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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.14

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                                 LOAN AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF: DECEMBER 28, 2001

PARTIES:   LITHIA FINANCIAL CORPORATION                              ("LFC")

           LITHIA MOTORS, INC.                                       ("LMI")

           LITHIA SALMIR, INC.                                       ("LSI")

           LITHIA AIRCRAFT, INC.                                     ("LAI")

AND:       U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                         ("LENDER")

                                   ARTICLE I
                    DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETIVE PROVISIONS

      1.1 DEFINITIONS.

      AS USED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
MEANINGS:

      "ACCESS LAWS" MEANS THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; THE FAIR
HOUSING AMENDMENTS ACT OF 1988; ALL OTHER FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS OR
ORDINANCES RELATED TO DISABLED ACCESS; AND ALL STATUTES, RULES, REGULATIONS,
ORDINANCES, ORDERS OF GOVERNMENTAL BODIES AND REGULATORY AGENCIES AND ORDERS AND
DECREES OF ANY COURT ADOPTED, ENACTED OR ISSUED WITH RESPECT THERETO; ALL AS NOW
EXISTING OR HEREAFTER AMENDED OR ADOPTED.

      "CAPITAL EXPENDITURES" MEANS, FOR ANY PERIOD, FOR ANY PERSON, THE
AGGREGATE OF ALL EXPENDITURES (OTHER THAN IN CONNECTION WITH PERMITTED
ACQUISITIONS), WHETHER PAID IN CASH OR ACCRUED AS LIABILITIES, INCLUDING
CAPITALIZED LEASE OBLIGATIONS, BY SUCH PERSON DURING SUCH PERIOD THAT, IN
CONFORMITY WITH GAAP, ARE REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN OR REFLECTED BY THE
PROPERTY, PLANT, EQUIPMENT OR SIMILAR FIXED ASSET ACCOUNTS REFLECTED IN THE
BALANCE SHEET OF SUCH PERSON.

      "CAPITALIZED LEASE" OF A PERSON MEANS ANY LEASE OF PROPERTY BY SUCH PERSON
AS LESSEE WHICH WOULD BE CAPITALIZED ON A BALANCE SHEET OF SUCH PERSON PREPARED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP.

      "COLLATERAL" MEANS THE LFC COLLATERAL.

      "DEFAULT" MEANS ANY EVENT OF DEFAULT OR ANY EVENT WHICH WITH THE GIVING OF
NOTICE OR THE PASSAGE OF TIME, OR BOTH, WOULD CONSTITUTE AN EVENT OF DEFAULT.

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      "EBITDA" MEANS, FOR ANY PERIOD, FOR ANY PERSON, THE SUM OF THE AMOUNTS FOR
SUCH PERIOD, WITHOUT DUPLICATION, OF:

            (i)   NET INCOME,

            PLUS  (ii)  INTEREST EXPENSE,

            PLUS  (iii) CHARGES AGAINST INCOME FOR FOREIGN, FEDERAL, STATE AND
                        LOCAL TAXES, TO THE EXTENT DEDUCTED IN COMPUTING NET
                        INCOME,

            PLUS  (iv)  DEPRECIATION EXPENSE, TO THE EXTENT DEDUCTED IN
                        COMPUTING NET INCOME,

            PLUS  (v)   AMORTIZATION EXPENSE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
                        AMORTIZATION OF GOODWILL, OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND
                        COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY PERMITTED ACQUISITION, TO THE
                        EXTENT DEDUCTED IN COMPUTING NET INCOME,

            PLUS  (vi)  OTHER NON-CASH CHARGES CLASSIFIED AS LONG-TERM DEFERRALS
                        IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP WHICH HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE
                        DETERMINATION OF NET INCOME,

            MINUS (vii) ALL EXTRAORDINARY GAINS (AND ANY NONRECURRING UNUSUAL
                        GAINS ARISING IN OR OUTSIDE OF THE ORDINARY COURSE OF
                        BUSINESS NOT INCLUDED IN EXTRAORDINARY GAINS DETERMINED
                        IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP WHICH HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE
                        DETERMINATION OF NET INCOME).

EBITDA SHALL BE CALCULATED FOR ANY PERIOD BY INCLUDING THE ACTUAL AMOUNT FOR THE
APPLICABLE PERIOD ENDING ON SUCH DAY, INCLUDING THE EBITDA ATTRIBUTABLE TO
PERMITTED ACQUISITIONS OCCURRING DURING SUCH PERIOD ON A PRO FORMA BASIS FOR THE
PERIOD FROM THE FIRST DAY OF THE APPLICABLE PERIOD THROUGH THE DATE OF THE
CLOSING OF EACH PERMITTED ACQUISITION, UTILIZING (a) WHERE AVAILABLE, HISTORICAL
AUDITED AND/OR REVIEWED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OBTAINED FROM THE SELLER,
BROKEN DOWN BY FISCAL QUARTER IN LMI'S REASONABLE JUDGMENT OR (b) IN LENDER'S
DISCRETION, UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (WHERE NO AUDITED OR REVIEWED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE) REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY THE BORROWER, BROKEN
DOWN IN THE BORROWER'S REASONABLE JUDGMENT.

      "EBITDAR" MEANS, FOR ANY PERIOD, FOR ANY PERSON, THE SUM OF THE AMOUNTS
FOR SUCH PERIOD, WITHOUT DUPLICATION, OF (i) EBITDA AND (ii) RENTALS.

      "ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS" MEANS ALL LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL LAWS, RULES,
REGULATIONS, OR ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATION, CONTAMINATION OR CLEAN-UP INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FEDERAL
STATUTES COMMONLY KNOWN AS CERCLA AND RCRA AND ALL OTHER FEDERAL OR STATE LIEN
OR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP STATUTES, ALL AS NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER AMENDED OR
ADOPTED.

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      "FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" MEANS a) FOR ANY PERSON WHICH IS A CORPORATION OR
OTHER ENTITY, THAT PERSON'S BALANCE SHEET AND RELATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME,
RETAINED EARNINGS AND CASH FLOWS, PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP, AND b) FOR
ANY INDIVIDUAL, THAT PERSON'S PERSONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE
TO LENDER.

      "FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO" MEANS, FOR ANY PERSON, FOR ANY TIME PERIOD,
THE RATIO FOR SUCH TIME PERIOD OF (a) EBITDAR LESS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR
TANGIBLE OR INTANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY PAID IN CASH ("MAINTENANCE CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES") TO (b) (i) INTEREST EXPENSE PLUS (ii) SCHEDULED AMORTIZATION OF
THE PRINCIPAL PORTION OF INDEBTEDNESS FOR MONEY BORROWED EXCEPT, WITH RESPECT TO
LMI, FOR SELLER'S NOTES, PLUS (iii) RENTALS, PLUS (iv) TAXES PAID IN CASH DURING
SUCH PERIOD.

      "GAAP" MEANS GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES CONSISTENTLY
APPLIED.

      "GUARANTOR" MEANS EITHER OR BOTH OF (a) LMI IN ITS CAPACITY AS GUARANTOR
OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF LFC AND LAI TO LENDER, AND (b) LFC IN ITS CAPACITY AS
GUARANTOR OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF LMI AND LSI TO LENDER.

      "GUARANTY" MEANS EACH GUARANTY OF ANY OBLIGATIONS OF LMI, LSI, LFC, OR LAI
TO LENDER HERETOFORE, CONTEMPORANEOUSLY HEREWITH OR HEREAFTER EXECUTED BY
GUARANTOR OR ANY OTHER PERSON.

      "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES" MEANS (a) ANY SUBSTANCE OR MATERIAL DEFINED OR
DESIGNATED AS HAZARDOUS OR TOXIC WASTE, HAZARDOUS OR TOXIC MATERIAL, OR A
HAZARDOUS, TOXIC OR RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE (OR DESIGNATED BY ANY SIMILAR TERM) BY
OR FOR PURPOSES OF ANY APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW; (b) ASBESTOS AND ANY
SUBSTANCE OR COMPOUND CONTAINING ASBESTOS; AND (c) ANY OTHER HAZARDOUS, TOXIC OR
DANGEROUS WASTE, SUBSTANCE OR MATERIAL, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO GASOLINE,
CRUDE OIL, FUEL OIL, DIESEL OIL, AND ANY OTHER RELATED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.

      "INTEREST EXPENSE" MEANS, FOR ANY PERIOD, FOR ANY PERSON, THE TOTAL
INTEREST EXPENSE OF SUCH PERSON, WHETHER PAID OR ACCRUED (INCLUDING THE INTEREST
COMPONENT OF CAPITALIZED LEASES, COMMITMENT AND LETTER OF CREDIT FEES), BUT
EXCLUDING INTEREST EXPENSE NOT PAYABLE IN CASH (INCLUDING AMORTIZATION OF
DISCOUNT), ALL AS DETERMINED IN CONFORMITY WITH GAAP.

      "LC AGREEMENT(S)" MEANS EITHER OR BOTH OF THE CONTINUING AGREEMENTS FOR
IRREVOCABLE STANDBY LETTERS OF CREDIT DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 2.2.2 AND 2.2.3.

      "LFC FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO" MEANS, AS OF THE LAST DAY OF ANY FISCAL
QUARTER, THE RATIO FOR LFC OF (a) EBITDAR FOR THE PERIOD OF FOUR CONSECUTIVE
FISCAL QUARTERS ENDING ON SUCH DATE (EACH SUCH PERIOD, AN "ANNUAL PERIOD") LESS
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES DURING SUCH ANNUAL PERIOD FOR TANGIBLE OR INTANGIBLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY PAID IN CASH ("MAINTENANCE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES") TO (b) (i)
INTEREST EXPENSE FOR SUCH ANNUAL PERIOD, PLUS (ii) SCHEDULED AMORTIZATION DURING
THE PERIOD OF FOUR CONSECUTIVE FISCAL QUARTERS FOLLOWING SUCH DATE OF THE
PRINCIPAL PORTION OF INDEBTEDNESS FOR MONEY BORROWED, PLUS (iii) RENTALS FOR
SUCH ANNUAL PERIOD, PLUS (iv) TAXES PAID IN CASH DURING SUCH ANNUAL PERIOD, PLUS
(v) AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 20% OF THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THE REVOLVING
LOANS AS OF THE LAST DAY OF SUCH ANNUAL PERIOD.

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      "LIBOR BORROWING RATE" HAS THE MEANING GIVEN TO SUCH TERM IN THE
PROMISSORY NOTE ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT A.

      "LOAN DOCUMENTS" MEANS THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES, THE SECURITY DOCUMENTS,
THE GUARANTIES AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS AND INSTRUMENTS ATTACHED HERETO, REFERRED
TO HEREIN OR HERETOFORE, CONTEMPORANEOUSLY HEREWITH OR HEREAFTER EXECUTED OR
DELIVERED TO LENDER BY ANY PERSON IN CONNECTION WITH ANY INDEBTEDNESS OR
OBLIGATIONS OF ANY LOAN PARTY TO LENDER.

      "LOAN PARTY" MEANS LFC, LMI, LSI, OR LAI.

      "MAXIMUM REVOLVING LOAN AMOUNT" MEANS, AS OF ANY DATE OF DETERMINATION, AN
AMOUNT EQUAL TO $27,500,000 MINUS THE THEN OUTSTANDING AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
BALANCE OF THE TERM-OUT NOTES.

      "NET INCOME" MEANS, FOR ANY PERIOD, FOR ANY PERSON THE NET EARNINGS (OR
LOSS) AFTER TAXES OF SUCH PERSON FOR SUCH PERIOD TAKEN AS A SINGLE ACCOUNTING
PERIOD DETERMINED IN CONFORMITY WITH GAAP.

      "NOTE(S)" MEANS ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE NEW REVOLVING NOTE AND THE TERM-OUT
NOTES.

      "PERMITTED ACQUISITION" SHALL HAVE THE MEANING ASCRIBED TO SUCH TERM IN
SECTION 5.3(f)(iii) OF THE $75,000,000 CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 23, 1998
BETWEEN LITHIA MOTORS, INC. AND FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY, BUT EXCLUDING ANY
CHANGES TO SUCH DEFINITION MADE SUBSEQUENT TO SEPTEMBER 20, 1999, WITHOUT THE
PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF LENDER.

      "PERMITTED LIENS" HAS THE MEANING ASSIGNED TO SUCH TERM IN SECTION 6.3.

      "PERSON" MEANS ANY NATURAL PERSON, CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,
PARTNERSHIP, JOINT VENTURE, FIRM, ASSOCIATION, TRUST, UNINCORPORATED
ORGANIZATION, GOVERNMENT OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR ANY
OTHER ENTITY, WHETHER ACTING IN AN INDIVIDUAL, FIDUCIARY OR OTHER CAPACITY.

      "RENTALS" OF A PERSON MEANS THE AGGREGATE FIXED AMOUNTS PAYABLE BY SUCH
PERSON UNDER ANY LEASE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY AMOUNTS
PAYABLE UNDER CAPITALIZED LEASES OF SUCH PERSON.

      "REVOLVING LOAN TERMINATION DATE" MEANS JANUARY 31, 2004.

      "SELLER'S NOTES" MEANS INDEBTEDNESS (EVIDENCED BY A PROMISSORY NOTE OR
NOTES) CONSTITUTING THAT PORTION OF THE DEFERRED PURCHASE PRICE PAYABLE BY LMI
IN CONNECTION WITH A PERMITTED ACQUISITION, AND INDEBTEDNESS (EVIDENCED BY A
PROMISSORY NOTE OR NOTES) TO SHAREHOLDERS, MEMBERS OR PARTNERS OF A SUBSIDIARY
OR A PREDECESSOR OF SUCH A SUBSIDIARY ACQUIRED IN A PERMITTED ACQUISITION THAT
ARE CREDITED AGAINST THE PURCHASE PRICE.

      "TANGIBLE NET WORTH" MEANS FOR ANY PERSON THE NET BOOK VALUE OF (a) ALL OF
SUCH PERSON'S ASSETS EXCLUSIVE OF PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, LICENSES, GOODWILL AND
OTHER INTANGIBLES AND OF LOANS TO AND NOTES AND RECEIVABLES FROM OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, PARTNERS,

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MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES OF SUCH PERSON MINUS (b) ALL OF SUCH PERSON'S LIABILITIES
DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP.

      "TITLE DOCUMENTS" MEANS ALL MANUFACTURERS' CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN,
MANUFACTURERS' STATEMENTS OF ORIGIN, MSOS, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND ANY OTHER
DOCUMENTS EVIDENCING OWNERSHIP OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OR THE TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP
OF A MOTOR VEHICLE FROM A MANUFACTURER OR ANOTHER DEALER TO ANOTHER PERSON, AND
ALL WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS, BILLS OF LADING AND OTHER NEGOTIABLE DOCUMENTS OF TITLE.

      "TOTAL NET WORTH" MEANS FOR ANY PERSON THE NET BOOK VALUE OF (a) ALL OF
SUCH PERSON'S ASSETS MINUS (b) ALL OF SUCH PERSON'S LIABILITIES.

      1.2 OTHER INTERPRETIVE PROVISIONS

            1.2.1 UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, THE WORDS "HEREIN," "HEREOF,"
"HERETO," "HEREUNDER" AND SIMILAR TERMS REFER TO THIS AGREEMENT AS A WHOLE AND
NOT TO ANY PARTICULAR PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND SUBSECTION, SECTION, AND
EXHIBIT REFERENCES ARE TO THIS AGREEMENT.

            1.2.2 THE WORD "OR" SHALL NOT BE EXCLUSIVE; THE SINGULAR INCLUDES
THE PLURAL AND THE PLURAL INCLUDES THE SINGULAR; THE MASCULINE INCLUDES THE
FEMININE AND THE FEMININE INCLUDES THE MASCULINE, AND THE WORD "INCLUDING" IS
NOT LIMITING AND MEANS "INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION".

            1.2.3 REFERENCES TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL MEAN SUCH LOAN DOCUMENT
AS AMENDED, MODIFIED, SUPPLEMENTED OR EXTENDED FROM TIME TO TIME AND ANY NUMBER
OF SUBSTITUTIONS, RENEWALS AND REPLACEMENTS THEREOF OR THEREFOR.

            1.2.4 REFERENCES TO GOVERNMENTAL LAWS, STATUTES, ORDINANCES, RULES
AND REGULATIONS SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS INCLUDING ALL AMENDMENTS, CONSOLIDATIONS
AND REPLACEMENTS THEREOF OR THEREFOR.

            1.2.5 HEADINGS IN THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OF THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS ARE FOR CONVENIENCE OF REFERENCE ONLY AND ARE NOT PART OF THE
SUBSTANCE HEREOF OR THEREOF.

            1.2.6 EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER
LOAN DOCUMENT, ALL ACCOUNTING TERMS USED IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED, AND ALL ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION OR
COMPUTATIONS SHALL BE PREPARED OR COMPUTED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP. IF GAAP
CHANGES DURING THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT SUCH THAT ANY COVENANTS CONTAINED
HEREIN WOULD THEN BE CALCULATED IN A DIFFERENT MANNER OR WITH DIFFERENT
COMPONENTS, THE LOAN PARTIES AND LENDER AGREE TO NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH TO
AMEND THIS AGREEMENT IN SUCH RESPECTS AS IS NECESSARY TO CONFORM THOSE COVENANTS
AS CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING THE LOAN PARTIES' FINANCIAL CONDITION TO
SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME CRITERIA AS WERE EFFECTIVE BEFORE SUCH CHANGE IN GAAP,
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT UNTIL THE LOAN PARTIES AND LENDER SO AMEND THIS
AGREEMENT, ALL SUCH COVENANTS SHALL BE CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP AS IN
EFFECT ON THE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT.

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                                   ARTICLE II
                              CURRENT INDEBTEDNESS

      2.1 PROMISSORY NOTES. LFC AND LAI ARE INDEBTED TO LENDER PURSUANT TO THE
TERMS OF THE FOLLOWING PROMISSORY NOTE, WHICH MAY RENEW PROMISSORY NOTES
PREVIOUSLY EXECUTED BY LFC AND/OR LAI. LFC AND LAI MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER
INDEBTEDNESS OR OBLIGATIONS TO LENDER.

            2.1.1 PROMISSORY NOTE DATED NOVEMBER 9, 2000, IN THE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF $27,500,000 ("REVOLVING NOTE").

      2.2 LETTER OF CREDIT.

            2.2.1 LENDER HAS ISSUED STANDBY LETTER OF CREDIT NO. SLCS001152 IN
THE FACE AMOUNT OF $1,000,000 ON WHICH THE APPLICANT IS LITHIA SALMIR, INC. AND
THE BENEFICIARY IS STATE OF NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION ("LETTER OF CREDIT").

            2.2.2 LMI HAS EXECUTED A CONTINUING AGREEMENT FOR IRREVOCABLE
STANDBY LETTERS OF CREDIT DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 18, 1997, PURSUANT TO WHICH LMI
HAS AGREED TO BE LIABLE FOR ALL OBLIGATIONS TO LENDER WHICH RELATE TO THE LETTER
OF CREDIT.

            2.2.3 LSI HAS EXECUTED A CONTINUING AGREEMENT FOR IRREVOCABLE
STANDBY LETTERS OF CREDIT DATED AS OF AUGUST 26, 1997, PURSUANT TO WHICH LSI HAS
AGREED TO BE LIABLE FOR ALL OBLIGATIONS TO LENDER WHICH RELATE TO THE LETTER OF
CREDIT.

      2.3 CURRENT LOAN AGREEMENT. LFC AND LENDER HAVE ENTERED INTO A LOAN
AGREEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 20, 1999, WHICH HAS BEEN AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME,
INCLUDING BY AMENDMENTS DATED MARCH 6, 2000, JULY 26, 2000, AND NOVEMBER 9, 2000
(COLLECTIVELY, "CURRENT LOAN AGREEMENT"). THIS AGREEMENT, AS OF ITS EFFECTIVE
DATE, SHALL AMEND, RESTATE, AND REPLACE THE CURRENT LOAN AGREEMENT.

                                   ARTICLE III
                                 REVOLVING LOANS

      3.1 MAXIMUM AMOUNT. SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT,
LENDER AGREES TO MAKE LOANS TO LFC AND LAI (WHO SHALL BE JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY
LIABLE) FROM TIME TO TIME ON A REVOLVING CREDIT BASIS (EACH A "REVOLVING
ADVANCE", COLLECTIVELY, "REVOLVING LOANS"), PROVIDED THAT THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE
OF THE NEW REVOLVING NOTE SHALL AT NO TIME EXCEED THE MAXIMUM REVOLVING LOAN
AMOUNT. THE AVAILABILITY OF REVOLVING ADVANCES SHALL TERMINATE ON THE REVOLVING
LOAN TERMINATION DATE.

      3.2 USE OF PROCEEDS. LFC AND LAI SHALL USE THE PROCEEDS OF THE REVOLVING
LOANS FOR THEIR GENERAL CORPORATE PURPOSES WHICH ARE PERMITTED BY THE TERMS OF
THIS AGREEMENT AND WHICH ARE CONSISTENT WITH THEIR CURRENT BUSINESS OPERATIONS
AND PRACTICES.

      3.3 NEW REVOLVING NOTE.

            3.3.1 THE REVOLVING LOANS SHALL BE EVIDENCED BY A PROMISSORY NOTE
EXECUTED BY LFC AND LAI IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $27,500,000, SUBSTANTIALLY IN
THE FORM ATTACHED AS

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EXHIBIT A ("NEW REVOLVING NOTE"). THE NEW REVOLVING NOTE RENEWS AND MODIFIES THE
TERMS APPLICABLE TO THE REVOLVING NOTE BUT SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE IN
SATISFACTION OF, OR TO CONSTITUTE A NOVATION OF, THE REVOLVING NOTE. THE
REVOLVING LOANS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NEW
REVOLVING NOTE AND OF THIS AGREEMENT.

            3.3.2 INTEREST. INTEREST ON THE UNPAID PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THE
REVOLVING NOTE SHALL BE DUE AND PAYABLE AT THE TIMES AND AT THE RATES SET FORTH
IN THE REVOLVING NOTE.

            3.3.3 PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS. THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THE REVOLVING
NOTE SHALL BE DUE AND PAYABLE ON JANUARY 31, 2004.

            3.3.4 REQUESTS FOR REVOLVING ADVANCES. WHENEVER LFC WISHES TO
REQUEST A REVOLVING ADVANCE, IT SHALL GIVE LENDER NOTICE THEREOF IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE REVOLVING NOTE.

      3.4 TERM OUT.

            3.4.1 TERM-OUT LOANS. SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS
AGREEMENT AND SATISFACTION OF THE CONDITIONS PRECEDENT IN SECTION 7.2 HEREOF,
LAI AND LFC MAY, AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE REVOLVING LOAN TERMINATION DATE, ELECT
TO TERM OUT ALL OR A PORTION OF THE REVOLVING LOANS FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO FIVE
YEARS (EACH PRINCIPAL AMOUNT TERMED OUT, A "TERM-OUT LOAN"). EACH TERM-OUT LOAN
SHALL BE IN THE MINIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $5,000,000. THE SUM OF THE PRINCIPAL
BALANCE OF THE NEW REVOLVING NOTE PLUS THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF ALL
TERM-OUT NOTES SHALL AT NO TIME EXCEED $27,500,000.

            3.4.2 TERM-OUT NOTES. EACH TERM-OUT LOAN SHALL BE EVIDENCED BY A
SEPARATE PROMISSORY NOTE (EACH A "TERM-OUT NOTE) IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE
APPLICABLE TERM-OUT LOAN.

            3.4.3 INTEREST. BORROWER MAY CHOOSE TO PAY INTEREST ON EACH TERM-OUT
NOTE AT A VARIABLE RATE EQUAL TO THE LIBOR BORROWING RATE OR A FIXED RATE EQUAL
TO THE FIXED BORROWING RATE IN EFFECT ON THE DATE SUCH TERM-OUT LOAN IS MADE;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE RATE OPTION CHOSEN SHALL APPLY TO THE ENTIRE
PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THE TERM-OUT NOTE FOR THE ENTIRE TERM OF SUCH NOTE. ACCRUED
INTEREST SHALL BE DUE AND PAYABLE ON A MONTHLY BASIS. THE FIXED BORROWING RATE
IS AN ANNUAL RATE EQUAL TO 2.0% PLUS THAT RATE AT WHICH LENDER WOULD BE ABLE TO
BORROW FUNDS OF COMPARABLE AMOUNTS IN THE MONEY MARKETS FOR THE NUMBER OF YEARS
IN THE TERM OF THE TERM-OUT NOTE (ROUNDING UPWARD TO THE NEAREST WHOLE YEAR),
INCLUDING FDIC INSURANCE, RESERVE REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT
COSTS LEVIED BY ANY REGULATORY AGENCY; SUCH RATE ROUNDED UPWARD TO THE NEAREST
ONE-EIGHTH PERCENT. SUCH RATE SHALL BE DETERMINED SOLELY BY LENDER ONE BANKING
DAY PRIOR TO THE APPLICABLE DATE. THE TERM "MONEY MARKETS" REFERS TO ONE OR MORE
WHOLESALE FUNDING MARKETS AVAILABLE TO LENDER INCLUDING NEGOTIABLE CERTIFICATES
OF DEPOSIT, COMMERCIAL PAPER, EURODOLLAR DEPOSITS, BANK NOTES, FEDERAL FUNDS AND
OTHERS.

            3.4.4 PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS. THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF EACH TERM-OUT
NOTE SHALL BE REPAID IN APPROXIMATELY EQUAL CONSECUTIVE MONTHLY PAYMENTS, EACH
IN THE AMOUNT REQUIRED TO AMORTIZE THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THE TERM-OUT NOTE,
PLUS INTEREST THEREON, OVER THE TERM SELECTED BY BORROWER. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
FOREGOING, NO TERM-OUT NOTE SHALL HAVE A FINAL

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MATURITY DATE WHICH IS LATER THAN JANUARY 31, 2009. THE PAYMENTS MAY, IN
LENDER'S DISCRETION, BE ADJUSTED EACH TIME THE INTEREST RATE CHANGES.

            3.4.5 REQUESTS FOR TERM-OUT LOAN. WHENEVER BORROWER WISHES TO TERM
OUT ALL OR A PORTION OF THE REVOLVING LOANS, BORROWER SHALL GIVE LENDER WRITTEN
NOTICE THEREOF, AT LEAST FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE DESIRED EFFECTIVE
DATE, WHICH NOTICE SHALL SPECIFY THE AMOUNT OF THE TERM-OUT LOAN, THE INTEREST
RATE AND TERM SELECTED, AND THE REQUESTED DATE OF THE TERM-OUT LOAN.

            3.4.6 PREPAYMENT. IF BORROWER SELECTS THE FIXED BORROWING RATE FOR
ANY TERM-OUT NOTE, ANY PREPAYMENT OF SUCH TERM-OUT NOTE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
PAYMENT OF A PREPAYMENT FEE SUBSTANTIALLY AS SET FORTH ON ATTACHED EXHIBIT B.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                                LETTER OF CREDIT

      4.1 EXPIRY DATE. THE EXPIRY DATE ("LC EXPIRY DATE") OF THE LETTER OF
CREDIT IS CURRENTLY

      4.2 LC AGREEMENTS. LMI AND LSI EACH AGREE THAT (a) THE LETTER OF CREDIT
SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A "CREDIT" WHICH IS COVERED BY THE LC AGREEMENT WHICH IT
SIGNED. EACH OF THEM AGREES TO BE LIABLE AS AN "APPLICANT" ON THE LC AGREEMENT,
THE LETTER OF CREDIT AND THE APPLICATION FOR THE LETTER OF CREDIT, EVEN THOUGH
LMI MAY NOT HAVE SIGNED SUCH APPLICATION.

                                    ARTICLE V
            ADDITIONAL TERMS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN CREDIT FACILITIES

      5.1 REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTY OF CREDIT AVAILABILITY. EACH REQUEST OF
LFC AND LAI FOR A REVOLVING ADVANCE OR TERM-OUT LOAN SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE ITS
REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTY THAT (a) SUCH REVOLVING ADVANCE OR TERM-OUT LOAN MAY
BE MADE WITHOUT EXCEEDING THE APPLICABLE MAXIMUM AMOUNT DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, (b) NO DEFAULT HAS OCCURRED, OR WILL
EXIST AFTER GIVING EFFECT TO SUCH REVOLVING ADVANCE OR TERM-OUT LOAN, AND (c)
ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE TRUE,
ACCURATE AND COMPLETE AS OF THE DATE OF SUCH REQUEST.

      5.2 EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT FACILITIES.

            5.2.1 IF LFC AND LAI WISH TO EXTEND THE REVOLVING LOAN TERMINATION
DATE THEN IN EFFECT, OR IF LMI OR LSI WISHES TO EXTEND THE LC EXPIRY DATE THEN
IN EFFECT, THE APPLICABLE LOAN PARTY SHALL DELIVER TO LENDER A WRITTEN NOTICE
REQUESTING EXTENSION OF THE APPLICABLE DATE (EACH, A "TERMINATION DATE"). SUCH
NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN NO LESS THAN THREE (3) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE APPLICABLE
TERMINATION DATE. SUCH NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE LFC'S AND LAI'S OR LMI'S
CERTIFICATION THAT, AS OF THE DATE OF THE NOTICE, ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE TRUE AND CORRECT IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS AND
THAT NO DEFAULT HAS OCCURRED AND IS CONTINUING. EACH LOAN PARTY SHALL PROVIDE TO
LENDER ANY INFORMATION REASONABLY REQUESTED BY LENDER IN CONNECTION WITH A
REQUEST FOR EXTENSION.

            5.2.2 LENDER WILL NOTIFY THE APPLICABLE LOAN PARTY WITHIN 3 MONTHS
AFTER RECEIPT OF ANY REQUEST WHETHER IT IS WILLING TO EXTEND THE APPLICABLE
TERMINATION DATE AND IF SO,

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THE TERMS OF SUCH EXTENSION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF LENDER DOES NOT SO
NOTIFY LFC OR LMI, THE APPLICABLE TERMINATION DATE SHALL NOT BE EXTENDED. IF
LENDER AGREES TO EXTEND ANY TERMINATION DATE, IT MAY BE UPON TERMS WHICH ARE
DIFFERENT FROM THOSE IN THIS AGREEMENT.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                    SECURITY, GUARANTIES AND RELATED MATTERS

      6.1 SECURITY.

            6.1.1 COLLATERAL. ALL PRESENT AND FUTURE INDEBTEDNESS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF LFC AND LAI TO LENDER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION SUCH
OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES, AND LFC'S GUARANTY OF THE
OBLIGATIONS OF LSI AND LMI TO LENDER SHALL BE SECURED BY A FIRST PRIORITY
SECURITY INTEREST (SUBJECT TO PERMITTED LIENS) IN THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY AND IN
ALL SUCH OTHER REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL AS LENDER MAY FROM TIME TO
TIME REQUIRE (COLLECTIVELY, "LFC COLLATERAL"): ALL OF LFC'S NOW OWNED AND
HEREAFTER ACQUIRED INVENTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ALL VEHICLES,
TRADE-INS, REPOSSESSIONS AND INVENTORY HELD FOR DISPLAY OR DEMONSTRATION
PURPOSES AND ALL OTHER INVENTORY; EQUIPMENT; ACCOUNTS; CHATTEL PAPER; DOCUMENTS;
INSTRUMENTS; LETTER OF CREDIT RIGHTS; GENERAL INTANGIBLES; LEASES; REBATES,
CREDITS, FACTORY HOLDBACKS, INCENTIVE PAYMENTS AND OTHER PAYMENTS FROM ANY
MANUFACTURER, FACTORY OR DISTRIBUTOR; AND ALL PRODUCTS AND PROCEEDS OF ANY OF
THE FOREGOING.

            6.1.2 SECURITY DOCUMENTS. LENDER'S SECURITY INTERESTS IN THE
COLLATERAL SHALL BE EVIDENCED BY SUCH SECURITY AGREEMENTS, UNIFORM COMMERCIAL
CODE FINANCING STATEMENTS, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE, TRUST DEEDS AND OTHER SECURITY
DOCUMENTS COVERING THE COLLATERAL AS LENDER MAY AT ANY TIME REQUIRE ("SECURITY
DOCUMENTS").

            6.1.3 LEASED COLLATERAL.

                  (a) LFC SHALL (i) FILE FINANCING STATEMENTS COVERING ALL
NON-TITLED INVENTORY AND EQUIPMENT LEASED TO ANY PERSON, SHOWING ITSELF AS
SECURED PARTY, THE LESSEE AS DEBTOR AND LENDER AS ASSIGNEE; AND (ii) IF REQUIRED
BY LENDER, NOTE THE INTERESTS OF LENDER, ITSELF AND THE LESSEE ON ALL
CERTIFICATES OF TITLE COVERING LEASED VEHICLES. LENDER MAY AT ANY TIME, WHETHER
OR NOT A DEFAULT HAS OCCURRED, REQUIRE LFC TO NOTE THE INTEREST OF LENDER ON ALL
CERTIFICATES OF TITLE.

                  (b) ALL LEASES OF INVENTORY AND EQUIPMENT BY LFC SHALL BE
EVIDENCED BY A WRITTEN LEASE BETWEEN LFC AND THE LESSEE. LENDER MAY AT ANY TIME
REQUIRE LFC TO DELIVER TO LENDER ORIGINAL LEASES COVERING ANY COLLATERAL. UNTIL
SUCH TIME, THE ORIGINAL LEASES SHALL BE MAINTAINED BY LFC IN A MANNER ACCEPTABLE
TO LENDER AND EACH LEASE SHALL BE CONSPICUOUSLY MARKED "ASSIGNED TO U.S. BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION".

                  (c) FOR EACH VEHICLE LEASE BETWEEN LFC AND ANY LESSEE WHICH IS
NOT A SUBSIDIARY OF LMI, LFC SHALL MAINTAIN THE ORIGINAL LEASE APPLICATION AND
APPLICATION FOR TITLE SIGNED BY THE LESSEE, CREDIT REPORT AND EVIDENCE OF
INSURANCE. SUCH DOCUMENTS SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN A MANNER ACCEPTABLE TO LENDER.

            6.1.4 TITLE DOCUMENTS. SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
6.1.4, ALL ORIGINAL TITLE DOCUMENTS SHALL BE MAINTAINED BY LFC IN A MANNER
ACCEPTABLE TO LENDER. ALL

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TITLE DOCUMENTS SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY LENDER AT ANY REASONABLE
TIME. LENDER MAY REQUIRE LFC TO DELIVER ALL TITLE DOCUMENTS TO LENDER IF AN
EVENT OF DEFAULT HAS OCCURRED, OR IF LENDER DETERMINES THAT LFC IS NOT
MAINTAINING THE TITLE DOCUMENTS AND OTHER RECORDS REGARDING THE COLLATERAL IN A
MANNER ACCEPTABLE TO LENDER.

            6.1.5 ADDITIONAL ACTS. AS A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO THE EFFECTIVENESS
OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND FROM TIME TO TIME AT LENDER'S REQUEST, EACH LOAN PARTY
SHALL EXECUTE AND/OR DELIVER TO LENDER SUCH SECURITY AGREEMENTS, UNIFORM
COMMERCIAL CODE FINANCING STATEMENTS, CERTIFICATES OF TITLE, DEEDS OF TRUST AND
ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS AND INSTRUMENTS (ENDORSED OR ASSIGNED TO LENDER AS LENDER
MAY REQUEST), WHICH MAY BE REQUIRED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW OR WHICH LENDER MAY
REQUEST TO EFFECTUATE THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND TO GRANT,
PRESERVE, PROTECT, PERFECT AND CONTINUE THE VALIDITY AND FIRST PRIORITY OF
LENDER'S SECURITY INTERESTS.

            6.1.6 LESSEE CONSENTS. EACH AFFILIATE OF LFC WHICH LEASES ANY
COLLATERAL (OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES) FROM LFC SHALL EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN
FORM AND SUBSTANCE ACCEPTABLE TO LENDER, SUBORDINATING THE LESSEE'S INTEREST IN
THE COLLATERAL TO LENDER'S SECURITY INTEREST AND GRANTING LENDER THE RIGHT TO
REPOSSESS THE COLLATERAL UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT (EACH A
"LESSEE CONSENT"). LFC SHALL NOT ENTER INTO LEASES WITH ANY AFFILIATE UNLESS
SUCH AFFILIATE HAS SIGNED A LESSEE CONSENT WITH LENDER.

            6.1.7 INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENTS. FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY, TOYOTA
MOTOR CREDIT CORP., CHRYSLER FINANCIAL COMPANY, L.L.C. AND GENERAL MOTORS
ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION AND ALL OTHER LENDERS PROVIDING FINANCING TO LMI OR ANY
OF LMI'S AFFILIATES OR HAVING A SECURITY INTEREST IN THE COLLATERAL SHALL ENTER
INTO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENTS WITH LENDER, CONSENTING TO THE CREDIT FACILITIES
EXTENDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, SUBORDINATING AND WAIVING THEIR SECURITY
INTERESTS IN THE COLLATERAL AND INCLUDING SUCH OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS
LENDER REQUIRES. LFC SHALL NOT ENTER INTO LEASES WITH ANY OTHER PERSON UNLESS
LENDER HAS RECEIVED SUCH INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENTS AS LENDER REQUIRES FROM SUCH
PERSON.

            6.1.8 MAXIMUM SECURITY AMOUNT. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY CONTRARY
PROVISION OF ANY SECURITY DOCUMENT EXECUTED BY ANY LOAN PARTY, IF ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING IS COMMENCED ASSERTING THAT ANY SECURITY INTEREST GRANTED TO LENDER
BY ANY LOAN PARTY IS SUBJECT TO AVOIDANCE AS A FRAUDULENT TRANSFER OR FRAUDULENT
CONVEYANCE OR ANY SIMILAR TERM UNDER ANY APPLICABLE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW, THE
SECURITY INTEREST OF LENDER IN THE COLLATERAL SHALL BE LIMITED TO COLLATERAL
HAVING A VALUE EQUAL TO THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT WHICH CAN OR COULD BE TRANSFERRED TO
LENDER WITHOUT RENDERING SUCH LOAN PARTY'S GRANT OF A SECURITY INTEREST SUBJECT
TO AVOIDANCE UNDER SUCH LAW IN SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.

      6.2 GUARANTIES. ALL PRESENT AND FUTURE OBLIGATIONS OF LFC AND LAI TO
LENDER SHALL BE GUARANTEED BY LMI. ALL PRESENT AND FUTURE OBLIGATIONS OF LMI AND
LSI TO LENDER SHALL BE GUARANTEED BY LFC.

            6.2.1 MAXIMUM GUARANTY AMOUNT. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY CONTRARY
PROVISION OF ANY GUARANTY, IF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS COMMENCED ASSERTING
THAT THE GUARANTY OF ANY GUARANTOR IS SUBJECT TO AVOIDANCE AS A FRAUDULENT
TRANSFER OR FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCE OR ANY SIMILAR TERM UNDER ANY APPLICABLE STATE
OR FEDERAL LAW, THE OBLIGATIONS OF SUCH GUARANTOR UNDER SUCH GUARANTY SHALL BE
LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT WOULD NOT RENDER SUCH GUARANTOR'S OBLIGATIONS
SUBJECT TO AVOIDANCE UNDER SUCH LAW IN SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.

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      6.3 NEGATIVE PLEDGE.

            6.3.1 WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF LENDER, LFC SHALL NOT
GRANT, CREATE, ASSUME OR PERMIT TO EXIST ANY PLEDGE, ASSIGNMENT FOR SECURITY
PURPOSES, ENCUMBRANCE, MORTGAGE, HYPOTHECATION, OR ANY OTHER SECURITY INTEREST
(INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CONDITIONAL SALE OR OTHER TITLE RETENTION
AGREEMENT AND ANY FINANCING OR CAPITAL LEASE HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME
ECONOMIC EFFECT AS ANY OF THE FOREGOING) IN ALL OR ANY PORTION OF ANY REAL OR
PERSONAL PROPERTY NOW OWNED OR HEREAFTER ACQUIRED BY LFC, EXCEPT (a) SECURITY
INTERESTS IN FAVOR OF LENDER; AND (b) LIENS EXISTING ON THE DATE HEREOF IN FAVOR
OF FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY WHICH ARE SUBORDINATE TO LENDER'S SECURITY
INTERESTS (EXCEPT LIENS COVERING FIXTURES, WHICH MUST BE TERMINATED). (THE
SECURITY INTERESTS DESCRIBED IN CLAUSES (a) AND (b) ARE THE "PERMITTED LIENS".)

                                   ARTICLE VII
                              CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

      7.1 INITIAL CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS AGREEMENT IS
SUBJECT TO SATISFACTION OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
CONCURRENTLY WITH OR PRIOR TO EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT:

            7.1.1 LENDER HAS RECEIVED EXECUTED ORIGINALS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE
NEW REVOLVING NOTE, ANY REQUIRED SECURITY DOCUMENTS, AND EACH OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENT REQUIRED BY LENDER.

            7.1.2 LENDER HAS RECEIVED ALL DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION LENDER MAY
REQUEST RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY FOR AND VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND TO ANY OTHER RELATED MATTERS, EACH IN FORM AND
SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO LENDER.

            7.1.3 LENDER HAS RECEIVED SUCH ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION
(INCLUDING, IF REQUIRED BY LENDER, ATTORNEY OPINION LETTERS) AND EACH LOAN PARTY
HAS SATISFIED SUCH ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AS LENDER REASONABLY REQUIRES.

            7.1.4 LENDER HAS A VALID AND PERFECTED FIRST PRIORITY SECURITY
INTEREST IN THE COLLATERAL AND HAS RECEIVED SUCH EVIDENCE AS IT REQUIRES
REGARDING THE PERFECTION AND PRIORITY OF ITS SECURITY INTERESTS.

      7.2 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO REVOLVING ADVANCES AND TERM-OUT LOANS.
LENDER'S AGREEMENT TO MAKE ANY REVOLVING ADVANCE OR TO TERM OUT ALL OR A PART OF
THE REVOLVING LOANS IS SUBJECT TO SATISFACTION OF THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN
SECTION 7.1 AND THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ON THE DATE ANY REVOLVING ADVANCE OR
TERM-OUT LOAN IS MADE.

            7.2.1 NO DEFAULT HAS OCCURRED OR WILL EXIST AFTER GIVING EFFECT TO
THE REVOLVING ADVANCE OR TERM-OUT LOAN.

            7.2.2 THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
TRUE AND CORRECT AS OF SUCH DATE.

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            7.2.3 WITH RESPECT TO EACH REVOLVING ADVANCE TO BE USED BY LAI TO
PURCHASE ANY AIRCRAFT, LENDER HAS RECEIVED (a) A COPY OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
FOR SUCH AIRCRAFT, AND (b) LAI HAS EXECUTED AND DELIVERED TO LENDER A
SATISFACTORY NEGATIVE PLEDGE AGREEMENT COVERING THE AIRCRAFT.

            7.2.4 WITH RESPECT TO EACH TERM-OUT LOAN, LFC AND LAI HAVE EXECUTED
AND DELIVERED TO LENDER A TERM-OUT NOTE IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO
LENDER.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

      EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS:

      8.1 EXISTENCE AND POWER. IT IS A DULY ORGANIZED AND VALIDLY EXISTING
CORPORATION, IS DULY QUALIFIED AND IN GOOD STANDING IN EACH JURISDICTION WHERE
THE CONDUCT OF ITS BUSINESS OR THE OWNERSHIP OF ITS PROPERTIES REQUIRES SUCH
QUALIFICATION, AND HAS FULL POWER, AUTHORITY AND LEGAL RIGHT TO CARRY ON ITS
BUSINESS AS PRESENTLY CONDUCTED, TO OWN AND OPERATE ITS PROPERTIES AND ASSETS,
AND TO EXECUTE, DELIVER AND PERFORM THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS
TO BE EXECUTED AND DELIVERED BY IT.

      8.2 AUTHORIZATION. ITS EXECUTION, DELIVERY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE LOAN
DOCUMENTS AND ALL DOCUMENTS TO BE EXECUTED, DELIVERED OR PERFORMED BY IT AND ANY
BORROWING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH HAVE BEEN DULY AUTHORIZED BY ALL NECESSARY
CORPORATE ACTION, DO NOT CONTRAVENE ANY LAW, REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER BINDING
ON IT OR ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AND DO NOT CONTRAVENE THE PROVISIONS OF
OR CONSTITUTE A DEFAULT UNDER ANY AGREEMENT OR INSTRUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY
OR BY WHICH IT MAY BE BOUND OR AFFECTED.

      8.3 LITIGATION. THERE ARE NO ACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS, INVESTIGATIONS, OR
CLAIMS PENDING AGAINST IT, OR TO ITS KNOWLEDGE, THREATENED AGAINST OR AFFECTING
IT, BEFORE ANY COURT OR ARBITRATOR OR ANY GOVERNMENTAL BODY OR AGENCY WHICH
WOULD BE LIKELY TO RESULT IN A JUDGMENT OR ORDER AGAINST IT (IN EXCESS OF
INSURANCE COVERAGE) FOR MORE THAN $500,000 INDIVIDUALLY OR IN THE AGGREGATE.

      8.4 FINANCIAL CONDITION. THE MOST RECENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DELIVERED TO
LENDER FAIRLY PRESENT AS OF THE DATE THEREOF ITS FINANCIAL CONDITION AND THE
RESULTS OF ITS OPERATIONS AND CASH FLOWS FOR THE PERIOD THEN ENDED, ALL IN
ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP. SINCE THAT DATE THERE HAVE BEEN NO MATERIAL ADVERSE
CHANGES IN ITS FINANCIAL CONDITION OR OPERATIONS, EXCEPT AS DISCLOSED TO LENDER
IN WRITING.

      8.5 TAXES. IT HAS FILED ALL TAX RETURNS AND REPORTS REQUIRED OF IT, AND
HAS PAID ALL TAXES PAYABLE BY IT WHICH HAVE BECOME DUE PURSUANT TO SUCH TAX
RETURNS AND ALL OTHER TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS PAYABLE BY IT.

      8.6 OTHER AGREEMENTS. IT IS NOT IN BREACH OF OR IN DEFAULT UNDER ANY
AGREEMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY OR WHICH IS BINDING ON IT OR ANY OF ITS ASSETS,
WHICH SUCH BREACH OR DEFAULT WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON ITS
FINANCIAL CONDITION OR OPERATIONS.

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      8.7 GOOD TITLE AND VALIDITY. IT IS THE TRUE AND LAWFUL OWNER OF AND HAS
GOOD TITLE TO ALL COLLATERAL AND TO ALL OTHER PROPERTIES INCLUDED ON ITS MOST
RECENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IT WILL HAVE GOOD TITLE TO ALL SUCH COLLATERAL
AND PROPERTY ACQUIRED HEREAFTER.

      8.8 FIRST PRIORITY SECURITY INTEREST. SUBJECT TO PERMITTED LIENS, THE
LIENS CREATED OR TO BE CREATED IN FAVOR OF LENDER UNDER THE SECURITY DOCUMENTS
DO AND WILL AT ALL TIMES ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT,
CONSTITUTE FIRST PRIORITY SECURITY INTERESTS IN THE COLLATERAL AND THERE WILL BE
NO OTHER LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES ON THE COLLATERAL.

      8.9 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. IT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL,
STATE, REGIONAL AND LOCAL LAWS, REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION ALL ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS, ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND ACCESS LAWS.

      8.10 ERISA AND FLSA COMPLIANCE. ANY EMPLOYEE PENSION BENEFIT PLAN ("PLAN")
MAINTAINED FOR ITS EMPLOYEES WHICH IS SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYMENT RETIREMENT
INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974 AND ANY REGULATIONS ISSUED THERETO COMPLIES IN ALL
MATERIAL RESPECTS WITH ERISA AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND (a) SUCH PLAN HAS
NOT INCURRED ANY MATERIAL ACCUMULATED "FUNDING DEFICIENCY" AND (b) WITH RESPECT
TO SUCH PLAN, NO "REPORTABLE EVENT" NOR "PROHIBITED TRANSACTION" HAS OCCURRED.
IT IS IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT.

      8.11 NO MATERIAL MISSTATEMENTS. NO REPORT, FINANCIAL STATEMENT,
REPRESENTATION OR OTHER INFORMATION FURNISHED BY IT TO LENDER CONTAINS ANY
MATERIAL MISSTATEMENT OF FACT OR OMITS TO STATE ANY MATERIAL FACT NECESSARY TO
MAKE THE STATEMENTS THEREIN, IN LIGHT OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THEY WERE
MADE, NOT MISLEADING.

      8.12 ENFORCEABILITY. THIS AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES, AND EACH OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY WHEN EXECUTED AND DELIVERED TO LENDER WILL
CONSTITUTE A LEGAL, VALID AND BINDING OBLIGATION OF SUCH LOAN PARTY, ENFORCEABLE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TERMS.

                                   ARTICLE IX
                       FINANCIAL COVENANTS AND INFORMATION

      9.1 FINANCIAL COVENANTS. UNTIL TERMINATION OF THE AVAILABILITY OF ADVANCES
AND PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE IN FULL OF ALL OBLIGATIONS OF EACH LOAN PARTY UNDER
THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, EACH LOAN PARTY AGREES THAT:

            9.1.1 LMI CURRENT RATIO. LMI SHALL MAINTAIN A RATIO OF CURRENT
ASSETS TO CURRENT LIABILITIES OF AT LEAST 1.20 TO 1.0.

            9.1.2 LMI MINIMUM TOTAL NET WORTH. LMI AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES SHALL
MAINTAIN, ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS, TOTAL NET WORTH OF NOT LESS THAN (a)
$87,500,000 PLUS (b) 100% OF THE VALUE OF THE NET PROCEEDS (CASH OR NON-CASH)
RECEIVED BY LMI FROM THE ISSUANCE OF CAPITAL STOCK AFTER THE DATE OF THIS
AGREEMENT.

            9.1.3 LMI FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO. LMI AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
SHALL MAINTAIN, ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS, AS OF THE LAST DAY OF EACH FISCAL
QUARTER, FOR THE PERIOD OF FOUR CONSECUTIVE FISCAL QUARTERS ENDING ON SUCH DAY,
A FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO OF AT LEAST 1.20 TO 1.0.

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            9.1.4 LFC CURRENT RATIO. LFC SHALL MAINTAIN A RATIO OF CURRENT
ASSETS TO CURRENT LIABILITIES OF AT LEAST 1.20 TO 1.0.

            9.1.5 MINIMUM TANGIBLE NET WORTH. THE SUM OF (a) LFC'S TANGIBLE NET
WORTH PLUS THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE, UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $4,500,000, OF LOANS MADE
BY LFC TO ITS AFFILIATES (EXCLUDING ANY AMOUNTS OWED BY SUCH AFFILIATES TO LFC
UNDER LEASES BETWEEN LFC AND SUCH AFFILIATES) SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN $7,500,000.

            9.1.6 LFC FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO. LFC SHALL MAINTAIN, AS OF THE
LAST DAY OF EACH FISCAL QUARTER, FOR THE PERIOD OF FOUR CONSECUTIVE FISCAL
QUARTERS ENDING ON SUCH DATE, AN LFC FIXED CHARGE COVERAGE RATIO OF AT LEAST 1.0
TO 1.0.

      9.2 FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

            9.2.1 WITHIN 95 DAYS AFTER THE END OF EACH FISCAL YEAR OF LMI, LMI
SHALL DELIVER TO LENDER (a) AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF THE
END OF AND FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, IN EACH CASE CERTIFIED BY A CERTIFIED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTANT ACCEPTABLE TO LENDER; AND A COPY OF SUCH ACCOUNTANT'S MANAGEMENT
LETTER, IF ANY AND (b) A COMPLETE COPY OF ITS FORM 10K FILED WITH THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ("SEC"). NO FINANCIAL STATEMENT SHALL CONTAIN A
DISCLAIMER OF OPINION OR QUALIFIED OPINION EXCEPT SUCH AS LENDER IN ITS SOLE
DISCRETION MAY DETERMINE TO BE IMMATERIAL.

            9.2.2 WITHIN 95 DAYS AFTER THE END OF EACH OF ITS FISCAL YEARS AND
WITHIN 50 DAYS AFTER THE END OF EACH OF ITS FISCAL QUARTERS, LFC SHALL DELIVER
TO LENDER ITS INTERNALLY PREPARED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF THE END OF AND FOR
SUCH FISCAL YEAR OR FISCAL QUARTER, IN EACH CASE CERTIFIED BY A CERTIFIED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTANT ACCEPTABLE TO LENDER; AND A COPY OF SUCH ACCOUNTANT'S MANAGEMENT
LETTER, IF ANY. NO DOCUMENT OR REPORT SHALL CONTAIN A DISCLAIMER OF OPINION OR
QUALIFIED OPINION EXCEPT SUCH AS LENDER IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION MAY DETERMINE TO
BE IMMATERIAL.

            9.2.3 WITHIN 50 DAYS AFTER THE END OF EACH OF LFC'S AND LMI'S FISCAL
QUARTERS, THE LOAN PARTIES SHALL DELIVER TO LENDER A COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE,
SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT C, PROPERLY COMPLETED AND SIGNED
BY LMI'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OR OTHER AUTHORIZED OFFICER ACCEPTABLE TO
LENDER.

            9.2.4 WITHIN 50 DAYS AFTER THE END OF EACH OF ITS FISCAL QUARTERS,
LMI SHALL DELIVER TO LENDER ITS (a) INTERNALLY PREPARED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AS OF THE END OF AND FOR SUCH FISCAL QUARTER, AND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
TO DATE AND (b) A COMPLETE COPY OF ITS FORM 10Q FILED WITH THE SEC.

            9.2.5 WITHIN 5 DAYS AFTER DELIVERY TO ITS SHAREHOLDERS OR THE SEC,
LMI SHALL DELIVER TO LENDER COPIES OF ALL PROXY STATEMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND REPORTS (OTHER THAN FORMS 10K AND 10Q) AND OTHER DOCUMENTS WHICH IT SENDS TO
ITS SHAREHOLDERS OR THE SEC.

            9.2.6 FROM TIME TO TIME, EACH LOAN PARTY SHALL PROVIDE TO LENDER
SUCH INFORMATION AS LENDER MAY REASONABLY REQUEST CONCERNING THE FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS OF SUCH LOAN PARTY, OR OF ANY PARTNERS IN SUCH
LOAN PARTY.

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                                    ARTICLE X
                              AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

      UNTIL TERMINATION OF THE AVAILABILITY OF ADVANCES AND PAYMENT AND
PERFORMANCE IN FULL OF ALL OBLIGATIONS OF EACH LOAN PARTY UNDER THE LOAN
DOCUMENTS, EACH LOAN PARTY AGREES THAT, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE AGREED BY LENDER IN
WRITING:

      10.1 INSPECTION RIGHTS. AT ANY REASONABLE TIME, AND FROM TIME TO TIME, IT
WILL PERMIT LENDER TO EXAMINE AND MAKE COPIES OF AND ABSTRACTS FROM ITS RECORDS
AND BOOKS OF ACCOUNT, TO VISIT ITS PROPERTIES AND TO DISCUSS ITS AFFAIRS,
FINANCES AND ACCOUNTS WITH ANY OF ITS OFFICERS OR REPRESENTATIVES.

      10.2 COLLATERAL AUDITS. IT WILL PERMIT LENDER BY OR THROUGH ANY OF
LENDER'S REPRESENTATIVES, ATTORNEYS OR ACCOUNTANTS AND AT THE EXPENSE OF THE
LOAN PARTIES, AT SUCH INTERVALS AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY LENDER IN ITS SOLE
DISCRETION, TO CONDUCT AUDITS OF AND TO VERIFY, THE COLLATERAL.

      10.3 KEEPING OF BOOKS AND RECORDS. IT WILL KEEP ADEQUATE RECORDS AND BOOKS
OF ACCOUNT IN WHICH COMPLETE ENTRIES WILL BE MADE REFLECTING ALL MATERIAL
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED HEREIN,
WILL PREPARE ALL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, COMPUTATIONS AND INFORMATION REQUIRED
HEREUNDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP.

      10.4 OTHER OBLIGATIONS. IT WILL PAY AND DISCHARGE BEFORE THE SAME SHALL
BECOME DELINQUENT ALL INDEBTEDNESS, TAXES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR WHICH IT IS
LIABLE OR TO WHICH ITS INCOME OR PROPERTY IS SUBJECT AND ALL CLAIMS FOR LABOR
AND MATERIALS OR SUPPLIES WHICH, IF UNPAID, MIGHT BECOME BY LAW A LIEN UPON ITS
ASSETS, UNLESS IT IS CONTESTING THE INDEBTEDNESS, TAXES, OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS IN
GOOD FAITH AND PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE TO THE REASONABLE SATISFACTION OF LENDER
FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF IN THE EVENT ANY SUCH CONTEST IS DETERMINED ADVERSELY TO
IT.

      10.5 INSURANCE. IT WILL PROVIDE, MAINTAIN AND DELIVER TO LENDER POLICIES
OF INSURANCE UPON ALL OF THE COLLATERAL, AND ON ITS PROPERTIES AND OPERATIONS,
CARRIED WITH COMPANIES ACCEPTABLE TO LENDER, IN SUCH FORM AND AMOUNTS AND
COVERING SUCH RISKS AS LENDER MAY REQUIRE, WITH LOSS PAYABLE TO LENDER.

      10.6 ERISA COMPLIANCE. IT WILL CAUSE EACH PLAN TO COMPLY IN ALL MATERIAL
RESPECTS WITH ERISA AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS, WILL PROMPTLY MAKE ALL
CONTRIBUTIONS NECESSARY TO MEET THE MINIMUM FUNDING STANDARDS SET FORTH IN ERISA
AND WILL PROMPTLY NOTIFY LENDER OF THE OCCURRENCE OF ANY "REPORTABLE EVENT" (AS
DEFINED IN ERISA) OR ANY OTHER EVENT WHICH MIGHT CONSTITUTE GROUNDS FOR
TERMINATION OF ANY ERISA PLAN. IT WILL NOT TERMINATE ANY ERISA PLAN NOR PERMIT
TO EXIST ANY "TERMINATION EVENT" (AS DEFINED IN ERISA).

      10.7 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. IT SHALL COMPLY IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS WITH
ALL FEDERAL, STATE, REGIONAL, LOCAL AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL LAWS, REGULATIONS AND
ORDINANCES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, ACCESS LAWS AND
THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT) AND PROMPTLY PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO LENDER OF
THE RECEIPT OF ANY NOTICE OF VIOLATION THEREOF FROM ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY
WHICH VIOLATION, ALONE OR TOGETHER WITH ANY OTHER SUCH VIOLATIONS,

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COULD REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON ITS BUSINESS,
ASSETS, OPERATIONS OR CONDITION, FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE.

      10.8 MANAGEMENT. IT WILL MAINTAIN EXECUTIVE AND MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WITH
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AT LEAST COMPARABLE TO CURRENT EXECUTIVE AND
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND WILL PROVIDE PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY
CHANGE IN SUCH PERSONNEL.

      10.9 NOTIFICATION. PROMPTLY AFTER LEARNING THEREOF, IT WILL NOTIFY LENDER
IN WRITING OF:

            10.9.1 THE OCCURRENCE OF ANY DEFAULT, AND IF SUCH DEFAULT IS THEN
CONTINUING, A CERTIFICATE OF ITS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OR OTHER AUTHORIZED
OFFICER SETTING FORTH THE DETAILS THEREOF AND THE ACTION WHICH IT IS TAKING OR
PROPOSES TO TAKE WITH RESPECT THERETO;

            10.9.2 THE OCCURRENCE OF ANY RELEASE OF ANY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
ONTO OR AFFECTING ANY OF ITS PROPERTY OR ANY ADJACENT PROPERTY, ANY COLLATERAL,
OR ANY OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM OR LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH
PROPERTY; AND

            10.9.3 THE DETAILS OF ANY CLAIM, LIEN, LITIGATION, ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEEDING OR JUDGMENT INVOLVING $500,000 OR MORE INDIVIDUALLY OR IN THE
AGGREGATE THREATENED, INSTITUTED OR COMPLETED AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY, ANY
COLLATERAL OR ANY ASSETS OF ANY LOAN PARTY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY AND
ALL ENFORCEMENT, CLEANUP, REMOVAL OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL OR REGULATORY
PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO ANY ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.

            10.9.4 ANY MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE IN THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF ANY
LOAN PARTY.

      10.10 DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS. LFC AND LMI SHALL MAINTAIN THEIR PRIMARY OPERATING
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS WITH LENDER.

      10.11 LOAN AGREEMENTS. LMI SHALL PROVIDE LENDER WITH COPIES OF ALL LOAN
AGREEMENTS COVERING ANY FLOOR PLAN LENDING OR ACQUISITION FINANCING PROVIDED BY
ANY PERSON TO LMI OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES.

                                   ARTICLE XI
                               NEGATIVE COVENANTS

      UNTIL TERMINATION OF THE AVAILABILITY OF ADVANCES AND PAYMENT AND
PERFORMANCE IN FULL OF ALL OBLIGATIONS OF EACH LOAN PARTY UNDER THE LOAN
DOCUMENTS, EACH LOAN PARTY AGREES THAT, EXCEPT WITH THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF
LENDER:

      11.1 LIQUIDATION, MERGER, ETC. LFC SHALL NOT WIND UP, LIQUIDATE OR
DISSOLVE ITSELF, REORGANIZE, MERGE OR CONSOLIDATE WITH OR INTO, OR CONVEY, SELL,
ASSIGN, TRANSFER, LEASE OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF (WHETHER IN ONE TRANSACTION OR
IN A SERIES OF TRANSACTIONS) ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF ITS ASSETS (WHETHER NOW
OWNED OR HEREAFTER ACQUIRED) TO ANY PERSON, OR ACQUIRE ALL OR A SUBSTANTIAL
PORTION OF THE ASSETS OR THE BUSINESS OF ANY PERSON, EXCEPT FOR PURCHASES OF
INVENTORY AND EQUIPMENT IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS.

      11.2 SALE OF ASSETS. LFC SHALL NOT SELL, LEASE OR DISPOSE OF ANY PORTION
OF ITS BUSINESS OR ASSETS EXCEPT FOR SALES OF INVENTORY IN THE ORDINARY COURSE
OF BUSINESS, SALES OF EQUIPMENT

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WHICH IS PROMPTLY REPLACED WITH EQUIPMENT OF EQUAL OR GREATER VALUE AND SALES OF
OBSOLETE EQUIPMENT FOR NOT LESS THAN FAIR MARKET VALUE.

      11.3 GUARANTIES, ETC. LFC SHALL NOT ASSUME, GUARANTEE, ENDORSE OR
OTHERWISE BECOME DIRECTLY OR CONTINGENTLY LIABLE FOR, NOR OBLIGATED TO PURCHASE,
PAY OR PROVIDE FUNDS FOR PAYMENT OF, ANY OBLIGATION OR INDEBTEDNESS OF ANY OTHER
PERSON.

      11.4 LOANS AND INVESTMENTS. LFC SHALL NOT MAKE OR CONTRACT TO MAKE ANY
LOAN OR ADVANCE TO ANY PERSON, OR PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE, ANY CAPITAL
STOCK, ASSETS, OBLIGATIONS, OR OTHER SECURITIES OF, MAKE ANY CAPITAL
CONTRIBUTIONS TO, OR OTHERWISE INVEST IN OR ACQUIRE ANY INTEREST IN ANY PERSON,
OR PARTICIPATE AS A PARTNER OR JOINT VENTURER WITH ANY OTHER PERSON.

      11.5 LIENS. SUBJECT TO PERMITTED LIENS, NEITHER LFC NOR LAI SHALL AT ANY
TIME GRANT OR PERMIT TO EXIST A SECURITY INTEREST IN ANY OR ALL OF ITS PRESENTLY
OWNED OR HEREAFTER ACQUIRED REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY, EXCEPT IN FAVOR OF
LENDER.

      11.6 LIMITATIONS ON DIVIDENDS. IT SHALL NOT DECLARE OR PAY ANY DIVIDEND ON
ANY CLASS OF ITS CAPITAL STOCK (EXCEPT THOSE PAYABLE SOLELY IN ITS CAPITAL
STOCK); OR PURCHASE, REDEEM OR OTHERWISE MAKE ANY DISTRIBUTION WITH RESPECT TO
SUCH CAPITAL STOCK, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT LFC AND LSI MAY MAKE DIVIDENDS OR
DISTRIBUTIONS TO LMI.

      11.7 TYPE OF BUSINESS. IT SHALL NOT MAKE ANY MATERIAL CHANGE IN THE
CHARACTER OF ITS BUSINESS.

      11.8 STRUCTURE. IT SHALL NOT MAKE ANY MATERIAL CHANGE IN ITS CORPORATE
STRUCTURE.

      11.9 DEBT. WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF LENDER, LFC SHALL NOT
INCUR OR PERMIT TO EXIST ANY INDEBTEDNESS TO ANY PERSON OR ANY OBLIGATIONS AS
LESSEE ON CAPITAL LEASES, OTHER THAN INDEBTEDNESS TO LENDER, AND SHORT TERM
TRADE OBLIGATIONS INCURRED IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS.

      11.10 TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. LFC SHALL NOT ENTER INTO ANY
TRANSACTION WITH ANY AFFILIATE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE PURCHASE,
SALE, OR EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY OR THE RENDERING OF ANY SERVICE, EXCEPT IN THE
ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS AND UPON FAIR AND REASONABLE TERMS NO LESS FAVORABLE
TO IT THAN THOSE THAT WOULD PREVAIL IN A COMPARABLE ARM'S-LENGTH TRANSACTION
WITH A PERSON NOT AN AFFILIATE.

                                   ARTICLE XII
                                     DEFAULT

      12.1 EVENTS OF DEFAULT. THE OCCURRENCE OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SHALL
CONSTITUTE AN EVENT OF DEFAULT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OF THE LOAN
DOCUMENTS:

            12.1.1 ANY LOAN PARTY FAILS TO PAY ANY PRINCIPAL, INTEREST, FEES OR
ANY OTHER AMOUNT WHEN DUE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, ANY NOTE OR ANY OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENT.

            12.1.2 ANY DEFAULT OCCURS UNDER OR ANY LOAN PARTY FAILS TO PAY,
PERFORM OR COMPLY WITH ANY TERM, CONDITION, COVENANT OR OBLIGATION IN THIS
AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN

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DOCUMENT, OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT BETWEEN ANY LOAN PARTY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY OF ANY
LOAN PARTY AND LENDER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF LENDER OR U.S. BANCORP.

            12.1.3 ANY DEFAULT OCCURS UNDER OR ANY LOAN PARTY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY
OF ANY LOAN PARTY FAILS TO PAY, PERFORM OR COMPLY WITH ANY TERM, CONDITION,
COVENANT OR OBLIGATION IN ANY AGREEMENT BETWEEN ANY LOAN PARTY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY
OF ANY LOAN PARTY AND FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY, TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORP.,
CHRYSLER FINANCIAL COMPANY, L.L.C., GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION OR ANY
PRESENT OR FUTURE LENDER TO ANY LOAN PARTY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY OF ANY LOAN PARTY.

            12.1.4 ANY INDEBTEDNESS OF ANY LOAN PARTY UNDER ANY NOTE, INDENTURE,
AGREEMENT, UNDERTAKING OR OBLIGATION OF ANY KIND TO ANY PERSON BECOMES DUE BY
ACCELERATION OR OTHERWISE AND IS NOT PAID.

            12.1.5 ANY DEFAULT UNDER ANY SECURITY INSTRUMENT SECURING ANY
INDEBTEDNESS OR OBLIGATION OF ANY LOAN PARTY TO LENDER OR ANY SECURITY INTEREST
OR LIEN CREATED OR PURPORTED TO BE CREATED BY ANY SECURITY DOCUMENT SHALL CEASE
TO BE, OR SHALL BE ASSERTED BY ANY PERSON NOT TO BE, A VALID, FIRST PRIORITY
SECURITY INTEREST OR LIEN, SUBJECT ONLY TO PERMITTED LIENS.

            12.1.6 ANY GUARANTY SHALL CEASE TO BE, OR SHALL BE ASSERTED BY ANY
PERSON NOT TO BE, IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.

            12.1.7 ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, STATEMENT, OR INFORMATION MADE
OR FURNISHED TO LENDER BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY LOAN PARTY PROVES TO HAVE BEEN
FALSE OR MISLEADING IN ANY MATERIAL RESPECT WHEN MADE OR FURNISHED OR WHEN
DEEMED MADE OR FURNISHED, OR BECOMES FALSE OR MISLEADING AT ANY TIME THEREAFTER.

            12.1.8 ANY PROCEEDING UNDER ANY BANKRUPTCY OR INSOLVENCY LAWS IS
COMMENCED BY OR AGAINST, A RECEIVER IS APPOINTED FOR ANY PART OF THE PROPERTY
OF, OR ANY ATTACHMENT, SEIZURE OR LEVY IS MADE ON ANY PROPERTY OF, ANY LOAN
PARTY; OR ANY LOAN PARTY BECOMES INSOLVENT.

            12.1.9 ANY LOAN PARTY IS DISSOLVED OR LIQUIDATED OR ANY LOAN PARTY
TAKES ANY ACTION TO AUTHORIZE A DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION.

            12.1.10 A MATERIAL PORTION OF ANY LOAN PARTY'S ORDINARY BUSINESS
OPERATIONS CEASES OR IS INTERRUPTED FOR A TIME DEEMED MATERIAL BY LENDER.

            12.1.11 ANY JUDGMENT, WRIT OF ATTACHMENT OR SIMILAR PROCESS IN AN
AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF $250,000 INDIVIDUALLY OR IN THE AGGREGATE SHALL BE ENTERED
OR FILED AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY OR ANY PROPERTY OF ANY LOAN PARTY AND REMAINS
UNPAID, UNVACATED, UNBONDED OR UNSTAYED FOR A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS OR MORE.

            12.1.12 ANY LOAN PARTY FAILS TO PROVIDE LENDER WITH FINANCIAL
INFORMATION PROMPTLY WHEN REQUESTED.

            12.1.13 SIDNEY B. DEBOER, OR A SUCCESSOR OR SUCCESSORS REASONABLY
ACCEPTABLE TO LENDER CEASES TO OWN AND CONTROL, FREE AND CLEAR OF ENCUMBRANCES,
A SUFFICIENT PERCENTAGE OF THE VOTING INTERESTS OF LITHIA HOLDINGS, LLC ("LH")
TO ENABLE HIM AT ALL TIMES TO APPROVE ANY

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MATTER TO BE VOTED BY THE MANAGERS OR MEMBERS OF LH, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, THE RIGHT AT ALL TIMES TO ELECT THE MANAGERS OF LH.

            12.1.14 LH CEASES TO OWN OF RECORD AND BENEFICIALLY, FREE AND CLEAR
OF ANY AND ALL ENCUMBRANCES, SUFFICIENT ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING VOTING SECURITIES
OF LMI TO HAVE THE UNFETTERED ABILITY AT ALL TIMES TO APPROVE ANY MATTER TO BE
VOTED UPON BY THE STOCKHOLDERS OF LMI, AND AT ALL TIMES TO DESIGNATE A MAJORITY
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF LMI.

            12.1.15 THERE IS ANY CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP OF ANY OF THE CAPITAL STOCK
OF LFC OR LSI.

            12.1.16 LENDER REASONABLY DETERMINES THAT THERE HAS BEEN A MATERIAL
ADVERSE CHANGE IN THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OR MANAGEMENT OF ANY LOAN PARTY OR
LENDER REASONABLY DEEMS ITSELF INSECURE WITH RESPECT TO THE PAYMENT OR
PERFORMANCE OF ANY OBLIGATIONS OF ANY LOAN PARTY TO LENDER.

      12.2 CONSEQUENCES OF DEFAULT; LENDER'S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES. TIME IS OF THE
ESSENCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.

            12.2.1 UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF ANY EVENT OF DEFAULT AND AT ANY TIME
THEREAFTER LENDER MAY, AT ITS SOLE OPTION, DO ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING:

                  (a) WITHOUT NOTICE TO ANY LOAN PARTY, TERMINATE THE
AVAILABILITY OF ADVANCES AND DECLARE THE ENTIRE OUTSTANDING BALANCE OF PRINCIPAL
AND INTEREST ON THE NOTES AND OTHER AMOUNTS DUE UNDER THE LETTER OF CREDIT, LC
AGREEMENT AND OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS IMMEDIATELY DUE AND PAYABLE, WHEREUPON THE
SAME SHALL BECOME IMMEDIATELY DUE AND PAYABLE WITHOUT PRESENTMENT, DEMAND,
PROTEST OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF ANY KIND, ALL OF WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY WAIVED BY
EACH LOAN PARTY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF ANY PROCEEDING UNDER ANY BANKRUPTCY
OR INSOLVENCY LAWS IS COMMENCED BY OR AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY, THE AVAILABILITY
OF ADVANCES SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED WITHOUT NOTICE AND THE ENTIRE
OUTSTANDING BALANCE OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON THE NOTES AND OTHER AMOUNTS DUE
UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL AUTOMATICALLY BECOME IMMEDIATELY DUE AND PAYABLE
WITHOUT PRESENTMENT, DEMAND, PROTEST OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF ANY KIND, ALL OF
WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY WAIVED BY EACH LOAN PARTY.

                  (b) EXERCISE ANY AND ALL OTHER RIGHTS AND REMEDIES PROVIDED IN
THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND IN ANY RELATED AGREEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS, AND AS OTHERWISE
PROVIDED BY LAW.

            12.2.2 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY RIGHT TO CURE EVENTS OF DEFAULT PROVIDED
IN ANY NOTE OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, EACH LOAN PARTY AGREES THAT SUCH
LOAN PARTY SHALL HAVE ONLY SUCH CURE RIGHTS AS MAY BE SET FORTH HEREIN.

                                  ARTICLE XIII
                              HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

      13.1 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. EXCEPT AS DISCLOSED TO AND
ACKNOWLEDGED BY LENDER IN WRITING, EACH LOAN PARTY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT:
(a) DURING THE PERIOD OF THE OWNERSHIP OR OPERATION OF THE REAL PROPERTY WHERE
IT OPERATES ITS BUSINESS OR WHERE THE COLLATERAL IS LOCATED (THE "PROPERTIES"),
THERE HAS BEEN NO USE, GENERATION, MANUFACTURE,

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STORAGE, TREATMENT, DISPOSAL, RELEASE OR THREATENED RELEASE OF ANY HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCE BY ANY PERSON ON, UNDER, ABOUT OR FROM ANY OF THE PROPERTIES EXCEPT,
WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTIES USED AS AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIPS, SUCH USE AND STORAGE
AS IS CUSTOMARY IN THE OPERATION OF AN AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP AND HAS BEEN
CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL, LAWS,
REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES; (b) IT HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF, OR REASON TO BELIEVE
THAT THERE HAS BEEN (i) ANY USE, GENERATION, MANUFACTURE, STORAGE, TREATMENT,
DISPOSAL, RELEASE, OR THREATENED RELEASE OF ANY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ON, UNDER,
ABOUT OR FROM THE PROPERTIES BY ANY PRIOR OWNERS OR OCCUPANTS OF ANY OF THE
PROPERTIES EXCEPT, WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTIES USED AS AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIPS,
SUCH USE AND STORAGE AS IS CUSTOMARY IN THE OPERATION OF AN AUTOMOBILE
DEALERSHIP AND HAS BEEN CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL, LAWS, REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES, OR (ii) ANY ACTUAL OR
THREATENED LITIGATION OR CLAIMS OF ANY KIND BY ANY PERSON RELATING TO SUCH
MATTERS. THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN ARE BASED ON THE
LOAN PARTIES' DUE DILIGENCE IN INVESTIGATING THE PROPERTIES FOR HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES.

      13.2 ACTIVITIES. EXCEPT AS AGREED TO BY LENDER IN WRITING, EACH LOAN PARTY
AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT, AND WILL NOT PERMIT ANY TENANT, CONTRACTOR, AGENT OR
OTHER AUTHORIZED USER OF ANY OF THE PROPERTIES TO USE, GENERATE, MANUFACTURE,
STORE, TREAT, DISPOSE OF, OR RELEASE ANY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ON, UNDER, ABOUT OR
FROM ANY OF THE PROPERTIES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT WITH RESPECT TO ANY
AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP, IT MAY USE AND STORE SUCH HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AS ARE
CUSTOMARY IN THE OPERATION OF AN AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP, SO LONG AS SUCH USE,
STORAGE AND ANY OTHER PERMITTED ACTIVITY IS CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL
APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND ORDINANCES.

      13.3 INSPECTIONS. EACH LOAN PARTY AUTHORIZES LENDER AND ITS AGENTS TO
ENTER UPON THE PROPERTIES TO MAKE SUCH INSPECTIONS AND TESTS AS LENDER MAY DEEM
APPROPRIATE TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE OF THE PROPERTIES WITH THIS SECTION 13. ANY
INSPECTIONS OR TESTS MADE BY LENDER SHALL BE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE LOAN PARTIES
AND FOR LENDER'S PURPOSES ONLY AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO CREATE ANY
RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY ON THE PART OF LENDER TO ANY LOAN PARTY OR ANY OTHER
PERSON.

      13.4 RELEASE AND INDEMNITY. EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY (a) RELEASES AND WAIVES
ANY FUTURE CLAIMS AGAINST LENDER FOR INDEMNITY OR CONTRIBUTION IN THE EVENT IT
BECOMES LIABLE FOR CLEANUP OR OTHER COSTS UNDER ANY ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, AND (b)
AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS LENDER AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LOSSES,
LIABILITIES, DAMAGES, PENALTIES, AND EXPENSES WHICH LENDER MAY DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY SUSTAIN OR SUFFER RESULTING FROM A BREACH OF THIS SECTION 13 OR AS A
CONSEQUENCE OF ANY USE, GENERATION, MANUFACTURE, STORAGE, DISPOSAL, RELEASE OR
THREATENED RELEASE OF A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ON THE PROPERTIES.

      13.5 SURVIVAL. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 13, INCLUDING THE OBLIGATION
TO INDEMNIFY, SHALL SURVIVE THE REPAYMENT OF THE NOTES AND OTHER LIABILITIES AND
OBLIGATIONS OF THE LOAN PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, AND THE TERMINATION OR
EXPIRATION OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND SHALL NOT BE AFFECTED BY LENDER'S ACQUISITION
OF ANY INTEREST IN ANY OF THE PROPERTIES, WHETHER BY FORECLOSURE OR OTHERWISE.

                                   ARTICLE XIV
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

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      14.1 NO WAIVER BY LENDER. NO FAILURE OR DELAY OF LENDER IN EXERCISING ANY
RIGHT, POWER OR REMEDY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL OPERATE
AS A WAIVER OF SUCH RIGHT, POWER OR REMEDY OF LENDER OR OF ANY OTHER RIGHT. A
WAIVER OF ANY PROVISION OF ANY LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF OR
PREJUDICE LENDER'S RIGHT OTHERWISE TO DEMAND STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH THAT
PROVISION OR ANY OTHER PROVISION. ANY WAIVER, PERMIT, CONSENT OR APPROVAL OF ANY
KIND OR CHARACTER ON THE PART OF LENDER MUST BE IN WRITING AND SHALL BE
EFFECTIVE ONLY TO THE EXTENT SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN SUCH WRITING.

      14.2 COSTS AND FEES. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS
AGREEMENT, EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY AGREES TO PAY LENDER ON DEMAND AN AMOUNT EQUAL
TO ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES INCURRED BY LENDER IN CONNECTION WITH THE NEGOTIATION,
PREPARATION, EXECUTION, ADMINISTRATION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS
AND THE COLLECTION OF AMOUNTS DUE TO LENDER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ALL
RECORDING COSTS, FILING FEES, COSTS OF APPRAISALS, COSTS OF COLLATERAL AUDITS,
COSTS OF PERFECTING, PROTECTING AND DEFENDING LENDER'S SECURITY INTEREST IN THE
COLLATERAL AND FEES OF IN-HOUSE AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL. WITHOUT LIMITING THE
FOREGOING, IF LITIGATION OR ARBITRATION IS COMMENCED TO ENFORCE OR CONSTRUE ANY
TERM OF ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, EACH LOAN PARTY SHALL PAY TO LENDER ALL COSTS
THEREOF, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO REASONABLE ATTORNEY FEES IN ANY
ARBITRATION, THE APPELLATE PROCEEDING, PROCEEDING UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY CODE OR
RECEIVERSHIP, AND POST-JUDGMENT ATTORNEY FEES INCURRED IN ENFORCING ANY
JUDGMENT.

      14.3 NOTICES. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN ANY LOAN
DOCUMENT, ALL NOTICES, REQUESTS AND DEMANDS HEREUNDER SHALL BE IN WRITING, AND
SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN WHEN HAND-DELIVERED, DELIVERED BY COURIER,
WHEN DEPOSITED IN THE MAIL AS FIRST CLASS, REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE
PREPAID, OR WHEN SENT BY TELECOPIER, ADDRESSED AS SET FORTH BELOW; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT ANY REQUEST FOR AN ADVANCE SHALL NOT BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL RECEIVED
BY LENDER. ANY PARTY MAY AT ANY TIME CHANGE ITS ADDRESS FOR NOTICES BY GIVING
NOTICE OF SUCH CHANGE TO THE OTHER PARTIES.

      14.4 SHARING OF INFORMATION WITH AFFILIATES. EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY
CONSENTS TO THE SHARING OF INFORMATION CONCERNING OR PROVIDED BY EACH LOAN PARTY
OR ITS AFFILIATES BY AND AMONG LENDER, U.S. BANCORP, AND THEIR PRESENT AND
FUTURE AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PRESENT AND FUTURE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND ADVISORS.

      14.5 INTEGRATION; CONFLICTING TERMS. THIS AGREEMENT TOGETHER WITH THE
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS COMPRISES THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES ON THE
SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES ALL PRIOR AGREEMENTS, ORAL AND
WRITTEN, ON SUCH SUBJECT MATTER. IF ANY TERM OF ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS
EXPRESSLY CONFLICTS WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL CONTROL; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE INCLUSION OF
SUPPLEMENTAL RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF LENDER IN ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS
SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A CONFLICT WITH THIS AGREEMENT.

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      14.6 ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATION. LENDER MAY FROM TIME TO TIME ASSIGN OR
SELL PARTICIPATING INTERESTS IN ALL OR ANY PART OF ITS INTEREST IN THIS
AGREEMENT, THE NOTES AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

      14.7 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS
SHALL BE BINDING UPON AND INURE TO THE BENEFIT OF THE PARTIES AND THEIR
RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, EXCEPT THAT NO LOAN PARTY MAY ASSIGN OR
TRANSFER ANY OF ITS RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT WITHOUT THE
PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF LENDER.

      14.8 SEVERABILITY. IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE LOAN
DOCUMENTS IS HELD INVALID UNDER ANY APPLICABLE LAWS, SUCH INVALIDITY SHALL NOT
AFFECT ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT THAT CAN BE GIVEN EFFECT WITHOUT
THE INVALID PROVISION.

      14.9 GOVERNING LAW. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT LENDER HAS GREATER RIGHTS
AND REMEDIES UNDER FEDERAL LAW, THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OREGON
WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES (EXCEPT THAT MATTERS CONCERNING
THE VALIDITY AND PERFECTION OF SECURITY INTERESTS COVERED THEREBY SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE).

      14.10 ADDITIONAL ACTS. UPON REQUEST BY LENDER, EACH LOAN PARTY WILL FROM
TIME TO TIME PROVIDE SUCH INFORMATION, EXECUTE SUCH DOCUMENTS AND DO SUCH ACTS
AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED BY LENDER IN CONNECTION WITH ANY INDEBTEDNESS OR
OBLIGATIONS OF ANY OF THEM TO LENDER.

      14.11 DOCUMENTS SATISFACTORY TO LENDER. ALL INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS AND
INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED TO BE EXECUTED OR DELIVERED TO LENDER SHALL BE IN FORM AND
SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO LENDER.

      14.12 EXHIBITS. ALL EXHIBITS REFERRED TO HEREIN ARE ATTACHED HERETO AND
HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE AS IF FULLY SET FORTH HEREIN.

      14.13 COMPUTATIONS. ALL INTEREST RATES AND FEES REFERRED TO HEREIN SHALL
BE COMPUTED ON THE BASIS OF A 360-DAY YEAR AND APPLIED TO THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF
DAYS ELAPSED.

      14.14 COUNTERPARTS. THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED IN ANY NUMBER OF
COUNTERPARTS, EACH OF WHICH SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE AN ORIGINAL, AND ALL OF SAID
COUNTERPARTS TAKEN TOGETHER SHALL CONSTITUTE ONE DOCUMENT.

      14.15 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH LOAN PARTY AND LENDER WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO
A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS (a)
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR UNDER ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT
DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR (b)
ARISING FROM ANY BANKING RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
AGREEMENT, AND EACH AGREE THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED
BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.

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      14.16 AGREEMENTS ENFORCEABLE. EACH LOAN PARTY REAFFIRMS THE
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN EACH OF THE EXISTING LOAN DOCUMENTS AND
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT EXCEPT AS AMENDED, SUPERSEDED, OR REPLACED PREVIOUSLY OR
HEREIN, OR TO THE EXTENT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, EACH SUCH LOAN DOCUMENT (OTHER
THAN THE CURRENT LOAN AGREEMENT) REMAINS IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AND IS AND
SHALL REMAIN VALID AND ENFORCEABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TERMS.

      14.17 DISCLOSURE.

            UNDER OREGON LAW, MOST AGREEMENTS PROMISES AND COMMITMENTS MADE BY
LENDERS AFTER OCTOBER 3, 1989, CONCERNING LOANS AND OTHER CREDIT EXTENSIONS
WHICH ARE NOT FOR PERSONAL, FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES OR SECURED SOLELY BY
THE BORROWER'S RESIDENCE MUST BE IN WRITING, EXPRESS CONSIDERATION AND BE SIGNED
BY THE LENDER TO BE ENFORCEABLE.

            EACH LOAN PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT.

LITHIA FINANCIAL CORPORATION               LITHIA SALMIR, INC.

BY: _______________________________        BY:__________________________________
TITLE:_____________________________        TITLE:_______________________________

LITHIA MOTORS, INC.                        U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

BY: _______________________________        BY:__________________________________
TITLE:_____________________________        TITLE:_______________________________

LITHIA AIRCRAFT, INC.

BY: _______________________________
TITLE:_____________________________

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                 PROMISSORY NOTE

$27,500,000                                 Dated as of: _______________________

LITHIA FINANCIAL CORPORATION                                             ("LFC")

LITHIA AIRCRAFT, INC.                                                    ("LAI")

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                                        ("Lender")

1. TYPE OF CREDIT. This note is given to evidence LFC'S and LAI's obligation to
repay all sums which Lender may from time to time advance to LFC and LAI
("Advances") under a revolving line of credit. No Advances shall be made which
create a maximum amount outstanding at any one time which exceeds the maximum
amount shown in Section 2. However, Advances hereunder may be borrowed, repaid
and reborrowed, and the aggregate Advances loaned hereunder from time to time
may exceed such maximum amount.

2. PRINCIPAL BALANCE. The unpaid principal balance of all Advances outstanding
under this note ("Principal Balance") at one time shall not exceed $27,500,000
minus the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Term-Out Notes (as
defined in the Loan Agreement between LFC, LAI, Lender and certain other
parties, dated as of September 20, 1999, as amended from time to time).

3. PROMISE TO PAY. For value received, LFC and LAI (individually and
collectively, "Borrower") jointly and severally promise to pay to Lender or
order at U.S. Bank National Association, Commercial Loan Service Center West,
555 Southwest Oak Street, PL-7, Portland, Oregon 97204, or such other address as
Lender may designate, the Principal Balance of this note, with interest thereon
at the rate(s) specified below.

4. INTEREST RATE. Interest on each Advance hereunder shall accrue at an annual
rate equal to 1.75% plus the one-month LIBOR rate (the "LIBOR Borrowing Rate")
quoted by Lender from Telerate Page 3750 or any successor thereto, which shall
be that one-month LIBOR rate in effect and reset each New York banking day.
Lender's internal records of applicable interest rates shall be determinative in
the absence of manifest error. For determining payment dates for LIBOR rate
loans, the New York banking day shall be the standard convention. In the event
after the date of initial funding any governmental authority subjects Lender to
any new or additional charge, fee, withholding or tax of any kind with respect
to any loans hereunder or changes the method of taxation of such loans or
changes the reserve or deposit requirements applicable to such loans, Borrower
shall pay to Lender such additional amounts as will compensate Lender for such
costs or lost income resulting therefrom as reasonably determined by Lender.

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5. COMPUTATION OF INTEREST. All interest on this note will be computed at the
applicable rate based on a 360-day year and applied to the actual number of days
elapsed.

6. PAYMENT SCHEDULE.

      a. PRINCIPAL. Principal shall be paid on January 31, 2004 ("Maturity
Date").

      b. INTEREST. Interest shall be paid on the 1st day of each month beginning
with the month after the date this note is dated, and on the Maturity Date.

7. PREPAYMENT. Prepayments may be made at any time without penalty. Principal
prepayments will not postpone the date of or change the amount of any regularly
scheduled payment. At the time of any principal prepayment, all accrued
interest, fees, costs and expenses shall also be paid.

8. ALTERNATE PAYMENT DATE. Notwithstanding any other term of this note, if in
any month there is no day on which a scheduled payment would otherwise be due
(e.g. February 31), such payment shall be paid on the last banking day of that
month.

9. PAYMENT BY AUTOMATIC DEBIT. Borrower hereby authorizes Lender to
automatically deduct the amount of all principal and interest payments from
account number 153600740853 with Lender. If there are insufficient funds in the
account to pay the automatic deduction in full, Lender may allow the account to
become overdrawn, or Lender may reverse the automatic deduction. Borrower will
pay all the fees on the account which result from the automatic deductions,
including any overdraft and non-sufficient funds charges. If for any reason
Lender does not charge the account for a payment, or if an automatic payment is
reversed, the payment is still due according to this note. If the account is a
Money Market Account, the number of withdrawals from that account is limited as
set out in the account agreement. Lender may cancel the automatic deduction at
any time in its discretion. Provided, however, if no account number is entered
above, Borrower does not want to make payments by automatic debit.

10. DEFAULT.

      a. Any Event of Default under the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement
between Borrower, Lender, Lithia Salmir, Inc., and Lithia Motors, Inc. dated
_______________________, and any amendments, modifications, supplements,
renewals, substitutions and replacements thereof or therefor ("Loan Agreement"),
shall be an event of default hereunder.

      b. Without prejudice to any right of Lender to require payment on demand,
upon the occurrence of an event of default, Lender may terminate all commitments
to lend, cease making Advances, Setoff and declare the entire unpaid Principal
Balance on this note and all accrued unpaid interest immediately due and
payable, without notice; provided, however, that if any proceeding under any
bankruptcy or insolvency laws is commenced by or against Borrower, all
commitments to lend shall be immediately terminated without notice and the
entire Principal Balance and all accrued, unpaid interest shall, without notice,
become immediately due and payable. Upon default, including failure to pay upon
final maturity, Lender, at its option, may also, if permitted under applicable
law, increase the interest rate on this note by 2% per annum ("Default Rate").
The interest rate will not

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exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. In addition, if any payment
of principal or interest is 19 or more days past due, Borrower will be charged a
late charge of 5% of the delinquent payment.

11. EVIDENCE OF PRINCIPAL BALANCE; PAYMENT ON DEMAND. Holder's records shall, at
any time, be conclusive evidence of the unpaid Principal Balance and interest
owing on this note. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this note, in the
event holder makes Advances hereunder which result in an unpaid Principal
Balance on this note which at any time exceeds the maximum amount specified in
Section 2, Borrower agrees that all such Advances, with interest, shall be
payable on demand.

12. CREDIT BALANCES; SETOFF. As additional security for the payment of the
obligations described in this note or any document securing or related to the
loan evidenced by this note (collectively, the "Loan Documents"), and any other
obligations of Borrower to Lender of any nature whatsoever (collectively, the
"Obligations"), Borrower hereby grants to Lender a security interest in, a lien
on, and an express contractual right to set off against all depository account
balances, cash, and any other property of Borrower now or hereafter in the
possession of Lender and the right to refuse to allow withdrawals from any
account (collectively, "Setoff"). Lender may, at any time upon the occurrence of
an Event of Default (notwithstanding any notice requirements or grace/cure
periods under this or other agreements between Borrower and Lender) Setoff
against the Obligations whether or not the Obligations (including future
installments) are then due or have been accelerated, all without any advance or
contemporaneous notice of demand of any kind to Borrower, such notice and demand
being expressly waived.

13. REQUESTS FOR ADVANCES.

      a. Any Advance may be made upon the request of any person or persons
authorized to execute and deliver promissory notes to Lender on behalf of
Borrower or any other person authorized in writing by Borrower to request
Advances.

      b. All Advances shall be disbursed by deposit directly to Borrower's
account number 153600740853 with Lender, or by cashier's check issued to
Borrower.

      c. Borrower agrees that Lender shall have no obligation to verify the
identity of any person making any request pursuant to this note, and Borrower
assumes all risks of the validity and authorization of such requests. In
consideration of Lender agreeing, at its sole discretion, to make Advances upon
such requests, Borrower promises to pay holder, in accordance with the
provisions of this note, the Principal Balance together with interest thereon
and other sums due hereunder, although any Advances may have been requested by a
person or persons not authorized to do so.

14. PERIODIC REVIEW. Lender will review Borrower's credit accommodations
periodically. At the time of the review, Borrower will furnish Lender with any
additional information regarding Borrower's financial condition and business
operations that Lender requests. This information may include but is not limited
to, financial statements, tax returns, lists of assets and liabilities, agings
of receivables and payables, inventory schedules, budgets and forecasts. If upon
review, Lender, in its

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sole discretion, determines that there has been a material adverse change in
Borrower's financial condition, Borrower will be in default. Upon default,
Lender shall have all rights specified herein.

15. NOTICES. Any notice hereunder may be given by ordinary mail, postage paid
and addressed to Borrower at the last known address of Borrower as shown on
holder's records. If Borrower consists of more than one person, notification of
any of said persons shall be complete notification of all.

16. ATTORNEY FEES. Whether or not litigation or arbitration is commenced,
Borrower promises to pay all costs of collecting overdue amounts. Without
limiting the foregoing, in the event that holder consults an attorney regarding
the enforcement of any of its rights under this note or any document securing
the same, or if this note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection
or if suit or litigation is brought to enforce this note or any document
securing the same, Borrower promises to pay all costs thereof including such
additional sums as the court may adjudge reasonable as attorney fees, including
without limitation, costs and attorney fees incurred at trial, in any appellate
court, in any proceeding under the bankruptcy code, or in any receivership and
post-judgment attorney fees incurred in enforcing any judgment.

17. WAIVERS; CONSENT. Each party hereto, whether maker, co-maker, guarantor or
otherwise, waives diligence, demand, presentment for payment, notice of
non-payment, protest and notice of protest and waives all defenses based on
suretyship or impairment of collateral. Without notice to Borrower and without
diminishing or affecting Lender's rights or Borrower's obligations hereunder,
Lender may deal in any manner with any person who at any time is liable for, or
provides any real or personal property collateral for, any indebtedness of
Borrower to Lender, including the indebtedness evidenced by this note. Without
limiting the foregoing, Lender may, in its sole discretion: (a) make secured or
unsecured loans to Borrower and agree to any number of waivers, modifications,
extensions and renewals of any length of such loans, including the loan
evidenced by this note; (b) impair, release (with or without substitution of new
collateral), fail to perfect a security interest in, fail to preserve the value
of, fail to dispose of in accordance with applicable law, any collateral
provided by any person; (c) sue, fail to sue, agree not to sue, release, and
settle or compromise with, any person.

18. JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY. All undertakings of the undersigned Borrowers
are joint and several and are binding upon any marital community of which any of
the undersigned are members. Holder's rights and remedies under this note shall
be cumulative.

19. GOVERNING LAW. This note shall be governed by and construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of Oregon without regard to conflicts of
law principles; provided, however, that to the extent that Lender has greater
rights or remedies under Federal law, this provision shall not be deemed to
deprive Lender of such rights and remedies as may be available under Federal
law.

20. RENEWAL NOTE. This note renews, increases the amount of and modifies the
terms of the promissory note executed by Borrower dated November 9, 2000, in the
principal amount of $27,500,000, but shall not be deemed to be a replacement for
or to constitute a novation of such note.

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21. LOAN AGREEMENT. This note is subject to all terms and conditions of, and
entitled to all the benefits of, the Loan Agreement.

22. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The terms of this note shall be binding upon
Borrower, and Borrower's heirs, personal representatives, successors, and
assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Lender and its successors and
assigns.

23. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY
JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS NOTE, ANY DOCUMENTS EXECUTED
IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, THE OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, ANY COLLATERAL SECURING THE
OBLIGATIONS, OR ANY TRANSACTION ARISING THEREFROM OR CONNECTED THERETO. BORROWER
REPRESENTS TO LENDER THAT THIS WAIVER IS KNOWINGLY, WILLINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY
GIVEN.

24. DISCLOSURE.

      UNDER OREGON LAW, MOST AGREEMENTS, PROMISES AND COMMITMENTS MADE BY
LENDERS AFTER OCTOBER 3, 1989, CONCERNING LOANS AND OTHER CREDIT EXTENSIONS
WHICH ARE NOT FOR PERSONAL, FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES OR SECURED SOLELY BY
THE BORROWER'S RESIDENCE MUST BE IN WRITING, EXPRESS CONSIDERATION AND BE SIGNED
BY THE LENDER TO BE ENFORCEABLE.

THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF A COMPLETED COPY OF THIS
DOCUMENT.

LITHIA FINANCIAL CORPORATION                 LITHIA AIRCRAFT, INC.

By:______________________________            By:________________________________
Title:___________________________            Title:_____________________________

PROMISSORY NOTE - 5
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                                    EXHIBIT B
                                 PREPAYMENT FEE

PREPAYMENT: THERE SHALL BE NO PREPAYMENTS OF THIS NOTE, PROVIDED THAT THE BANK
MAY CONSIDER REQUESTS FOR ITS CONSENT WITH RESPECT TO PREPAYMENT OF THIS NOTE,
WITHOUT INCURRING AN OBLIGATION TO DO SO, AND THE BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IN
THE EVENT THAT SUCH CONSENT IS GRANTED, THE BORROWER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PAY
THE BANK, UPON PREPAYMENT OF ALL OR PART OF THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT BEFORE FINAL
MATURITY, A PREPAYMENT FEE EQUAL TO THE MAXIMUM OF: (a) ZERO, OR (b) THAT
AMOUNT, CALCULATED ON ANY PREPAYMENT DATE, WHICH IS DERIVED BY SUBTRACTING: (a)
THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE NOTE OR PORTION OF THE NOTE TO BE PREPAID FROM (b)
THE NET PRESENT VALUE OF THE NOTE OR PORTION OF THE NOTE TO BE PREPAID ON SUCH
DATE OF PREPAYMENT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PREPAYMENT FEE SHALL NOT IN ANY
EVENT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM PREPAYMENT FEE PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

      "NET PRESENT VALUE" SHALL MEAN THE AMOUNT WHICH IS DERIVED BY SUMMING THE
      PRESENT VALUES OF EACH PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST
      WHICH, WITHOUT SUCH FULL OR PARTIAL PREPAYMENT, COULD OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN
      RECEIVED BY THE BANK OVER THE SHORTER OF THE REMAINING CONTRACTUAL LIFE OF
      THE NOTE OR NEXT REPRICING DATE IF THE BANK HAD INSTEAD INITIALLY INVESTED
      THE NOTE PROCEEDS AT THE INITIAL MONEY MARKET RATE. THE INDIVIDUAL
      DISCOUNT RATE USED TO PRESENT VALUE EACH PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT OF INTEREST
      AND/OR PRINCIPAL SHALL BE THE MONEY MARKET RATE AT PREPAYMENT FOR THE
      MATURITY MATCHING THAT OF EACH SPECIFIC PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND/OR
      INTEREST.

      "INITIAL MONEY MARKET RATE" SHALL MEAN THE RATE PER ANNUM, DETERMINED
      SOLELY BY THE BANK, ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE TERM OF THIS NOTE OR THE MOST
      RECENT REPRICING DATE OR AS MUTUALLY AGREED UPON BY THE BORROWER AND THE
      BANK, AS THE RATE AT WHICH THE BANK WOULD BE ABLE TO BORROW FUNDS IN MONEY
      MARKETS FOR THE AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE AND WITH AN INTEREST PAYMENT FREQUENCY
      AND PRINCIPAL REPAYMENT SCHEDULE EQUAL TO THIS NOTE AND FOR A TERM AS MAY
      BE ARRANGED AND AGREED UPON BY THE BORROWER AND THE BANK. SUCH A RATE
      SHALL INCLUDE FDIC INSURANCE, RESERVE REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER EXPLICIT OR
      IMPLICIT COSTS LEVIED BY ANY REGULATORY AGENCY. BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
      THE BANK IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO ACTUALLY PURCHASE AND/OR MATCH FUNDS
      FOR THE INITIAL MONEY MARKET RATE OF THIS NOTE.

      "MONEY MARKET RATE AT PREPAYMENT" SHALL MEAN THAT ZERO-COUPON RATE,
      CALCULATED ON THE DATE OF PREPAYMENT, AND DETERMINED SOLELY BY THE BANK,
      AS THE RATE IN WHICH THE BANK WOULD BE ABLE TO BORROW FUNDS IN MONEY
      MARKETS FOR THE PREPAYMENT AMOUNT MATCHING THE MATURITY OF A SPECIFIC
      PROSPECTIVE NOTE PAYMENT OR REPRICING DATE. SUCH A RATE SHALL INCLUDE FDIC
      INSURANCE, RESERVE REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER EXPLICIT OR IMPLICIT COSTS
      LEVIED BY ANY REGULATORY AGENCY. A SEPARATE MONEY MARKET RATE AT
      PREPAYMENT WILL BE CALCULATED FOR EACH PROSPECTIVE INTEREST AND/OR
      PRINCIPAL PAYMENT DATE.

      "MONEY MARKETS" SHALL MEAN ONE OR MORE WHOLESALE FUNDING MECHANISMS
      AVAILABLE TO THE BANK, INCLUDING NEGOTIABLE CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT,
      EURODOLLAR DEPOSITS, BANK NOTES, FED FUNDS, INTEREST RATE SWAPS, OR
      OTHERS.

IN CALCULATING THE AMOUNT OF SUCH A PREPAYMENT FEE, THE BANK IS HEREBY
AUTHORIZED BY THE BORROWER TO MAKE SUCH ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING THE SOURCE OF
FUNDING, REDEPLOYMENT OF FUNDS AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS, AS THE BANK MAY DEEM
APPROPRIATE. IF THE BORROWER FAILS TO PAY ANY PREPAYMENT FEE WHEN DUE, THE
AMOUNT OF SUCH PREPAYMENT FEE SHALL THEREAFTER BEAR INTEREST UNTIL PAID AT THE
DEFAULT RATE SPECIFIED IN THIS NOTE (COMPUTED ON THE BASIS OF A 360-DAY YEAR,
ACTUAL DAYS ELAPSED). ANY PREPAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A
PAYMENT OF INTEREST ACCRUED TO DATE THEREON; AND SAID PREPAYMENT SHALL BE
APPLIED TO THE PRINCIPAL INSTALLMENTS IN THE INVERSE ORDER OF THEIR MATURITIES.
ALL PREPAYMENTS SHALL BE IN AN AMOUNT OF AT LEAST $100,000 OR IF LESS, THE
REMAINING ENTIRE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THE LOAN.

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                         EXHIBIT COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

      THIS COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE IS EXECUTED AND DELIVERED BY LITHIA MOTORS,
INC. ("LMI") TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ("LENDER") PURSUANT TO THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT DATED AS OF _______________________ BETWEEN
LMI, LITHIA FINANCIAL CORPORATION, LITHIA SALMIR, INC. (THE "LOAN PARTIES") AND
LENDER ("LOAN AGREEMENT"). ANY CAPITALIZED TERMS USED HEREIN AND NOT DEFINED
HEREIN SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO SUCH TERMS IN THE LOAN AGREEMENT. THIS
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE COVERS THE LOAN PARTIES' FISCAL QUARTER ENDED
__________________.

      1. A REVIEW OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE LOAN PARTIES DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD
COVERED BY THIS COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN MADE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF
THE UNDERSIGNED WITH A VIEW TO DETERMINING WHETHER DURING SUCH FISCAL PERIOD THE
LOAN PARTIES PERFORMED AND OBSERVED ALL OF THEIR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE LOAN
AGREEMENT. TO THE BEST KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNDERSIGNED, DURING SUCH FISCAL PERIOD
ALL COVENANTS AND CONDITIONS OF THE LOAN PARTIES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AND
OBSERVED AND NO DEFAULT HAS OCCURRED AND IS CONTINUING UNDER THE LOAN AGREEMENT
[WITH THE EXCEPTIONS SET FORTH BELOW IN RESPONSE TO WHICH THE LOAN PARTIES HAS
TAKEN OR PROPOSES TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS:
________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________.]

      2. TO THE BEST KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNDERSIGNED, NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE
HAS OCCURRED WITH REGARD TO THE LOAN PARTIES' BUSINESS, ASSETS, OPERATIONS OR
CONDITION, FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE, SINCE THE LAST COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE WAS
DELIVERED [WITH THE EXCEPTIONS SET FORTH BELOW:
________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________.]

      3. ATTACHED ARE THE CALCULATIONS SHOWING WHETHER THE LOAN PARTIES WERE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTIONS 9.1.1, 9.1.2, 9.1.3, 9.1.4, 9.1.5 AND 9.1.6 OF THE LOAN
AGREEMENT AS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATE. EACH SUCH CALCULATION IS DERIVED FROM THE BOOKS AND RECORDS OF THE
LOAN PARTIES AND CORRECTLY REFLECTS WHETHER THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT.

      4. THIS COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE IS EXECUTED ON ___________________________.

                                          LITHIA MOTORS, INC.

                                          BY:_____________________________
                                          TITLE:__________________________<PAGE>
                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.14.1

                   CONSENT AND WAIVER AND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED
                 AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT AND PROMISSORY NOTE

Dated as of:  January 31, 2003

Parties:      Lithia Financial Corporation                               ("LFC")

              Lithia Motors, Inc.                                        ("LMI")

              Lithia Salmir, Inc.                                        ("LSI")

              Lithia Aircraft, Inc.                                      ("LAI")

And:          U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION                          ("Lender")

      This Agreement amends (a) the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement between
the parties dated as of December 28, 2001, (the "Loan Agreement"); and (b) the
promissory note executed by Borrower dated December 28, 2001, in the original
principal amount of $27,500,000 ("Note").

      For valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

      1. AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT.

            1.1 The definition of Revolving Loan Termination date in Section 1.1
of the Loan Agreement is deleted and replaced with the following:

            "Revolving Loan Termination Date" means March 31, 2004.

            1.2 Section 3.3.3 of the Loan Agreement is deleted and replaced with
the following:

            3.3.3 PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS. The principal balance of the Revolving
      Note shall be due and payable on March 31, 2004.

      2. Section 11.3 of the Loan Agreement is deleted and replaced with the
following:

            11.3 GUARANTIES, ETC. LFC shall not assume, guarantee, endorse or
      otherwise become directly or contingently liable for, nor obligated to
      purchase, pay or provide funds for payment of, any obligation or
      indebtedness of any other Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, LFC may
      guarantee the indebtedness of LMI to the lenders under a $200,000,000
      revolving line of credit facility on which DaimlerChrysler Services North
      America LLC, is the Agent and Lead Lender.

      3. Section 11.6 of the Loan Agreement is deleted and replaced with the
following:

CONSENT AND WAIVER AND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED
AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT AND PROMISSORY NOTE- 1
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            11.6 LIMITATIONS ON DIVIDENDS. It shall not declare or pay any
      dividend on any class of its capital stock (except those payable solely in
      its capital stock); or purchase, redeem or otherwise make any distribution
      with respect to such capital stock; provided, however, that it may make
      such dividends, purchases, redemptions or distributions so long as no
      Default exists or would exist after giving effect thereto.

      4. AMENDMENT TO PROMISSORY NOTE. Section 6a of the Note is deleted and
replaced with the following:

            a. PRINCIPAL. Principal shall be paid on March 31, 2004 ("Maturity
      Date").

      5. CONSENT AND WAIVER. The Loan Parties have informed Lender that LMI has
repurchased approximately 40,000 shares of its capital stock (the "Repurchase")
and have asked Lender, pursuant to Section 11.6 of the Loan Agreement, to
consent to such Repurchase. Lender hereby consents to the Repurchase and waives
any Event of Default which may exist as a result of the Repurchase.

      6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. The effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to
satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

            6.1 Lender has received executed originals of this Agreement and
such other Loan Documents as Lender requires and each Loan Party has provided
such information and satisfied such requirements as Lender reasonably requires.

            6.2 No Default has occurred and is continuing.

            6.3 All representations and warranties in the Loan Agreement are
true and correct as of the date of this Agreement.

      7. DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings given to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

      8. REAFFIRMATION. Each Loan Party reaffirms the representations and
warranties in each of the existing Loan Documents and agrees that (a) except as
amended previously or in connection herewith, each Loan Document is and shall
remain valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms and (b) such Loan
Party has no claims, defenses, setoffs, counterclaims or claims for recoupment
against Lender or the indebtedness and obligations represented by the Notes,
Guaranties, LC Agreements, Letter of Credit, and other Loan Documents.

      9. EXPENSES. Borrower shall pay all costs, fees and expenses incurred by
Lender in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, and delivery
of this Agreement and any other document required to be furnished herewith,
including without limitation the charges of Lender's legal counsel.

CONSENT AND WAIVER AND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED
AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT AND PROMISSORY NOTE- 2
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      10. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of said
counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute but one document.

      11. DISCLOSURE.

      UNDER OREGON LAW, MOST AGREEMENTS, PROMISES AND COMMITMENTS MADE BY
LENDERS AFTER OCTOBER 3, 1989, CONCERNING LOANS AND OTHER CREDIT EXTENSIONS
WHICH ARE NOT FOR PERSONAL, FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES OR SECURED SOLELY BY
THE BORROWER'S RESIDENCE MUST BE IN WRITING, EXPRESS CONSIDERATION AND BE SIGNED
BY THE LENDER TO BE ENFORCEABLE.

EACH LOAN PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT.

LITHIA FINANCIAL CORPORATION              LITHIA MOTORS, INC.

By:__________________________________     By:___________________________________
Its:_________________________________     Its:__________________________________

LITHIA SALMIR, INC.                       LITHIA AIRCRAFT, INC.

By:__________________________________     By:___________________________________
Its:_________________________________     Its:__________________________________

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

By:__________________________________
Its:_________________________________

CONSENT AND WAIVER AND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED
AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT AND PROMISSORY NOTE- 3

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