Is it better to brake quickly or slowly?

I’m working on the set design for a short film and in one of the scenes, a character comes back to their car to find their tires slashed. I need to make it look realistic, so how do I go about puncturing a tire?

Recently, a carton of milk leaked onto the floor of my car. I soaked up the spill right away and tried spraying fabric deodorizer on it, but I can’t get the spoiled milk smell out of the carpet and now it’s making my whole car smell bad. How do you get smells out of a car carpet?

My registration tags are set to expire soon and I don’t really have time to renew them. How long do I have until it's illegal to drive with expired tags in Virginia?