what would cause a buzzer type noise while trying to start

[Pimp Hard Or Bust]

a guy i work with has a towncar i may be interested in, was his mother in laws said it was maticulously maintained. thinks its an 88, salmon on grey, with a moonroof and digital cluster. says when he tries to start it it makes a buzzer noise, i said its probably the starter solonoid, later on he said it wasnt (i dont know if he actually replaced it but he said he did) i gave him one of my spare coils to try and he said it didnt fix.

is there anything else that would cause a buzzer noise? i dont know if its turning over or not, but he makes it sound like nothing is happening but this noise.

[marquisman]

if it isent turning over, the started may be runnin but not engaging the pinnion gear, the 85 colony park did that alot before, and it made like a buzz sound...so i say starter gear is fucked.

[Pimp Hard Or Bust]

true that

i bet if i give him 500bones hes gimme the car

ill have to think about it and come up with some cash.

if not ill give you his number julian

[marquisman]

sounds good, kev...but you can always bullshit a story when you find the prob so you get it for cheap...works for me!

[gadget73]

Go look at it. Might just be the battery is half shot and it doesn't have enough power to crank over so the relay is just making a racket. I have learned to never trust people's noise descriptions because its just impossible to tell what they're talking about.