Yes that was a constant annoyance on my 04, and I had the light blue so the scrapes really looked bad.
On my 06 I'm going to be VERY careful.

The low air dam helps your MPG, which is more important to a devout hybrider.

Need fewer troops to support.
Drive a hybrid.
Best tank 71.65 MPG.

Before this car I spent two years learning hypermiling on my 2004 HCH1.