If it were me I'd try and spend an evening trying to photograph your own car. You can then get the nasty bits of the learning curve done out of anyone's sight.
Search for "Strobist car" and you'll get loads of ideas from places like flickr.com and strobist.blogspot.com
One of my favorite car photos ever was done with only 2 lights, both sat in the seats and fired straight up into the roof:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7211625@N06/462135050/
Jambo