There are stories like this here in Illinios back when the testing first started (IL uses a roller test). These were not specific to the DMC. The operator made some grievous error - like putting the wrong end of the car on the rollers. For this reason they can't test full- time 4WD cars for example. Just keep an eye on what they are doing. Actually the more common stories are clutch problems since driving a manual is such a lost art. If your state does not do a roller test, there should be no danger. Again, feel free to watch the operator and make sure they know what they are doing. BTW - in Illinois they CANNOT do the gas cap test. The DMC cap won't fit the test fixture. --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, nbrommer@xxxx wrote: > The prior owner of my car (in california) claimed that the emissions test destroyed his transmission.