help i think ignition!!!

[tadek]

i have 2001 lincoln town car and it wont start unless u turn the key to turn it over like 15 times and while doing that playing with the shifter and it only turns over after tht certain many times and when it doesnt it just makes a click sound and im positive its not the battery some times i wont have to do anything and it just turns on first try please help me its a daily driver

 

[V-Tally]

Might be the starter. Playing with the shifter probably has nothing to do with it not wanting to start if you hear a click, if it was the shifter I'm pretty sure you wouldn't even get a click.