It's got 100,000 miles. It should be good to go if it's been taken care of. Put gas in it and hit the road.
Are you planning on sleeping in the truck or hotels?
Take pics of the journey and share them with us less fortunate people.
I'm not a technical or mechanical expert, but it 'feels' like it has been taken care of. I've driven plenty of used SUVs here in Saudi and this is by far the best driver. I did take the car for a pre-purchase inspection, there were a couple of minor items that need attention, will get around to that this weekend. Parking brake, rear right shock, wheel re-alignment.
In terms of sleeping , it'll be a case of a bit of both. I had owned a 1996 GMC Suburban and would have loved to drive that back, but the major drawback is that the third row seats don't fold flat into the cab floor. A - I didn't want to remove them and I'd still have to carry them around eg on the roof, and then B - didn't feel that confident about driving a 20 yr truck across that distance.
Once of the main reasons for an Expy EL was the total flat floor space which will be used for beds. I have a couple of camping foam mattresses that fold up quite neatly for storage, so it will be mix of sleeping in the truck, camping and hotels.
Saudi Arabia in March, is like April in Paris! Take plenty of pics for Tom and me, I live vicariously through my forum members
We're just hitting winter here now in Saudi and the temperatures are ideal. Around 25c in the daytime and lows at night around 14c. Perfect.Such a relief from the painfully hot summers.
By the time we arrive in Europe next April, it should just start getting warmer.
I'm taking handwritten notes at the moment of all the planning, but will intend on maybe writing a blog or at least setting up a Twitter / FB account to post progress.