awesome advice guys. if i would have gotten up earlier today and not had to be to work i'd be out working on the car. in any case, i dont have a second body to help me run through these diagnostics. hopefully ill be able to get with a friend or maybe my g/f to help tonight or tomorrow!

p.s. the car has an alarm on it and it has a starter disable function. im going to remove the alarm temporarily to see if thats it too!

ill keep you posted if i find the resolution.