On another note, would I be better purchasing a car here and driving it over, I believe I can use it there for six months without registering it that side on UAE plates and insurance.

Has anyone done this, not sure how easy/hard it is to drive through the Saudi border and then on to Qatar....

My wife would stay here for a few months until I have certainty of my job that side, so it would be no problem bringing the car back to export...