Hi Jake -
If you are turning the key, and you can hear the clicking, then the battery is moving 'some' power to the starter solenoid, just not enough..if AAA checked the battery and says it's good, I'd say take a look at the cable going from your battery positive(red) and follow it over to your starter. It cold be that the battery is fine, but can't get enough juice to the starter to crank it over. Either that, OR the starter is dying on you, and no matter if the battery is good or not, the starter 'solenoid' is just clicking and not engaging the actual starter gear to turn over the engine and fire it up. Find that battery positive cable, the red one that goes from the battery positive terminal, over top of the gearbox, and connects to the starter. The starter is located on the driver's side, near that oil filter housing. The red positive battery cable will lead you to it!

Check and make sure the battery cable is OK and it's connected to the starter.
Another thing, even if you get a brand new battery, and even if you try and jump start it with another car, if the solenoid on the starter is going bad it won't work.
The starter solenoid isn't horrible to replace. Not sure about the cost..mine is still good so I hope it hangs in there a while.
Good luck!

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• No start, no click, no nothin' ..... PLEASE help!! Thx!, Jake_in_Atlanta, Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:59:42
  • Stuck key may be clue to wiring problems, JohnK, Tue, 17 Jan 2006 06:58:24
  • Re: No start, no click, no nothin' ..... PLEASE help!! Thx!, caajun, Mon, 16 Jan 2006 13:26:49
    • Re: No start, no click, no nothin' ..... PLEASE help!! Thx!, Jake_in_Atlanta, Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:05:05
  • RE: blue wire, aalto, Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:58:32
    • Thanks...one other question: where is the starter and.., Jake_in_Atlanta, Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:08:27
      • Re: Thanks...one other question: where is the starter a, Lars, Mon, 16 Jan 2006 17:59:27 <-- Viewing This Message
        • How do I know it's the starter & not ignition switch?**, Jake_in_Atlanta, Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:15:40
          • Think its time to bring it to a shop, whitesaab, Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:18:19
            • No...I meant how do I know the PROBLEM is not the...., Jake_in_Atlanta, Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:27:01
              • Could be the starter. pull it out and have it tested., JeffR , Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:53:45
                • Re: testing is no guarantee either, philbert, Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:58:18
                  • Jake, how mechanically inclined are you?, whitesaab, Tue, 17 Jan 2006 04:26:48
                    • Not much; the dash lights are blowing the fuse fast...., Jake_in_Atlanta, Tue, 17 Jan 2006 09:58:45

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