That’s entirely up to you, buddy! Best of luck! I’ve been there before!

What symptoms would you have expected? Your starter only has one job. To start the car. It either does, or it doesn’t. Not really any in-between there to notice anything “slowly” going wrong.

One thing that may work, though this is ONLY for emergency cases where you do not have access to / cannot call for a tow. Take a blunt object, like a deadblow hammer, and give the starter one good whack. This can sometimes free up a “stuck” starter, but should only be used to drive the car to the nearest service center. Usually this is a one time fix, so whatever you do, if that works, DO NOT TURN THE CAR OFF UNTIL YOU ARE POSITIVE YOU DO NOT NEED TO MOVE IT AGAIN.

Again, I don’t recommend it unless in an emergency, and it is NOT a fix to the issue, merely a band-aid to get the car to help.

Sounds to me like your starter took a shit. The “click” you’re hearing is the starter solenoid trying to turn the starter over and failing. Check your connections (make sure one of your battery cables isn’t loose / frayed) and your ground connections.