The Northstars do like to go Supernova, don't they? From what I understand, most of ones that blew up did it early (less than 100k). There are a bunch of high mileage ones out there.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/searchresults.jsp?lastStartYear=1981&num_records=25&search_lang=en&page_location=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&search_type=both&distance=500&address=67206&marketZipError=false&style_flag=1&make=CAD&model=SEV&make2=CAD&model2=STS&make3=&start_year=1994&end_year=2000&min_price=&max_price=&seller_type=b&transmission=&engine=&drive=&doors=&fuel=&max_mileage=100001&color=&keywordsrep=&keywordsfyc=&keywords_display=&sort_type=mileageDESC&body_code=0&certified=&advanced=y&highlightFirstMakeModel=&showZipError=n&default_sort=mileageDESC&awsp=false&systime=&rdm=1266012749209

There's an interesting aftermarket company dedicated to these engines. Go figure.

http://www.northstarperformance.com/gethere.php

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