Thanks for the replies and the help everyone. The car is a GLI Corolla and I think it was EFI but I could be wrong. It has had alot replaced already including the coils. I initially thought it was the fuel filter but they have managed to get it to start and it just stalls at some point during the drive. Which made me discount the fuel filter since from experience with my BMW the car wouldn't start at all after the filter was clogged. As far as the timing it hasn't had anything done to it to cause the timing to be wrong, it just started acting up and they were told it was electrical but everything has been replaced connected to the electrical. Thanks for the shop address I will have them take it there to check fuel filter, MAF, idle control valve, and the vacuum