After my 2000 TDI Jetta died and would not restart the other day, my faithful mechanics at Howard Cooper informed me that my timing is all out of whack and that the timing belt and tensioner need to be replaced. Realistically, it's beyond time for them to be replaced just in the standard maintenance schedule, so I'm not too upset with that. What I'm upset with is the amount and cost of the labor. They say it will take 6.5 hours and they charge $77/hour for labor.
Can anyone suggest a competent mechanic in Ann Arbor, MI that could possibly do this repair for less?