I bought my 1996 850 a bit over a year ago. With this year's license renewal, I got "the dreaded tick" for having to get an emissions test done before I can renew.
I'm wondering how well do 850's fare at the test centers.... prior car was a Toyota Camry and the people at the test center said that Camry's tended to blow through the tests unless there was something seriously wrong with the engine.