So, I have a very loved but very used falcon, which has recently had a very expensive set of repairs, and really needs to get through another year, as we just can't afford to replace it right now.

It's got lots of little issues, but they're all niggles, rather than anything which would be a safety concern, or a roadworthy issue.

Today, I'm having a spot of bother with my car. The car thinks a door is open, and accordingly, it won't let me lock the car and leave. A door is absolutely NOT open - I've checked and rechecked (including the boot) and they're all closed, and not sticking out of anything. I've also checked that nothing seems to be stuck in that little gap thing where the bit of metal goes in to actually lock the door. I've turned it all off and on again, and it's still saying it's open ...

Also, there are litres of putrid rain water in my boot, rusting the spare tyre and not letting me unbolt it so I can pull the tyre out, pull the carpet out, and let it all air out until the end of time in hope that my car will stop smelling like a soggy lamb ...

So I'd love any ideas about:

1. getting the car to recognise that the doors are shut, and letting me lock the car (rather important, as I park it at a station every weekday!).

2. how on earth I can convince a partially rusted wheel to get unbolted from the boot ... we had previously silliconed it up to stop water getting in, so we've put some more silicon on it, but we really need to let the carpet (and the wheel) dry out, which we obviously can't do if the remain bolted in place ... WD40 and brute force hasn't helped.

The wheel will probably be dead, but I still need to air out the car, and get it off, so I can get a new spare.

Thoughts?

Thanks