The trunk lid on our 850 sedan is stuck closed. Here's the story: My wife went to open the locked trunk, using the key. Don't ask why she didn't just use the remote, I don't know. She says the lock felt very hard to turn, and in fact, the whole lock mechanism is now twisted about 30 degrees counter-clockwise and cannot be turnred back to vertical. The key was also very difficult to remove from the lock, although now it goes in and out fairly easily, but the lock internals cannot be turned by the key. Using the remote to lock/unlock the car does no good. With the doors unlocked, the trunk still cannot be opened, although the trunk release mechanism (the finger latch above the license plate) feels normal.

I'm sure that if I could get the trunk open, I could get things repaired, but in this state there's not much more I can do. Is there some secret to unlatching a jammed trunk? If not, do I go see a locksmith or the dreaded Volvo dealer?

Funny side story: I went to open the hood on my Alfa Romeo Spider and the cable pulled out of the under-hood latch, so now I can't get the hood open. Any Alfisti out ther know a trick for that car?