rental  income is
affected by daily rental rates.

The  following is a comparative  analysis of the results of  operations  for the
three-month periods ended March 31, 2000 and 1999.

The  Partnership's  income from  operations for the  three-month  periods ending
March 31,  2000 and 1999 was $375 and $111,  respectively,  on rental  income of
$1,407 and $1,297,  respectively.  The increase in rental income of $110, or 8%,
from the  three-month  period ended March 31, 1999 to the  comparable  period in
2000 was  primarily  attributable  to the increase in container  rental  income.
Income from  container  rentals  increased  $102,  or 9%,  primarily  due to the
increase in the average  on-hire  utilization  of 11%,  partially  offset by the
decrease in average rental rates of 2%.

The  improvement in  utilization  was due to  improvements  in demand for leased
containers and in the trade balance, primarily as a result of the improvement in
certain  Asian  economies  and a related  increase  in  exports  out of  Europe.
Additionally,  the container surplus, which existed primarily as a result of the
lower  demand in the past  several  years,  has  eased as a result of  container
lessors selling older  containers in low demand locations and as a result of the
improvement in demand discussed above.

However, the trade imbalance between Asia and North America still exists, and as
a  consequence,  the  build-up of  containers  in North  America  persists.  The
Partnership has been unable to reposition a large number of newer  containers to
higher  demand  locations in Asia,  primarily  due to lack of  available  vessel
capacity.

Additionally,  the Partnership has continued to sell some containers  located in
low demand  locations,  but primarily only those  containers  that were damaged.
This trade imbalance  continues to cause a decline in the economic value of used
containers  and the  average  sales  price on  container  sales  received by the
Partnership has decreased.  Other  Partnerships  managed by the General Partners
have recorded write-downs and losses on certain older containers.  Many of these
containers  have been located in low demand  locations.  There have been no such
losses or write-downs recorded by the Partnership primarily due to the young age
of the  Partnership's  container  fleet.  Sales by the  Partnership in these low
demand locations have been generally limited to damaged containers.  However, as
the container fleet ages, the Partnership may incur losses and/or write-downs on
the sale of its older  containers  located in low demand  locations  if existing
market conditions continue.  Additionally,  should the decline in economic value
of continuing to own such containers  turn out to be permanent,  the Partnership
may be required to increase its  depreciation  rate or write-down  the value for
some or all of its container rental equipment.

The decline in the purchase price of new  containers  and the container  surplus
mentioned  above have  resulted in the decline in rental rates in recent  years.
However,  as a result of the  improvement in demand and slight  increases in the
purchase price of new containers,  rental rates have stabilized during the first
quarter of 2000.

The General  Partners are  cautiously  optimistic  that rental rates will remain
stable and the current level of utilization  will be maintained  during 2000 and
may improve if demand for leased  containers  and the trade balance  continue to
improve. However, the General Partners caution that utilization, lease rates and
container sale prices could also decline,  adversely affecting the Partnership's
operating results.

The  balance of other  rental  income  consists  of other  lease-related  items,
primarily  income from charges to lessees for dropping off containers in surplus
locations less credits  granted to lessees for leasing  containers  from surplus
locations  (location  income),  income from  charges to lessees for handling and
returning  containers (handling income) and income from charges to lessees for a
Damage  Protection Plan (DPP). For the three-month  period ended March 31, 2000,
the total of these other rental  income  items was $142,  an increase of $8 from
the equivalent  period in 1999. The increase was primarily due to an increase in
DPP  income  of  $10,  which  increased  due to an  increase  in the  number  of
containers carrying DPP.

Direct container  expenses  decreased $117, or 28%, from the three-month  period
ending  March  31,  1999 to the  equivalent  period  in 2000,  primarily  due to
decreases in storage and  repositioning  expenses of $69 and $54,  respectively.
Storage  expense  decreased  due to the  increase in average  utilization  and a
decrease  in the  average  storage  cost per  container.  Repositioning  expense
decreased due to a decrease in the number of containers repositioned and a lower
average  repositioning  cost per container  during the three-month  period ended
March 31, 2000 compared to the same period in 1999.

Bad debt  expense  decreased  from $28 for the  three-month  period  ended March
31,  1999 to $5 for the  comparable period in  2000  primarily  due to a smaller
required increase to the bad debt reserve in 2000.

Depreciation  expense  decreased  $5, or 1%, from the  three-month  period ended
March 31,  1999 to the  comparable  period in 2000 due to the  decrease in fleet
size.

New  container  prices  have  been  declining  since  1995,  and the cost of new
containers  at  year-end  1998,  during  1999  and the  beginning  of  2000  was
significantly  less than the cost of  containers  purchased in prior years.  The
Partnership  evaluated the  recoverability  of the recorded  amount of container
rental  equipment for containers to  be held for continued  use as  well  as for
containers identified for sale in the ordinary course of business and determined
that reductions  to the  carrying  value  of  these  containers was not required
during the year ended December  31,  1999 or the three-month  period ended March
31,  2000.  The  Partnership  will  continue to evaluate the  recoverability  of
recorded amounts of container rental equipment and cautions that a write-down of
container  rental equipment and/or an increase in its  depreciation  rate may be
required in future  periods for some or all of its container rental equipment.

Management fees to affiliates  increased $2, or 2%, from the three-month  period
ended March 31, 1999 to the  comparable  period in 2000,  due to the increase in
equipment  management fees, offset by the decrease in incentive management fees.
Equipment  management fees,  which are based on gross revenue,  increased due to
the increase in rental  income and were  approximately  7% of rental  income for
both periods.  Incentive  management fees, which are based on the  Partnership's
limited and general partner distributions and partners' capital decreased due to
the decrease in the limited  partner  distribution  percentage  from 8% to 6% of
partners' capital in March 1999.

General and administrative  costs to affiliates  decreased $21, or 23%, from the
three-month  period ended March 31, 1999 to the  comparable  period in 2000. The
decrease was due to a decrease in the  allocation of overhead costs from TEM, as
the Partnership represented a smaller portion of the total fleet managed by TEM.

Other income  increased $9 from the  three-month  period ended March 31, 1999 to
the comparable  period in 2000 due to the increase in interest income, net.

Net  earnings  per  limited  partnership  unit  increased  from  $0.02  for  the
three-month  period  ending March 31, 1999 to $0.18 for the same period in 2000,
reflecting the increase in net earnings  allocated to limited  partners from $39
to $332,  respectively.  The  allocation  of net  earnings  included  a  special
allocation  of gross  income to the  General  Partners  in  accordance  with the
Partnership Agreement.

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  containers.  The  Partnership's  business risk in its foreign
operations lies with the  creditworthiness of the lessees, and the Partnership's
ability to keep its containers under lease,  rather than the geographic location
of the  containers or the domicile of the lessees.  The containers are generally
operated on the international high seas rather than on domestic  waterways.  The
containers are subject to the risk of war or other political, economic or social
occurrence  where  the  containers  are used,  which  may  result in the loss of
containers,  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 March 31, 2000,  which would result in such a risk
materializing.

Other risks of the Partnership's  leasing  operations include  competition,  the
cost of  repositioning  containers  after  they come  off-lease,  the risk of an
uninsured  loss,  increases in maintenance  expenses or other costs of operating
the  containers,  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.

Effect of Date Crossing to Year 2000

There has been no material effect on the Partnership's  financial  condition and
results of  operations as a result of problems  arising from  computer  systems'
abilities to process dates beyond January 1, 2000.  The General  Partners do not
currently  expect any such problems to arise within their own computer  systems.
The  likelihood  that a failure in a third party's system would occur and have a
significant  adverse effect on the Partnership's  operations seems  increasingly
remote,  but no assurance can be given that,  due to  unforeseen  circumstances,
such an event could not occur.  Therefore,  the  Partnership's  contingency plan
remains in place;  that is, the General  Partners  continue to remain capable of
switching  temporarily to manual  operations in the event of a computer system's
failure. There can be no assurance, however, that switching to manual operations
would prevent all adverse effects of any future year 2000 problem.

Forward Looking Statements

The foregoing includes forward-looking statements and predictions about possible
or  future  events,  results  of  operations  and  financial  condition.   These
statements  and  predictions  may  prove  to  be  inaccurate,   because  of  the
assumptions  made by the  Partnership  or the  General  Partners  or the  actual
development  of  future  events.  No  assurance  can be given  that any of these
forward-looking statements or predictions will ultimately prove to be correct or
even substantially correct. The risks and uncertainties in these forward-looking
statements  include,  but are not  limited  to,  changes  in demand  for  leased
containers,  changes in global  business  conditions  and their  effect on world
trade,  future  modifications  in the way in  which  the  Partnership's  lessees
conduct their business or of the  profitability of their business,  increases or
decreases in new container  prices or the  availability  of financing  therefor,
alterations in the costs of maintaining and repairing used containers, increases
in competition,  changes in the Partnership's  ability to maintain insurance for
its  containers  and its  operations,  the effects of  political  conditions  on
worldwide  shipping and demand for global trade or of other general business and
economic cycles on the  Partnership,  as well as other risks detailed herein and
from time to time in the Partnership's  filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.  The  Partnership  does  not  undertake  any  obligation  to  update
forward-looking statements.



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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 _______________________________
                                           Ernest J. Furtado
                                           Senior Vice President


Date:  May 12, 2000

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>

________________________                 Senior Vice President,                         May 12, 2000
Ernest J. Furtado                        (Principal Financial and
                                         Accounting Officer) and
                                         Secretary




________________________                 President (Principal Executive                 May 12, 2000
John A. Maccarone                        Officer)


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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/Ernest J. Furtado
                                           _________________________
                                        Ernest J. Furtado
                                        Senior Vice President


Date:   May 12, 2000


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>


/s/Ernest J. Furtado                      Senior Vice President,                        May 12, 2000
___________________________               (Principal Financial and
Ernest J. Furtado                         Accounting Officer) and
                                          Secretary




/s/John A. Maccarone
___________________________               President (Principal Executive                May 12, 2000
John A. Maccarone                         Officer)

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