It was the standard Civic. They didn't have an Si, and it was more expensive than the Mazda 3 GT (which also had 0% financing, another reason I thing I should have gone with the 3)

My order of recommendation based on test drives

-Lancer GTS (Looks great, Fun to drive, Interior OK)
-Mazda 3 GT (Looks ok, fun to drive, Interior great)
-Toyota Corolla XRS (OK overall, but no spark)
-Toyota Matrix XRS (heavier than the corolla, handles worse, ok otherwise)
-Honda Civic (spaceship interior, bland/ugly exterior, underpowered)
-Toyota Corolla CE (underpowered, nothing specialm ok otherwise)
-Subaru Impreza 2.5i Sports Package (feels heavy/sluggish, too much body roll, overpriced compared to the rest of the category)

About the original trunk comment problems.....

I have an 08 Lancer ES and haven't had any problems with my trunk, until last Tuesday when I got rear ended by a concrete truck. Now it won't close and there is literally nothing to hook bungee cords to. I was afraid of a lake appearing in my trunk so I had the body shop take it into it's garage.
Also, on the paint comment, I've never had any issues and I work on various construction sites and I haven't seen one chip, mark or scratch. Could be because I drive the silver one tho, hard to see on silver. But so far about 1 year of various construction sites and 30k miles, no scratches, nicks, scuffs, or chips!! =)