The clear indicator thing is a compliance issue. Apparntley its illegal to have orange indicator lenses in many of the states. Mine was never changed however, and frankly, I like it that way even if I do get harassed by cops about it every couple of months!
Advice for anyone buying a car on the other side of the country...
One word: Train
Now for a few more words... It's not the kind of car you want to drive across the nullabor hey. For starters, You'd prolly run out a fuel really quickly considering you'd be going WOT the entire way
Secondly, those pesky kangaroo's and other damage causing objects.