SC300Es

My starter story is having a 84 Camaro that wouldn't restart on a hot day because the exhaust pipes would overheat the starter solenoid. Many a day I would have someone smack the starter with a tire iron while cranking the engine. Eventually I installed a heat shield between the pipes and the starter that helped a bit.
That generation of the f body had the worst layout for anything. The cars looked great but everything underneath sucked. Actually, it continued with the next gen too. lol

Striker223

That Chrysler trying to start sounds so good once it's finally lit up! Sounds just like my 410 does when I'm dry cranking it.

Speaking of dead starters my Jeep had a trigger wire issue a long time ago and since I am lazy when it comes to that car for about a week and change I used a 1911 mag to jumper the posts and get it to start. I made the mistake of using a parts store "lifetime" unit that took me 4 starters to get one that lasts, the 4.0 I-6 has a very interesting sound since it features the typical Chrysler starter sound but not on a V8.

AJT123

Lexus V8 starters don't sound expensive enough. My truck's starter is pretty wimpy sounding considering there's nearly 6L under the hood.

Any V12, once I was out for a drive and I spotted an M760i at a spa at a strip mall in a big parking lot I was in. I parked somewhat near it and played on my phone waiting for the owner to come out and start it. And yep, it had that magical V12 whir. If only this poor woman knew there was a car freak stalking her (non-dangerously, obviously) to hear her BMW start.

TangoRed

I love the starter sound for most 12 cylinder cars. It's a constant whir noise instead of the choppy noise of other starters.

Oddly enough, I had a 2011 Nissan Pathfinder beater car at one point and the starter sounded exactly like the Ford starter sound. I was taken aback.

AJT123

The 3rd Gen Maxima with the ancient 153hp VG 3.0 had a starter that sounded good. Sounded better than the one that came with my 1997 with the VQ.

Striker223

That's a really nice sound for a V6, dang.

AJT123

That engine sounded good in general. It sounded powerful. I grew up on a big hill and there was a 3rd gen Maxima that always grunted (in a good way) up it when dude would come home from work.