U-Haul(R) Opens New Storage Facility in Coon Rapids, Minnesota

COON RAPIDS, Minn., Jan. 24, 2005 -- U-Haul International, Inc., (UHAL) today announced the opening of a 52,887 square-foot moving and storage facility located at 3401 Coon Rapids Blvd., Coon Rapids, Minn. This state-of- the-art multilevel self-storage facility features 24-hour video surveillance, individually alarmed rooms, a custom self-storage elevator, climate control, no deposit, a convenient credit-card payment plan and low-cost insurance to protect possessions while in storage. Six hundred and five units are now available ranging in size from 5' by 5' to 15' by 15'. The new U-Haul facility will also offer a complete line of moving and storage supplies.

Dennis O'Connor, director of the U-Haul Storage Product Group, said "From the onset of this project our goal was to produce superior quality for our customers at a good price. U-Haul Center of Coon Rapid reflects the Company's commitment to the moving and storage customer."

Customers of the U-Haul Center Coon Rapid have only one stop to meet all their moving, storing and packing needs. In addition the facility joined the e-Move network, the largest affiliation of customers and business in the self- storage industry, to ensure its customers have instant access to a nationwide storage rental and reservation system, anywhere in the United States and Canada. U-Haul Center Coon Rapid is open seven days a week, weekends and holidays. For more information, call (763) 433-9136, 1-800-GO-UHAUL or visit uhaul.com.

U-Haul has been a leader in the self-storage industry since 1974, with over 1,000 facilities across the United States and Canada. With 340,000 rooms (more than 31 million square feet of storage space), U-Haul is one of the largest operators of self-storage in North America.