Thanks everyone for the replies.

1. I guess I just misread the manual then. Thanks for the info.

2. I'll work on getting the ceramic pads. Are all 4 tires disc brakes, or are the rear drums? And should I put ceramic on all of them or just the front? Anyone know of any vendors that would be a good deal? I'm a college student that works part time, so cash is somewhat tight.

3. I'll look into the trunk latch and see what I can find out. The noise only happens when I'm going somewhat fast, and hit a bump in the road or something like that.

4. The car only has 23k miles on it, and I think the shifting issues are more my incompetence than anything wrong with the car. Maybe in another few months I'll have it down. I stalled nearly every day the first month I had it, and now I can't even remember the last time that happened.

5. Anyone else have any imputs on the stereo?