Parts sales boom as people keep cars longer

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PADUCAH, Ky. - Business is buzzing at BJ.'s Transmission Service in Reidland as people repair used vehicles rather than trade them. "People are skittish about the economy," owner B.J. Allen said. "They say their older cars get better gas mileage than new ones. Shop work has increased, and revenue is up 10 to 20 percent in 2009 because the average transmission job costs $200 to $600 more than just a few years ago, he said.