Buying a mint car from afar, I need help!

[area53 at validpath.com (Jeff Toomasson)]

It's defintely worth it to avoid the headaches associated with bodywork...

If you could score 4-5 consecutive days off (including a weekend), my 
suggestion would be trailer it back yourself. Or pay someone (cough...like 
Mark...) to drive it out there. On the flip side, I would think $1000CDN should 
be enough to get it shipped to you from Toronto...

G/L - JT

> 
>    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
> 
> 
> 
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