Scrap auto parts businesses are busy places these days.
The Flint Journal said engine, transmission and muffler shops are all benefiting from the fix-up trend:
“‘With the way the economy is right now, people are spending money on their vehicles where maybe a year or two ago they would have just traded them in,’ said Steve Jordan, manager at Linden’s Complete Auto Repair.
“There also is a fair share of people who are waiting to see what happens with their particular situation before deciding what to do with their vehicle.
“Before the recession, customers often would get rid of their cars if they needed a transmission rebuilt. That’s not always the case any more, Jordan said.
“‘Now it may make more sense to spend $2,000 or $3,000 and know the vehicle’s history instead of trying to spend that $3,000 on another vehicle and get somebody else’s headache,’ he said.”
