Buying a mint car from afar, I need help!

[d_x20 at hotmail.com (Bryan Rankin)]

   If any of you remember the mk1 I have in my garage, it's far from being 
finished, the body is the biggest thing left to do.  I live in Fort McMurray 
where a body man or body shop is IMPOSSIBLE to get, most guys here would 
rather be doing collision work.  My only option is Edmonton, which is 430kms 
away.  I've been told I'm looking at about $3000 in body work alone, then 
you gotta calculate in costs of me trailering it down there, staying the 
night etc etc.

   So yesterday I seen THIS    
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2519431     car on the vortex.  
WOW, looks great, it's a little farther along then what I am on my car, and 
I could likely swap all the parts over.  My biggest issue is shipping the 
car across Canada.  Is this gonna be expensive?

   I'm thinking if I can get the car for $5000 shipped up here I'm doing 
good because any of the body shops around here have quoted me at at least 
$5000 and the car in Ontario has absolutely been done to a further extent of 
what mine will be.

Do you guys think its worth it?   Is it a major hassle to ship a car across 
Canada?  for $1000?

Here's a pic of my car in it's current stage for reference...

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/566000-566999/566365_76_full.jpg 
  the doors are taken off now, as well as a little more paint, the rockers 
need to be replaced, as does the rear fender archs and hatch.

Thanks in advance,

Bryan
Fort McMurray, AB
81 Volkswagen Scirocco
86 Volkswagen Jetta
98 Audi A4