COLUMBIA - There is some opposition to the auto industry bailout as company executives of the "big-three" say they cannot guarantee lawmakers they won't be asking for more help later.
Financial woes for Detroit and cash-strapped consumers add up to tough times for some local residents who make their livings selling cars.
Tammy Adams and her family run Wholesale Connection. She said business has been better.
"The banks are really tight on credit," Adams said. "It's getting real hard to get a deal done."
Other businesses, like Loop 70 Auto Parts, find because people are fixing up their old cars rather than buying new.
"It's better when times are bad than when it's good," said Elson Nichols of Loop 70 Auto Parts.
But the good times seem far off for those retailers connected to the industry.
"Really, unless they reorganize themselves a lot I don't see the bailout helping them and with them not taking the trade-ins they usually take to the auctions to sell, it's getting harder to find cars," said Adams.
"So, I don't really have any answer, and I don't know what's going to happen. I have no idea," Nichols said.
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