Originally Posted by Oscar_Ruitt
That looks like an aftermarket shifter handle, too. There'e a hole in the center console pad, too, suggesting abuse. My opinion, only. Accords, however, can take a lot of abuse and still probably be pretty reliable. '07 is after they fixed transmission problems, I think.
That's a factory shift handle.
Not sure a hole in the upholstery is 'abuse', could have just been an accident. I take care of my cars better than 90% of people and I still have a hole in a seat from who knows where. Stuff happens.
That's also an I4 car. The LX V6 had radio steering wheel controls and power mirrors (Both missing on this car) Either way, the V6 trans problems were fixed by 06 and the I4's didn't really have any problems to start with.
Like dishdude said, the factory Honda radio is a failure point and an aftermarket replacement isn't all that uncommon these days. It certainly doesn't immediately point to someone abusing their car, just someone wanting something updated over spending big $$$ fixing a factory unit and having to ship it off and be without your HVAC while its being fixed. Most people drive these cars as an 'appliance' so as long as cold and hot air blows and they have something to listen to, they don't care if its aftermarket or factory.