check it out... its the D5000. From what I gathered its essentially the same as the d60/d90 or in that area.. it 2 mega pixels up on the d60 but follows the video recorded function as the D90 but offers the tilt screen which honestly in the automotive photography field you can't tell me you never said "Damn I hate getting down here" but still do it.. lol well i think this would help.
http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/digitalcamera/slr/d5000/index.htm