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I posted this on Reddit and was told to come over here Someone is giving me their 1995 Regal GS that's been sitting for a few years after her husband passed. She's older so hard to know if her memory of timing is right. The battery is dead and the tires look deflated. It's only got ~100,000 miles on it. I'm planning on getting it towed straight to the mechanic, but also wondering if I can just replace the battery, put some air in the tire, and drive it home first or would that just cause more problems? I don't have indoor marking so the car will have to stay outside and endure the winter

Welcome to the site! Depending on how long its been sitting you could air up the tires, put a new battery in it and see what happens when you hit the key. I'd check to make sure the fluids are at least present before you do that though. Once its up and running fresh fluids all around and a through inspection would be a good idea. You could check the date codes on the tires to try and get an idea of when it was last on the road. Guessing you're in Ontario by the tag and Drive Clean sticker. So If you're going to winter drive it get it oil spray undercoated every year to keep it from dissolving. If you're not familiar that really helps a car last in the salt and rust belt. Oh one other thing, don't have too much faith in the doors in the winter. YMMMV but I found myself just not locking the doors often as I valued getting back in the dang car. If its been sitting for an extended time I'd probably get the fuel drained if the tank has to come down a new fuel pump would probably be a smart idea as well.

Update, I ended up finding a drivers window with the part attached. The only way to get my hands on it was to offer some serious coin to a gent that was trying to sell his 95 without any luck. He ended up pulling the drivers rear window for me also; if anyone is in need. If I plan to keep my Olds, I'll probably just take his whole car for parts as he only wanted 1k for it. At the time, I didn't bother as it was over 800km's away and I didn't want to invest in the tow. FYI, it's a heck of a little job to get the glass out without damaging anything. There are a few parts that (when disassembling) are very likely to be damaged if you don't know the exact process. Even following what little info is in the Service Manuals, the interior door panel is vulnerable to breaking the little molded housings that secure the plastic plugs in place...

Welp, I lubed it up, but it's not the actuator. New one does the same thing. I was hoping that's all it was and I wouldn't have to troubleshoot. Sometimes it gets the signal to lock and sometimes it doesn't. The switch is sending out the signal, but only the passenger side receives it every time. I guess it has to be in the wiring somewhere, but where? edit: put the old one back in, messed with it a little and now it works all the time. I guess it might be the BCM, then