Sounds like a "whirr" and then a rapidfire "clickclickclick" as I crank. I figured the starter was dead so I dropped $120 on a new one, and it does the same damn thing. 
While messing with my battery, I noticed that the terminal connector on the positive has snapped in half. My dad theorized that that could lead to an inconsistent connection while starting, but once it's roll-started (four times so far), the connection stabilizes. This would make sense except that everything has power if the key is in the accessory position, even when the car is off. Can anyone shed some light on this?
Ash
While messing with my battery, I noticed that the terminal connector on the positive has snapped in half. My dad theorized that that could lead to an inconsistent connection while starting, but once it's roll-started (four times so far), the connection stabilizes. This would make sense except that everything has power if the key is in the accessory position, even when the car is off. Can anyone shed some light on this? Ash
For future reference to all of you, my battery was too underpowered to crank the starter, so it just sat there and clicked futilely. If yours does that, DON'T replace the starter, check the battery first. If the car starts with a jump, it's the batt. I could've gotten out of this for $55, but noooo, instead I spent around $180. Oh well, lesson learned. Put the rest of my Pro-Kit in after I got the new battery, so I'm happy. 
