250SX w/Transmission issue- Should I buy?

[Frankencelery]

I've been wanting another SX for quite a while. One just came up for sale in my area. It's pretty cheap, but the guy says it makes a grinding sound in reverse. Is this normally a "crack the engine case" type of repair? Because if it is, I'm just going to walk on by...

[Frankencelery]

Well, the point just became moot. The seller decided to fix it himself first, and then he said he will put it up for sale again. Maybe I dodged a bullet. Wasn't looking for another huge project anyway...

[sledcrazyinCT]

Might even be the rear diff itself.

[dustrunner]

must be something with the reverse gear or it seems like it would do it all the time...you dodged a bullet imo.

[Big G]

Yeah, as hard as it is to do, sometimes you just have to let the odd one go.

[axeman24]

when my diff started to go it only made grinding sounds in reverse