Really want to buy a decent camera now!
The last couple of pics and this one were taken on my friends Nikon 450d and its just amazing! He still needs to get to grips with the settings but its a lot better than I could have done!
If it's a Nikon, it's not a 450d. The 450D is a Canon model, think Horney has one.
If you want Nikon, the D3000 is the base model, if it's Canon you want, the base model is the 1000D.
The car does look good in those photos, it's amazing what a difference a half decent camera makes. Even an older secondhand DSLR can take better photos than a compact.
Anyway, cheer yourself up with the thoughts of what you will get for the car once insurance/tax are out of the way.