Q: Car does not start
My car wouldn't start last night. Got a jumpstart and got it home. Now its not starting even after getting a new battery. It was making a clicking noise when I tried to start it after installing the battery. Now I do not get any power at all.
My car has 97000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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