I very nicely declined to travel there and sent this response:
I understand. However understand my position, would you haul a car over 800 miles to do a trade with someone with a negative history on this site? I'm sure there are 2 sides to every story. If you want to trade you need to come to me otherwise I shall have to cut my losses. O thank you for your interest in my car.
I received no response from him, however would not count him out if he was willing to travel. I did offer to pay him or his friend for coming to me to trade. He never replied to that PM but did reply to the pm where I told him I found this thread. I found that odd, cause it means he frequently checks his messages, but decided not to respond to my offer.