Still reading through this thread for inspiration and new guitar ideas but forgot to chime in myself, so here goes (WARNING: incoming GAS rant)!
I definitely have an ever-growing list of guitars on my wish list, but the one in my near future is a Fender Strat. I started out with a Squier a few months ago (which the local guitar salesman sold to me as a “Fender guitar” 
). It was literally painful to play (horrible fret work was shredding my hand), which led me to buy an Epiphone LP which I immediately fell in love with playing. That led me to tinker with my Squier Strat and following a massive upgrade project to it, rekindled my love of playing a Strat. So all of that has led me to want to buy a Fender Strat again (circle of life & all of that). They don’t sell actual Fender Strats here in Kuwait, nor can they be shipped here by most online shops I’ve checked (probably due to the local distributor’s monopoly of the brand rights), but I’ve got an upcoming trip to London so Fender Strat here I come!
I originally had my eyes set on the Fender Player Plus HSS (Silverburst) but have been tempted by the Fender American Professional II Stratocaster HSS (Dark Night) (I do love the Dark Night finish 
I’m a sucker for unique finishes). I’ve gone ahead and reserved the American Pro II from Anderton’s for pickup when I arrive there. While I initially wanted the Player Plus for the noiseless pickups, 12" radius, and medium jumbo frets (prefer those last two on my Epi LP vs the 9.5" and Narrow Talls on my Squier Affinity Strat), but since I’ve been playing my Squier exclusively for the past month or so, I’ve gotten used to them. I already have noiseless pickups on my upgraded Squier Strat, so I’m thinking that trying classic Fender Single Coils might be a good option.
So the plan is to try out the American Pro II (with 9.5" radius & narrow-tall frets) for a few weeks once I buy it and see if it’s a keeper for me. I’ll also try some other guitars in the store with 12" radius & medium jumbos and see if I prefer those or if the difference isn’t noticeable to me. If I end up preferring those, an American Ultra Strat HSS might be the last option. Ah the GAS is in full effect, but it’s a once-in-a-lifetime (or at least for the upcoming year) to travel abroad and have a chance at acquiring an American Strat 
As you can see, I’ve put a lot of thought into this (my wife lovingly prefers to refer to it as my new obsession) for good or for worse 